This year the Bay Area Maker Faire celebrated ten years. William and I could not believe it! We’ve attended BAMF (as we cheekily call it), for the past eight years. Wow! It feels like only yesterday that we were frantically searching for parking, trying to stand in line before the gates opened. Oh wait, that happens each year. Ha!
This year was just as eye opening as ever. It has grown in popularity for sure, but more so it has also grown into a lot more than just garage hacking. From the new 3D Printer tent, to the Start-up area, the BAMF has become a fair that now encompasses so much more and will surely continue to morph. We feel like we’ve grown along with it. After-all, some of William’s first blog posts were about the Arduino Projects Pack from MAKE.
We’ve certainly come a long way since the early days of the Maker Faire. For us, BAMF has become more than just the faire itself. It’s a real treat to meet-up with some folks from around the globe that we now consider friends. Over the past couple of years, there have been some post Maker Faire shindigs like the BAMF meet-n-drink hosted by the Hackaday crew and the BringAHack dinner hosted by Laen from OSHpark. Honestly, it’s really these outings that we look forward to attending. A chance to mingle without the distraction of a crowd or the barrier of a booth? We could do that all night!
I tried to capture some images from those evenings this year, but bare with me as it was dark and you know, after a long day with one or two beers, hiccups are bound to happen. 🙂
