by Terri Willingham | Apr 16, 2026 | 3d printing, AI, Art, Books, Combat Robotics, Craft, DIY, Drones, Education, Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Handcraft, Heritage, MakerCon, Makers
On Saturday, April 18, Gulf Coast MakerCon 2026 comes to life at the Yuengling Draft Haus & Kitchen at 11109 N 30th St, Tampa, FL 33612.* Gulf Coast MakerCon is Tampa Bay’s oldest and longest running maker festival, an immersive Festival of Art and Invention,...
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 | Jun 8, 2024 | 3d printing, AI, Art, Artificial Intelligence, Books, DIY, Drones, Education, Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Gaming, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Handcraft, Hobby, inventors, MakerCon, Makers, Robotics, Science, STEM Education
Welcome to Gulf Coast MakerCon 2024, where you can explore everything from 2D and 3D art to robotics, drones and mini-RC car racing, check out STEM kits and projects, enjoy a Deconstruction Zone, and more! Gulf Coast MakerCon is being held at University Mall, in and...
by Terri Willingham | Jun 7, 2024 | Books, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Heritage, jewelry
New to MakerCon this year is Itimpi, a hyperlocal bookstore where Tampa Bay is the main genre! Itimpi is an online and mobile bookstore that promotes Tampa Bay’s rich and fascinating history through books, showcasing our local authors and their stories, fiction or...
by tmw2010 | Feb 19, 2018 | Art, Books, Heritage
We all know about Florida Man, of course, and Carl Haissen , Tim Dorsey and Dave Barry do an excellent job parodying Florida’s unique legacy of weirdness. But here in Tampa Bay, we’ve got Eerie Florida, sharing “Chilling Tales from the Panhandle to...
