NEWS
Welcome to Our New Home on the Web: GulfCoastMakerCon.com!
The last couple of years have been quite a ride! After a fun and successful event in 2018, produced in partnership with St. Petersburg College-Seminole Campus and our friends at the Innovation Lab there, in 2019, we took a hiatus to open AMRoC Fab Lab in Uptown...
Making it Better Together
Is your makerspace, hackerspace, fab lab or creative community group working to help with COVID-19 front line personal protection equipment (PPE) production or other supplies? Then let people know by listing your space on any or all of several directories currently...
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2020 Cancelled
This probably comes as no surprise to anyone at this point, but in the interest of the health and safety of our creative makers and the residents of Uptown Tampa and Hillsborough county, we are cancelling Gulf Coast MakerCon, scheduled for May 23 & 24 at...
Gulf Coast MakerCon 2020 Update
As we announced on social media not too long ago, Gulf Coast MakerCon 2020 is planned for May 23 & 24 at University Mall, the new location for FCDI's AMRoC Fab Lab headquarters. While our hope is to hold the event as planned, we're doing due diligence with...
Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con Recap by Tampa Bay Library Consortium
Check out this great video overview of Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con, by the Tampa Bay Library Consortium - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSnSFSNb5uw
Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con 2018 Fun & Successful!
Many thanks to all our great exhibitors and guests who joined us at Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con 2018 on March 24th at St. Petersburg College-Seminole Campus! Over 2500 guests came in throughout the day to enjoy electric car races, maker and comic exhibits, gaming...
Thank You Publix!
We're grateful for the support of Publix supermarkets in helping us keep our volunteers well nourished and refreshed! Thank you, Publix!
Makers of Good Eats: Lickin' Chops, Doughbie Bros, Walking Fed & Kona Ice!
There's more to Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con than electronics and comics! We'll also have some serious good eats! Look for these great food trucks out by the soccer field throughout the day, plus Nature's Table will be open in the University Partnership...
Meet the Story Makers: PLuGHiTz Live!
The best part about being a maker is that you get to do what you love. And the PLuGHiTz Live team is a perfect example of just that. Located in Largo FL, PLuGHiTz Live is an independent broadcasting company that covers the world of gadgets, gaming, internet and media....
Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con Event Program Now Available!
Our full event program is now online. Check out all the great things there are to see and do Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con 2018, March 24 from 10am to 5pm at St. Petersburg College- Seminole Campus! You can still secure your free tickets to the event at...
Meet the Maker: Blossoms of the Heart
We're happy to welcome Blossoms of the Heart to Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con 2018 this year. Artist Christine Samad tells us more about her work and what she'll be bringing to Saturday's event. GCMCC: What do you make? CS: Many things! I create many different...
Meet the Fan Maker: The James Bond Fan Maker
Matt Sherman is a big fan of James Bond, so much so that he runs Bond Fan Events, and also makes related props and costumes. Check out his story and see what he's bringing to Gulf Coast Maker & Comic Con 2018! GCMCC: What do you make? MS: I make James Bond props...