Maker Faire Atlanta Set for This Weekend

This weekend, downtown Decatur will be swarming with Makers from all across the region for Maker Faire Atlanta.

This year the event has over 200 makers from all across the region and has expanded onto the Decatur High School football field. The green space on Trinity and Commerce will feature drone racing.

Other sights will include robot battles, glassblowing, fiber arts, am appearance by Andy Weir (author of “The Martian”), and the DHS gym will be full of kids activities.

There is also a free education conference where more 200 educators will gather to learn about how design thinking and project based learning techniques can improve STEAM education in their local schools.

The event is free, and runs from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday, Oct. 3, and from 12 to 7 pm on Sunday, Oct. 4.