The Illinois MakerLab is the world’s first Business School 3D Printing Lab. We are very proud to have them back again at the Heartland Maker Fest. At this year’s fair they will demonstrate some of the very cool projects created by their students using their 3D...
One of Urbana’s most amazing resources for teenage makers will be joining the Heartland Maker Fest this year! The Teen Open Lab is a teen directed space that promotes creativity, peer instruction and community building, in collaboration with the...
Our call for makers poster is out and about, so hopefully you’ll start seeing it up different places soon! Know a bulletin board or window that needs one? Email us at Contact@HeartlandMakerFest.org and let us know. Or download the pdf to print and post your...
Take a glimpse at Maker Fest 1099 with the Society for Creative Anachronism’s Arts and Sciences group! Their local artisans and creators’ projects range from delicate calligraphy to heavy metal blacksmithing, with particular areas of interest in fiber...
We are happy to announce that the Central Illinois Aerospace rocketry club will again be joining our ranks as makers this year. For the previous three years they have been at the Faire, and last year they showed us how to make awesome paper rockets, and this year they...
The Champaign Urbana Community Fab Lab has truly become a staple of the DIY/Maker community in Champaign Urbana. They were always a favorite at the UC Mini Maker Faire and will be returning to the Heartland Maker Fest to show off all they have to offer. Be sure to...
