SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 5, 2015) - Maker Faire, the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth will be celebrating 10 years in the Bay Area this year, Friday through Sunday, May 15-17. The Faire will showcase creative, innovative, and resourceful makers in the areas of science and technology, engineering, food, and arts and crafts. Early Bird tickets are available for purchase now only until Saturday, February 28, 2015, at 11:59 pm PT. Attendees are encouraged to plan ahead and buy their tickets now to take advantage of the best pricing available.

What: Maker Faire Bay Area 2015

Where: San Mateo County Event Center, 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo, CA 94403

When: Friday, May 15: 1 pm to 7 pm (Invitation only. Please email friday@makerfaire.com to request an invitation or get more information.) Saturday, May 16: 10 am - 8 pm Sunday, May 17: 10 am - 6 pm

Buy Tickets: http://mfba2015.eventbrite.com Tickets with the early bird discount range between $25-55 for weekend passes and $15-30 for single day passes.

Event Website: http://makerfaire.com

Call for Makers The Call for Makers to exhibit at the Bay Area event is also open now with applications being accepted through Sunday, February 15, 2015, at 11:59 pm PT. Interested makers can find more information, and the application, at http://makerfaire.com/bay-area-2015/call-for-makers/.

About Maker Faire Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth -- a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker Movement.rPIt's a place where people of all ages and backgrounds gather together to show what they are making and share what they are learning.

Maker Faire celebrated 131 Faires in 2014 alone and has reached over 1.5 million attendees globally since it launched in San Mateo, California, in 2006, less than a year after the publication of the first MAKE Magazine in 2005. The ninth annual Maker Faire Bay Area welcomed some 1,100 makers and 130,000 attendees. World Maker Faire New York, the other flagship event, has grown in five years to 830+ makers and 85,000 attendees. Atlanta, Detroit, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Orlando, Paris, Rome, Oslo, Newcastle (UK), Tokyo, Trondheim, Silver Spring and Shenzhen host our "featured" Maker Faires (200+ makers), and community-driven, independently organized Mini Maker Faires inspire and ignite creative communities everywhere around the United States and internationally.

Located in San Francisco, California, Maker Media has been widely credited with jumpstarting the worldwide Maker Movement, which has been a transforming force in innovation, culture, and education. In addition to publishing Make: magazine and producing Maker Faire, Maker Media develops "getting started" kits and books it sells through its Maker Shed store as well as other retail channels.

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