Miami, Friday, December 5, 2016 – For the first time, Miami Dade College (MDC), in partnership with MANO Americas, and in association with Maker Media, will host Maker Faire Miami on Saturday and Sunday, April 8 – 9, 2017, at its Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami. The event will feature inventions and interactive exhibits across the maker movement spectrum, from technology to industrial arts, science, arts, music, crafts, and more!

Maker Faire Miami is an all-ages festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness that celebrates the maker movement. The original Miami “Mini” Maker Faire was launched in 2013 and has grown into the premier gathering space for makers and DIY innovators in South Florida. Now with Maker Faire Miami, our city is joining an elite band of 30 cities around the world to host larger-scale Maker Faires in 2017, including Rome, Paris, Tokyo, Atlanta, New York and Shenzhen.

The most recent Faire also featured makers from Cuba and Argentina as part of its 120 exhibitors, and attracted approximately 5,000 guests, as well as international corporations, such as Microsoft. The two-day event also included a series of maker talks and a concert for internationally renowned music makers. Next year, Maker Faire Miami is projected to be even bigger, as it will convene makers from Latin America, Spain and Portugal to fulfill its vision as a true “Maker Faire of the Americas.” The Call for Makers is now open and available at miami.makerfaire.com/call-for-makers/application.

 

MDC Media-only contacts: Juan Mendieta, MDC director of communications, 305-237-7611, jmendiet@mdc.edu; Hessy Fernandez, MDC Media Relations director, 305-237-3949, hfernan5@mdc.edu; Sue Arrowsmith, 305-237-3710, sue.arrowsmith@mdc.edu, or Allison Horton, 305-237-3359, ahorton2@mdc.edu. MANO Americas contact: Ric Herrero, 305-905-9452, ric@manoamericas.org

Maker Faire Miami is independently organized and operated under license from Maker Media, Inc.

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