On Saturday, Make Faire returns to San Mateo, Calif. This year, organizers expect more than 80,000 people for the all-weekend event, the fourth time it's been in San Mateo.
Attendees will find hall after hall of do-it-yourself (DIY) projects, crafts, robots, rockets, remote-control battleships, and steam-powered Victorian houses. They'll also find Cyclecide, the world's most famous bicycle rodeo. This comely creature is one of the troupe's bikes, and sets the tone for what those who ride the bikes will experience.
Maker Faire is the biggest DIY festival in the world, and has been growing steadily since it began in the spring of 2006. Now, there are also Maker Faires in Austin, Texas, and in England.
If you go this weekend, bring a hat and sunscreen, be patient with traffic, and remember to drink lots of water. And watch out for the chariot being pulled by a humanoid robot.
On Friday, Maker Day, the "makers," the people who create the projects on display for the weekend, set up and get a chance to see each others' projects without the massive crowds.
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