I wonder how much bigger the GM/Chevrolet auto sales presence will be this time ...

nomel · on July 13, 2023

I went once and felt it was more "food truck faire" than "maker faire". I was told, by someone who went frequently, that I chose a bad year.

gumby · on July 13, 2023

I stopped going because it seemed to have become a crafts fair -- nothing wrong with that but not my thing.

andrewguenther · on July 13, 2023

Yeah. It was really rough to see how Maker Faire declined as time went on. I attended from 2009-2015 and corporate sponsored space consistently grew every year. The venue never got bigger, it just pushed out...makers.

brk · on July 13, 2023

I feel like the whole "Make" brand/site/magazine/everything transitioned too much from Hacker to Hipster. As another comment pointed out, it become more craft-y, almost like "tech crafts". Probably a larger audience there, but I feel like today's Make is a bit far off from the original.