4th Annual Jersey Shore Makerfest

The Jersey Shore Makerfest has become the largest non-profit event of its kind in the region. Bringing together over 10,000 makers and participants, from Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Home Depot to local quilters, blacksmiths, florists, and other artists and crafters, Makerfest offers an ever-expanding variety of hands-on activities to a large and diverse community. It has been our mission from our first year to make the event accessible to all. Thanks to our school Board and generous sponsors like the Grunin Foundation, dancker, and Teq, participation and attendance is FREE.  

Makerfest 2018 includes:

• 20,000 square feet of arena floor space, 5000 sf of outdoor patio activities, 7500 sf of outdoor Green Fair, an airfield (for drones, RC planes), and two gymnasiums for robotics and coding
• Short and inspirational EdTalks on maker topics from experts with real world experience
• Hourly MakeIt challenges
• Robotics demos, workshops, and scrimmages
• A Coding Collaborative teaching how computer programming can make a difference in the world