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If you’ve ever been to San Diego, chances are you’ve been to Balboa Park, a 1,200-acre urban cultural park that is home to a number of museums, theaters, open spaces, walking paths, the famous San Diego Zoo, and of course the largest annual gathering of makers in the area, Maker Faire San Diego, taking place for the fifth year in a row this weekend, October 6 and 7, from 10am – 6pm. A partnership between the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership (BPCP) and the San Diego Makers Guild, Maker Faire San Diego features over 200 local and regional makers displaying their creations, mostly inside participating museums in the park, spread throughout 10 venues and two robust outdoor zones. The theme for this year’s Faire? People can do incredible things, if they let themselves do it.
Be sure to check out the hundreds of maker exhibits that await you and plan your day by scoping the map and schedule of events. Here are just a few highlights.
Comic-Con Museum
Comic-Con International is working on opening the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park! At Maker Faire San Diego, they’ll be presenting “Make the Museum,” an opportunity to allow fans to help create what they think the Comic-Con Museum should look like. Come help decide the look of the museum, exhibits, and programs!
A bit more information about the Museum, via their site:
The Comic-Con Museum will be a year-round operation, manifesting the same values of accessibility, curiosity and appreciation that have driven the organization’s world-famous conventions. Through exhibits that refresh frequently and consistently, and programs that offer opportunities to learn, experience, and participate, the Museum will continue to build awareness and appreciation for the valuable contribution of popular culture.
The Museum will be visitor-focused, whether a Comic-Con fan or a member of the general public and will provide engrossing experiences that engage curiosity and inspire learning.
Mexicali Pavilion
Working closely with El Garage Project Hub, a makerspace in Mexicali (Baja, Mexico), Maker Faire San Diego will have a truly binational zone, the Mexicali Pavillion, set up inside the San Diego Natural History Museum. Half a dozen makers from the Mexicali region will be in San Diego showing off their work, from robotics, engineering, and architecture to interactive art.
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