General FAQ's
Dublin Maker is a family friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning.
This year our event takes place in the exciting Leopardstown Racecourse in D18 on Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st of August 2025, from 10 am to 6 pm.
Hmmm well aren’t you eager, I’m afraid it happens but once a year. We open at 10 am and will go to 6 pm on Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st of August 2025. Drop in whenever you like, no tickets are required.
No, it is free. Just come along. Dublin Maker is a non-profit event. All the organisers and makers volunteer to make the day happen with the kind support of our sponsors and partners. Isn’t that peachy?
Not a handshake but an open call. Anyone can submit their project when the call opens. Once it closes, the committee calls the elders to an elaborate secret banquet and decisions are made to what the public gets to see in June. We are open to pretty much anything, so be creative. Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, artists, science clubs, students, authors, and commercial exhibitors. They are of all ages and backgrounds, coming from all over Ireland and beyond.
If you want to know more about the process of applying and about Dublin Maker, we have also made a “Know Before Applying Guide” to answer all your burning questions!
Yes that was us, from 2012-2013, but we aren’t so mini any more and we couldn’t find “faire” in the dictionary. So we have been Dublin Maker since 2014, it is a new independent event from the exact same team of people. It is like when “Marathon” became “Snickers” but this is an event and doesn’t contain peanuts.
Dublin maker is in no way affiliated with Make Media and is not “Dublin mini maker Faire”. It is an event formed by all of the original local organising team. Would an Opalfruits becoming Starburst analogy have helped? No? Jif becoming Cif? Oh I give up!
There is parking available at Leopardstown Racecourse, but the venue is also accessible via public transport. Visit our venue page for more information.
You can take the Luas Green Line to Central Park stop and walk over (~20 mins). Alternatively take one of the bus routes which serve the city centre.
Have a look at our venue page.
Bike racks are available around the venue.
We will be doing video and photography of the event. So you might get your picture taken if you turn up. The technology for what you want does not exist. Yet.
The show will go on! Bring rain gear to keep you dry when walking outdoors. Fortunately, many of our exhibitors will be based indoors and we will have marquees over the outdoor booths and an uncrushable spirit. BTW we think you are lovely, I’m sure you were just having an off day.
To have a fantastic time! You’ll be surprised and intrigued with every corner that you turn. Most people leave feeling taller. 10% Are actually physically taller. This is something we are working on, but don’t worry it is never more than a few feet.
Dublinmaker is a fun, lively and probably quite noisy event full of people chatting passionately about their projects, playing with machines, enjoying tech workshops and craft demos, eating delicious food and watching robots, yes actual big shiny robots!