Exhibitors & Activities
Be a 2026 Exhibitor!
Register via the button below to be a 2026 Gulf Coast MakerCon exhibitor or vendor! Vendor fee is $94. Educational or demonstration exhibits are free!
Each of the businesses and organizations listed below will share a variety of fun, interactive and engaging activities and displays at Gulf Coast MakerCon 2026 on April 18!
2026 Special Events & Activities!
Combat @ MakerCon – Cohosted by Build Fight Fun, see 3 lb and under weight class robots duke it out!
Human Powered Frozen Beverage Machine, also known to many as the world’s largest snow cone machine, comes to MakerCon this year!
Build your own travel adventure with Armadillo Travel Adventures and learn how travel fuels innovation, sparks creativity, expands perspective and connects cultures.
A MakerCon favorite, the Deconstruction Zone, hosted by Esmart Recycling, is back again this year! Take apart electronics and discover what’s inside and how ewaste can be repurposed and kept out of landfills!
The AMRoC Fab Lab Future Makers is a youth iniative of the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation.
Makers of Art & Literature
A display of available, handmade blades, as well as examples of previous builds
New and Used local history books and local fiction with emphasis on books about or set in the Tampa Bay area, and the whole state of Florida.
A local author obsessed with aquatic cryptids builds the means to find them. Check out the modular RC boat and the camera system designed to explore the mysteries of the deep.
Creative Cutout sells custom laser cut art and jewelry.
Unique handcrafted beadable pens (and pencils), crafted with joy and love, by Susie Made This
Makers of Innovations
Meet inventor Wayne Rasanen, and learn about his innovative DecaTxt device and his inventive process.
Makers of Fun, Useful and Engaging Stuff
3D-printing creator specializing in custom military‑themed light boxes, blending precision craftsmanship with deep respect for service and story.
The Sew Chill sewing group keeps AMRoC in stitches three nights a week, and sometimes on Saturdays! For MakerCon, the sewing team has created a great collection of handmade goods to sell, to benefit the AMRoC Sewing Program. Check it and visit the AMRoC Calendar page to see how you can join in the fun, too!
Educational and Demo Exhibits
SOFWERX serves as an innovation platform for the USSOCOM by bringing the best of Government, Industry, Academia, and National Labs together to help solve challenging problems encountered by Special Operations Forces.
Black Unicorn Educationᵀᴹ is the go-to platform for informal learning resources about emerging technologies, featuring content that highlights perspectives of diverse communities.
FIRST Robotics Competition team 5276, the Edgar Allan Ohms, is a high school robotics team based at AMRoC Fab Lab in Tampa.
The Middleton High School Robotics Club was established in 2004, and is dedicated to achieving excellence in all their endeavors.
FIRST Tech Challenge Team 2845, Team Duct Tape, is a middle and high-school-level robotics team based at AMRoC Fab Lab.
Makerspaces & Community Organizations
See it… Make it! Pasco County Libraries’ makerspaces are do-it-yourself centers where you can create, learn, design, experiment, and build!
E-smart is an e-waste recycling company whose mission is to recycle old technology from individuals and companies, at the highest compliance standards, and use a portion of the proceeds to fund tech labs for kids without access to computers worldwide. E-smart hosts the Gulf Coast MakerCon Deconstruction Zone!
Come learn about the Tampa Hackerspace and our awesome community of makers. We will exhibit some of our makers’ creations, from all areas of our shop.
Tampa Bay Community Network (TBCN) is a community media center specializing in training and workforce development for the video production industry.
AMRoC Fab Lab is a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Manufacturing) learning and idea development center located in the University Mall.
The Community Innovation Collaborative , an initiative of Tampa Bay Community Network and the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation , is a precedent-setting collaborative capacity-building effort to create a one-stop shop for STEAM education, entrepreneurship, small business support and workforce skills development.
























