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Cape Town - Following a successful pilot event in August 2015 - with 4 500 attendees - the 2016 Cape Town Maker Faire will take place from August 26 to 28 at the at the Cape Town Science Centre in Observatory.
Between 8 000 and 10 000 visitors are expected over the three days, including school groups.
The organisers describe Maker Faire a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness - a celebration of the Maker movement. Part science fair, part country fair and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students and commercial exhibitors.
All of these “makers” come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
The launch of Maker Faire in San Francisco in 2006 demonstrated the popularity of making and interest among legions of aspiring makers to participate in hands-on activities and learn new skills at the event. A record 215 000 people attended the two flagship Maker Faires in San Francisco and New York in 2014. A family-friendly event, 50% attend the event with children. More than 150 Maker Faires were produced around the world in 2015, showing significant growth in attendance and participation.
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