by Terri Willingham | May 25, 2025 | Art, Education, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Media, Young Makers
Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School joins us with a couple of different creative programs this year. In addition to underwater robotics demo, the school’s National Art Honor Society students will be bringing a collection of their artwork for guests to...
by Terri Willingham | May 25, 2025 | Art, DIY, Handcraft, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
A new MakerCon Maker this year, Jennstone Candle Company joins us with “handcrafted, small-batch candles made with premium ingredients and nostalgic scents that tell a story. Each candle is designed to evoke emotion and create memorable moments, with seasonal...
by Terri Willingham | May 25, 2025 | Gulf Coast MakerCon
We’re super excited this year about our 2025 Gulf Coast MakerCon Raffle and Silent Auction. Thank you to all our amazing donors so far including the Tampa Bay Lightning for some sweet autographed memorabilia, gift baskets and vouchers from Trader Joe’s, Sprouts...
by Terri Willingham | May 22, 2025 | Books, Education, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Heritage, jewelry, MakerCon
We’re so happy to welcome Itimpi Bookstore back to Gulf Coast MakerCon this year!, with their Bots & Books vendor booth. Itimpi is a hyperlocal pop up bookstore that specializes in local history books, fiction with local settings, and local themed handmade...
by Terri Willingham | May 13, 2025 | Combat Robotics, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Makers, Robotics
We’re so excited to welcome Build Fight Fun to Gulf Coast MakerCon, and with an extra measure of gratitude for their participation this year! Build Fight Fun is an event partner making our Combat @ MakerCon combat robotics tournament possible. Build Fight...