PROGRAM
TICKETS
Tickets are on sale now at Eventbrite. http://ebmakerfaire2012.eventbrite.com Purchase tickets online through end of day Saturday.
Door prices are $15 child/student and $20 adult. Discount codes do not apply at the door; purchase in advance online.
PLAN YOUR DAY
See our Schedule of workshops, presentations and performances.
WHERE
Park Day School campus is at 360 – 42nd St., Oakland, CA 94609. The main entrance is at the corner of 42nd & Opal. Here is a map of the site, with parking, bike parking, and BART.
BIKE/BART
If at all possible, please take BART (MacArthur Station) and RIDE YOUR BIKES to the Faire! AIDS Lifecycle will be providing free, safe, and secure bicycle parking on 42nd Street. And Park campus is only 4 blocks from MacArthur BART station—and bikes on BART on Sunday is easy!
Best Route from BART with KIDS:
1. Walk bikes or ride on sidewalk from the Station to Telegraph Ave.
2. Cross the street and head north (riding / walking on sidewalks) to 41st Street.
3. Cross the street and head east on 41st Street. Now you can ride in the street!
4. Take first left on Webster Street.
5. Take first right on 42nd Street.
6. Cross Shafter and take left into 360-42nd Street gate – look for the Bike Parking signs.
7. Check bikes and walk up 42nd to registration/main entrance.
To plan your trip on other public transit, please visit 511.org.
PARKING
If you are driving your car, we have one lot available at Emerson Elementary School. Entrance is 2 blocks away at Shafter & 45th. They will be offering parking for $5 as a fundraiser for their PTA.
If you are able, take public transit or BIKE!
HANDICAPPED ACCESS & PARKING
Please write info@ebmakerfaire.com for information on easiest arrival and parking.
I just wanted to point out to folks thinking of attending that this is really a Maker Kids focused event. Last year there were a number of adults without kids, myself included, who were a bit disappointed to find this out after showing up so I think it is a good idea to let people know before they decide to go.
It’s a great family event and I would encourage anyone with kids to take them there and plant the Maker seed in their minds.
Appreciate your comment, but knowing the lineup of makers as well as I do, I beg to differ! I think there might have been a higher percentage of kids at our faire than San Mateo, but the CONTENT of the exhibits (did you make it into the two-story Studio One building?) is by no means aimed at just kids. This year we’re going to have a bunch of Arduino workshops, a presentation by Chris Anderson on DIY drones, combat robots, a Homesteader Stage with all kinds of DIY domestic arts, 3D printing, BecauseWeCan on MakerBot & digital fabrication, screenprinting, a biotech hackerspace, etc etc—some of which some kids might get into, but definitely more adult deep-dive.
Cannot wait to see you Sabrina!!
~The Biking Vikings