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After months of planning, building, organizing and dreaming, the moment is finally here: tomorrow, Maker Faire Delft takes over the TU Delft campus. We’re beyond excited to welcome everyone – from curious visitors to passionate makers.

Over the past few weeks, we’ve shared behind-the-scenes glimpses, introduced makers, and revealed parts of the program… and now it’s all coming together. Stands are being built, final touches are added, and the energy is already in the air.

We can’t wait to see the creativity, conversations, and connections that will take place. Whether you’re coming to learn, make, explore or simply enjoy the vibe – we’re looking forward to seeing you there.

See you tomorrow at Maker Faire Delft!

Friday, May 9 | 15:00–22:00
TU Delft Campus – Berlagepark
Free entry

What a line-up! The Maker Faire Delft 2025 program is bursting at the seams with more than 80 passionate makers from across the creative and technical spectrum. From high-tech robotics to traditional craftsmanship, from sustainable design to hands-on educational projects – the diversity is truly inspiring.

Whether you’re into circular innovation, science, art, creative tech, or just love to build things with your own hands, you’ll find something to spark your imagination at Maker Faire Delft.

It’s the place where students, researchers, artists, companies, and hobbyists come together to showcase what’s possible when we make, share, and experiment.

Curious about the full program? Take a look:

https://delft.makerfaire.com/programma/

Got a maker idea still in the works? Pitch it at the Maker Faire!

We’re launching the Dragon’s Den during Maker Faire Delft on May 9th! This is your chance to pitch your early-stage tech, creative, or impact project and win a cash prize to kickstart it.

Top 3 ideas will pitch LIVE on stage to a jury from @sciencecentredelft & @studdelft !
You’ve got 5 mins to shine.

Prizes:
1st €750
2nd €250

Fill in the Dragon’s Den forms:https://forms.gle/zfXS6DbqTfBy3Q9A7 (Also in bio)

Got questions? Hit us up: makerfaire@tudelft.nl

The first group of makers has registered for Maker Faire Delft on May 9, 2025. Celebrating innovation and creativity, the festival attracts enthusiastic inventors, artists, and engineers. This year’s theme is “Making for a Better Society.”

The organizers are pleased with the early interest and look forward to more registrations. The event offers interactive workshops and the opportunity to discover new techniques and ideas.

On Friday, May 9, 2025, Delft will once again transform into a vibrant paradise for creatives during the Maker Faire Delft! This year is all about innovation, collaboration, and inspiration under the theme: Making for a Better Society.

A festival full of energy, creativity, and innovation!

With an explosive program full of demonstrations, interactive workshops, live performances, and collaborations with companies and emerging talents, this is the edition you don’t want to miss! From high-tech innovations to artisanal artworks – makers of all levels and disciplines come together to share their passion.

Call for Makers – Join in and showcase your talent!

The Call for Makers is open! Whether you’re an engineer, designer, hobbyist, or artist, this is your chance to share your creations with a large audience. We welcome both large companies and small, passionate makers to create a unique experience together. Registration closes in mid-April, after which we will unveil the full program.

With Maker Faire Delft, we offer a great platform to all Delft makers and hope to inspire young and old to start making themselves!

“Who am I”! I’m Gwen, 33, a French-Canadian freshly arrived from Montreal.

I had worked more than 12 years as a video-game graphist and was already very invested in lowering my environmental impact on a personal level when the feeling that I wasn’t being part of the solution became too much and I needed to do more.

Back in March 2019, during a bike trip with my brother through Belgium, Germany and Netherlands, I met a very special someone here in Delft and after a while, came a moment where I knew I had to seize the opportunity to try something different – but what?

On the different occasions I came to Delft, I could not find any zero waste stores; in Montreal, they spring up like mushrooms but here, I suddenly had to deal with supermarkets and packaging again when I had almost erased them from my life.

It was actually triggering to me, and this is why, after a while, I decided that I would be moving to Delft with all my savings to start a zero waste shop!

Why not a real shop?

After some research, I knew that I had to find a way to combine convenience and low costs. While I love a classic brick-and-mortar shop, it has huge starting and running costs: with a hundred products, you’re already in for 10k€ just in gravity bins! That makes it very hard to offer competitive prices.

Also, there have been some attempts at zero waste stores in the past in the Netherlands, but nowadays, the list of them resembles an obituary, even years before COVID hit. A survey that I did in March 2021 confirmed that very few people knew of any zero waste shop around here.

So that got me thinking: maybe the business model was not the right one…?

Zero waste meets click’n’collect!

And in August 2020, I had an epiphany.
On a biking trip (yet another one!) in the north of France with my boyfriend, we encountered a big vending machine that would sell fresh products farms directly to the consumer, 24/7.

We bought a few things from it, but were a bit frustrated that we had to throw away the glass jars our soups came in, instead of returning them to the farm or the locker.
That’s when it clicked.

I knew back in Montreal of a zero waste shop that only worked through online order and home delivery. They would deliver the goods in jars, by bike, that you could then return when empty. While it was very successful, I rarely used their services, mostly because I really dislike to be stuck at home to wait for a delivery.

But what if I used this farm vending machine instead? Making your basket ready for pick-up anytime of the day or night?

This is how Lockoloop was born: a pun between locker and loop, zero waste meets click’n’collect.
Fortunately, the survey results show that more that 76% of our respondents are on board with the idea! Of course, I’m not closing the door at all on the idea of a B&M shop someday. I know a lot of you, like myself, are attached to this idea of a place where you can be around people who think alike, and have some transparency about the products you buy.

We are very happy to bring the vintage kilo sale concept to the Maker Faire Delft. With the theme Making for a better society, it’s also always good to see if you can use something existing.

That is why the team from Throwback Classics is coming to Maker Faire Delft both days. They will bring more than 2,500 kg of vintage clothes in all sizes and styles. Always new gems, so also later in the day. For only €25 per kg, you get lots of vintage branded clothes and classics.

So you can score a new vintage outfit in a sustainable way.

Are you ready for the ultimate celebration of innovation, creativity and sustainable action? Then the Maker Faire Delft is just the thing for you. On 13 & 14 May, TU Delft Science Centre is organizing this unique festival with the theme ‘Making for a better society’. Makers get the chance to show how they are making or will make an impact on our future.

Whether you are a fan of technology, fashionista or do-it-yourselfer, the Maker Faire Delft has something for everyone. We have listed a few highlights for you.

Creative projects will be on display from various educational institutes. TU Delft, Hogeschool Rotterdam and Haagse Hogeschool will present various innovations. Think of TU Delft Hydro Motion, Lunar Zebro or a self-built pick-and-place robot.

New this year is the Maker Market. A place where you can shop for unique and innovative products made by local and international makers. From 3D printed jewellery and recycled bags to innovative electronics and gadgets, the Maker Market is the perfect place to find one-of-a-kind gifts for yourself or your friends.

Alongside the Maker Market, there is also a Throwback Classic kilo sale. There, you can shop for unique and vintage clothes at kilo prices. It is the perfect way to find one-of-a-kind fashion items that matches your style and personality. All clothes are sold by weight, so you can fill your wardrobe nicely and sustainably.
Want to reuse an old piece of your own clothing, but does it have a tear? Then bring it along to the Upcycling Fashion workshop and give your outfit a second life.

A true self-taught maker is Marcel Knotter. He uses parts and stuff that would normally go to the junkyard to build prototypes or complete machines. One of his finest projects is a converted slot machine into an arcade game. Talk to Marcel and find out how he has overcome different obstacles.

Makerspace Delft will create a Sandbox community. An environment for safe discovery and experimentation. They offer various workshops but the best one is a gathering project where visitors make a train out of leftover materials. Towards the end of the faire, you can board the completed Sandbox Community Train, which will go on a mission to promote the idea of a better society!

In short, it promises to be a weekend full of amazing innovations by the most talented makers from the Delft area. So, visit delft.makerfaire.com and book your tickets. Follow us on social media to stay up to date with all the latest news and makers!

Attention makers, participate in the second edition of the Maker Faire Delft!

On 13 & 14 May 2023, the maker festival, the Maker Faire, will return to Delft. The theme for this year is: Making for a better society.

This time, this dazzling creative event will take place on the TU Delft campus and in the TU Delft Science Centre. The fact that the Maker Faire and Delft go well together is proven by the enthusiasm surrounding the first edition with more than 80 makers and more than 2250 visitors.

The Maker Faire is a festival known for celebrating creativity and taking center stage. Something that fits in perfectly with TU Delft and the city. Which are characterized by innovative technology and a rich history of crafts.

We are happy to announce that the Call for Makers for the Maker Faire Delft is now open! This technical term, where people can register as an exhibitor. Does this make your heart beat faster as a maker, engineer, hobbyist or tinkerer? This is your chance to expand your work to a wider audience.

The Call For Makers will close at the end of April and the program will be further announced. We hope to be able to present a nice list of Delft makers again this year. Would you like to visit the Maker Faire? From April it is also possible to buy a ticket for this Make weekend, so you don’t have to miss anything!

With Maker Faire Delft we offer a great platform for all Delft makers and hope to inspire young and old to start making themselves!

During the Maker Faire Delft there are many workshops to follow. Most of them you can just join. You may have to wait your turn, but it promises to be creative weekend.

Would you like to work on your skills even more? Then book an extra workshop. A contribution of €10 is requested to cover the material costs. So get started with ceramics, wood, silver clay or wool. What are you going to make?

Book your extra workshop ticket now*.

Buy workshop Zilverklei

Buy workshop Haken

Buy workshop Insectenhotel

Buy workshop Keramiek

More about Zilverklei, Haken, Insectenhotel, Keramiek.

*you can only attend a workshop if you have a valid entry ticket for the Maker Faire Delft. Full=full.