The date for the 12th annual MakerFEST event in 2026 is coming soon.
What is MakerFest?
MakerFEST is a community show-and-tell event to highlight local talent and provide community connections. We bring together educators, entrepreneurs, artists and engineers as they unveil their latest creations, and provide interactive activities. This event hopes to inspire the next generation of creative makers by providing them with a wide array of possible avenues to explore and discover a new skill, interest or activity.
Click here to see the 2025 participating vendors and makers
501st Legion www.501st.ca
Interact and pose for photos with members of the 501st Legion, a worldwide Star Wars costuming group dedicated to cosplaying and representing the “Bad Guys Doing Good”.
AF Lakescape Design – Instagram / Facebook
Handcrafted 3D wood lake signs; see the process from laser-cut layers to finished art.
Candy Entertainment
Come and make a bracelet with Candy Entertainment!
Code Ninjas Barrie – Website
Hands-on game-building and beginner coding activities for kids.
DriVR Academy – @drivr.academy
Driving simulator experience to build confidence behind the wheel.
Earth’s Nest – @earthsnest.creative
Nature-inspired goods with live demos of macramé and hand-painting.
Frank Smart
Intricate handcrafted models of cars, boats, and engines; 3D printing demos.
Hop & Joy – Instagram
Custom Cricut and sublimation creations; make a personalized pin.
Innisfil Community Foundation – Website / @InnisfilCF
Learn about local grants; Innisfil hats and hoodies for sale.
Innisfil Lions Club
InnPower Corporation – Website / @innpower_
Interactive games on energy conservation and safety, plus prizes.
InnServices – Website / @innservices_
Hands-on water conservation and protection activities, trivia, and prizes.
Jacqui Velocci – @jacqui_miniatures
Polymer clay miniature food creations with hands-on try-it fun.
Lora’s Lovables – Linktree
Crochet demos and hands-on learning; handmade items to explore.
MacLaren Art Centre – www.maclarenart.com
Button-making art activity for kids and families.
Miss Richie’s Kitchen – @miss_richies_kitchen
Caribbean food favourites available to purchase including jerk chicken, oxtail, and patties.
Mumma Joe’s Crochet – Instagram
Crochet plushies with demos and a chance to try the basics.
Recycling Rockets with Jamie – @jamiemakesstuff
Build your own rocket ship from recycled materials in a STEAM-inspired workshop.
Rotary Club of Innisfil
Get ready for the annual Gingerbread competition with some cookie decorating!
Sheresha McIntyre – @collaji.p.henson
Collage prints, thrift items, tie-dye, and add your mark to the hands-on community collage!
Small Things, Doll Things – Instagram
Doll furniture, key fobs, and small crafts with hands-on stitching demos. Get a free handout with instructions to make an Emotional Support Pickle.
Tesla
Come check out the Tesla Cybertruck up close at MakerFEST — a futuristic ride you won’t want to miss!
Under Dog Visions, Kirkland Brown – Instagram
Street art, apparel, poetry, and live art demos with colouring activities.
Vivian Lough – Quilting & Fibre Artist
Hands-on English Paper Piecing (quilting) demos and try-it activities.
Past Makerfest Highlights
The Innisfil ideaLAB & Library held our 7th annual MakerFest 2021, virtually. Facebook was our host for this memorable day, watch all the videos on our YouTube channel!
Check out our Featured Event! Steam Roller Printing with PRNT Collective:
Printed under the drum of a 900 pound lawn roller in the parking lot of Innisfil ideaLAB & Library’s Cookstown Branch (20 Church Street), community members watched as this huge machine rolled over carefully carved woodblocks and create large-scale prints.
How does it work? Skilled artists and printmakers carved unique designs as a relief on a 40 x 60 inch pieces plywood. The wood plates were inked and paper was laid on top ready for a gas powered lawn roller to drive over them – transferring the images onto the paper transforming the machine into a working, moving printing press.