TADL MakerFest

The annual celebration of Making and all things STEAM is back for an in-person, outdoor event at the Grand Traverse Civic Center. We'll take over the amphitheater and pavilion area with friends from the STEAM/Maker Alliance  and other STEAM and Making organizations in our region to create an unforgettable experience. Check back to see which organizations will be part of this year's MakerFest.

Current list of exhibitors

Littles Area (families with children aged 0-5):

- Great Lakes Children's Museum

- Great Start Collaborative

- TADL Youth Services

Big Kids Area (ages 6 - 110):

- Arts for All Northwest Michigan

- Challenge Island Northwest Michigan

- Cherryland Ghostbusters

- The Dennos Museum Center

- Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore

- Grant Traverse Conservation District

- Inland Seas Education Association

- Michigan State University Extension - 4H Programs

- Mission Blues

- MiSTEM Network

- Newton's Road

- Oryana Community Co-op

- Raptors Robotics from TC Central High School

- Joe Simon, ropemaker

- Traverse Area District Library (Sight & Sound, IT Departments, Teen and Youth Departments)

- USS Septarian of STARFLEET, the International Fan Association

- and more!

The rain date for today's program is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, May 1st from 12-4 pm at the Civic Center.