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 | Nov 7, 2025 | Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Makers, Makers Festival
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2026 will be held April 18, 2026, once again at the Yuengling Draft Haus and Kitchen. The event will be free and open to the public, offering a fun and engaging day for all! Our full exhibitor registration will open soon, but in the meantime, ...
by Terri Willingham | May 31, 2025 | Automotive, Electronics, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Makers, Makers Festival, Mechanics
Find Me Auto Help joins us this year – a program developed by SME automotive professional Pam Oakes a 35 year veteran of the automotive industry, having served across the years as an automotive applications engineer, instructor/course developer (for several...
by Terri Willingham | May 26, 2025 | Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, MakerCon, Manufacturing, Mechanics, Robotics, Science, STEM, STEM Education
We’ve also got some amazing high tech Makers joining us at Gulf Coast MakerCon this year! SOFWERX is along time FCDI and AMRoC Fab Lab community partner, supporting youth STEM programs at AMRoC and throughout Tampa Bay. SOFWERX, not only serves a vital role in...
by Terri Willingham | May 26, 2025 | Art, Craft, Gulf Coast MakerCon, Gulf Coast Makers Festival, Makers, Makers Festival, Makerspace
We love celebrating makerspaces around the area, and one of our favorites is Pasco County Libraries who has joined us for several of our last events. Pasco Libraries has multiple library makerspaces throughout the county, and this year showcases one of their newest:...
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...
