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Vancouver Mini Maker Faire returns to PNE Forum in June 2015

by Stephen Hui on May 8th, 2015 at 10:42 AM
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      We've previously written about the proliferation of makerspaces in Metro Vancouver.

      The Vancouver Mini Maker Faire is a key event where makers gather to show the community what they've been crafting, building, and hacking.

      On June 6 and 7, the fifth annual Vancouver Mini Maker Faire will take place at the PNE Forum (2901 East Hastings Street).

      According to a press release from the organizers at the Vancouver Maker Foundation, some makers will be ferrying over from the Sunshine Coast and Gulf Islands for the "greatest show-and-tell the city has ever seen".

      A full list of participating makers is on the event website, but here are a few you won't want to miss:

      • 3D604
      • Arts Umbrella
      • Awesome Sauce Designs
      • Decentral Vancouver and the BitPepsi Bitcoin Pop Machine
      • Fraser Valley Makerspace
      • The Hackery
      • Russell Kramer and the Solar Powered LED Rave Stereo Shopping Cart Tricycle
      • Star Wars Epic Yarns
      • Tinkerine
      • Titanoboa
      • UBC Sailbot
      • Vancouver Hackspace Society
      • Vancouver LEGO Club
      • Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild
      • Vancouver Tool Library

      Advance day tickets are being sold at these rates:

      • Child: $9
      • Youth/student/senior: $11
      • Adult: $15
      • Family: $41

      Door day tickets will be offered at these prices:

      • Child: $12
      • Youth/student/senior: $14
      • Adult: $17
      • Family: $47

      The event will run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.

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