The phrase "maker event" is not correct in written English.
"Maker event" is generally used in the context of technology, where it refers to a gathering of people who are interested in the making of technological objects. For example, "The maker event was a great success, with tech enthusiasts from all over the world discussing the latest gadgets and innovations."
Of recent, West Village design outpost Calliope hosted a "Meet the Maker" event with Felix.
He was first inspired to build the DolphinView, the name he's given this creation, while at Make for the Planet, a conservation maker event, held in Borneo in June.
WAZER showed their prototype in various maker events at TechShop, Maker Faire and more.
It slowly expanded to more cities, and 2015 featured around 150 Maker events, with a dozen festivals in major urban areas around the world and scores of community-organized Mini Maker Faires in smaller cities.
According to Make magazine, starting in 2006 with the first single event, the number of events has risen to 100, and most recent attendance at the events has grown from 2011 to the end of 2013 Maker events across the globe rose by 335%%, with 64%% more attendance in 2013 than in 2012, (Merlo 2014).
As part of the Digital Futures UKMX, a series of maker events between the UK and Mexico, this last weekend saw Mexican artists and technologists come to London's V&A for the museum's Digital Design Weekend.
On the last day of Disrupt, May 7th, Startup Alley focuses solely on hardware startups, turning the pavilion into a sort of science fair-meets-maker-event.
The Games Maker recruitment event will then travel to eight other UK centres in the Spring and Summer until mid-August.
The first three UK Maker Faire events were staged in Newcastle but this year the event has moved to Manchester.
The Maker showcase events (including flagship Maker Faires, mini Maker Faires, and other features events) have seen their total attendance grow 24 times since the first Maker Faire; this translates to approximately 22,000 exhibitors and attendees in 2006 to 530,000 exhibitors and attendees in 2014 (Maker Media Inc. 2015).
Annual Maker Faire events showcase the grass roots innovation that's emerging from the world's workshops.
