Maker Faire Orlando returns this weekend
The 13th annual event will be held Nov. 8 and 9 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds.
SHOWCASE OF INVENTION AND CREATIVITY IS RETURNING TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE 13TH ANNUAL RUN OF MAKER FAIRE ORLANDO. JOINING ME WITH YOUR INVITATION TO CHANNEL YOUR INNER MAKER IS BLOCK PRINTER WARREN HART. GREAT TO SEE YOU, WARREN. HI. IT’S GREAT MEETING YOU. YEAH, IT’S GREAT TO DO THIS. WE GET TO HAVE A LITTLE ARTS AND CRAFTS TIME HERE. I’M STOKED ABOUT IT. BUT LET’S TALK ABOUT MAKER FAIRE HERE IN ORLANDO. WHAT? WHAT DO YOU ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS EVENT? I SAY THAT IT’S LIKE WALKING INTO PEOPLE’S IMAGINATION. SO IMAGINE GOING SOMEWHERE WHERE YOU’RE GOING INTO THEIR IMAGINATION AND THEY WANT TO SHOW YOU EVERYTHING THEY HAVE AND WANT YOU TO BE A MAKER AS WELL. SO YEAH, IT’S SO MUCH TO LEARN THERE. WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED TO SHOW OFF THIS WEEKEND? THIS WEEKEND I’M EXCITED TO SHOW OFF MY LITTLE INNOVATION ON BLOCK PRINTING. BLOCK PRINTING IS VERY OLD TECHNOLOGY AND I USE A NEW WAY OF DOING IT WHERE I MAKE 3D BLOCK PRINTS. SO HERE, AS A JOURNALIST, WE THINK OF NEWSPAPERS, RIGHT? THAT’S KIND OF HOW THE TYPESET WAS DONE AND PRINTED ONTO THE PAPER. YEAH, SAME, SAME. YEAH, ROUGHLY THE SAME. SO TODAY WE’RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT YOU’VE PRINTED. HE WAS JUST TELLING ME WITH, WITH A 3D PRINTER THIS THING, AND WE’RE GOING TO PUT SOME PAINT ON IT AND THEN CREATE ART, RIGHT? YEAH. SO BASICALLY WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO DO, CAN I TRY IT? YEAH. PLEASE. I REALLY WANT TO I MEAN ALL AGES DO THIS. SO YOU GRAB WHAT’S CALLED A BRAYER. YOU’RE GOING TO ROLL IT IN THE INK AND YOU’RE TRYING TO GET THAT THAT BLOCK REALLY NICE AND WET. OKAY. SO THAT THAT. YEAH. THAT’S GOOD. AND THEN START ROLLING IT ON THERE. OKAY. IT DOESN’T MATTER THAT I GET THE EDGES. NOPE. WELL, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. THERE YOU GO. GET THOSE EDGES. OH, MAN. I DON’T KNOW IF I’VE DONE A GOOD JOB. NO, EVERYBODY SAYS IT. AND THEN. OKAY, SO WE’RE GOING TO ROLL THIS ON AND THEN VERY QUICKLY IS THIS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CAN DO. ARE WE GETTING INTERACTIVE HERE AT THE MAKER FAIRE. OH MY GOD. THERE’S SO MANY BOOTHS TO GO TO DO INTERACTIVE THINGS. YOU CAN PRINT YOUR OWN SHIRT, YOU CAN LEARN TO SOLDER. THIS IS GOING TO LOVE THIS KIDS AND ADULT. YOU’D BE SURPRISED HOW MANY ADULTS TRY TO TAKE OVER FOR THE KIDS. YOU WANT TO SIT THIS RIGHT HERE? OKAY, YOU’RE GOING TO PRESS STRAIGHT DOWN. ALL OVER. OKAY. ALL OVER. TRY NOT TO MOVE IT. NOT MOVE IT. YOU DON’T WANT IT TO SLIDE AROUND. LET’S SEE WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE, GUYS. ALL RIGHT. LET’S SEE. HOPE IT COMES OUT. DON’T SHOW MY THUMB. I DROPPED A BLOCK ON IT THE OTHER DAY DOING SOME YARD WORK. ALL RIGHT. IT’S ALL BRUISED UP. OKAY, LET’S SEE WHAT WE GOT FROM ONE CORNER. OKAY. AND BOOM, IT CAME OUT PERFECT. I’M GOING TO TRY TO HOLD IT HERE STILL. AND I’M A MAKER. OH, I LOVE THIS, GUYS. ARE YOU CHECKING THAT OUT? THAT’S SO COOL. OH I’M GOING TO PUT THIS AT MY DESK. THAT’S AMAZING. YEAH. SEE, AND THAT’S WHAT WE WANT PEOPLE TO DO, IS JUST BE A MAKER WHEN THEY COME. SO THAT’S WHAT THIS IS. THERE’S SOMETHING THAT THAT SPARKS IN YOU WHEN YOU USE YOUR CREATIVITY LIKE THAT EVERY TIME. IS THAT WHAT YOU SEE AT THIS FAIR? THAT’S MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS, IS THAT I DON’T EVEN TELL THEM WHAT THEY’RE DOING UNTIL THEY COME UP. I DON’T SAY WHAT’S BLOCK. THEY COME OVER HERE, CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE DESIGN. I WALK THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND WHEN THEY PULL UP THAT CORNER AND SEE WHAT THEY CREATED, SOMETHING, THEY MADE SOMETHING. THAT’S THE SPARK THAT I LIVE FOR. YEAH, I LOVE THAT. OKAY, IF WE NEED SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COMING OUT TO MAKER FAIRE ORLANDO. WHAT WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND? AND MAYBE A COUPLE OF THOSE CAN’T MISS THINGS AT THE FAIRE MAKER FAIRE ORLANDO.COM IS WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKETS. THE THINGS YOU CAN MISS, THERE’S LIVE PERFORMANCE. THERE’S THERE’S BATTLEBOTS. THEY’RE GOING TO BE THERE. THERE’S LITERALLY KNIGHTS IN SHINING ARMOR ARE GOING TO BE FIGHTING OFF JUST SO MANY ART VENDORS THAT AREN’T THERE JUST TO SELL THEIR ART, BUT TO TELL YOU ABOUT HOW THEY CREATED IT AND WANT YOU TO CREATE STUFF AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. AND WE DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THERE ARE PRE-EVENT ONLINE TICKETS. THERE WILL ALSO BE TICKETS AT THE GATE. AND IF YOU ARE A FIRST RESPONDER OR ACTIVE MILITARY VETERAN WITH ID, ALL THOSE ARE GOING TO GET IN WITH A FREE TICKET. AND THIS IS HAPPENING AT THE CENTRAL FLORIDA FAIRGROUNDS. ALL THAT INFORMATION, YOU DON’T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IT. WE’VE GOT IT POSTED TO WESH.COM. AND I AM A MAKER TODAY GUYS. WARREN THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH I APPRECIATE IT. YEAH SO INSPIRING. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TURN OUR ATTENTION TO FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST ERIC BURRIS ERI
Maker Faire Orlando returns this weekend
The 13th annual event will be held Nov. 8 and 9 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds.
Updated: 10:16 AM EST Nov 6, 2025
The 13th annual run of Maker Faire Orlando will return Nov. 8 and 9 to the Central Florida Fairgrounds. Maker and local artist, Warren Hart, joins WESH 2’s Jason Guy to preview the event and lead a live, in-studio demonstration of his block printing exhibit. The event runs from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. both days. Tickets are now available online and will be sold at the door. Click here to learn more.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
The 13th annual run of Maker Faire Orlando will return Nov. 8 and 9 to the Central Florida Fairgrounds.
Maker and local artist, Warren Hart, joins WESH 2’s Jason Guy to preview the event and lead a live, in-studio demonstration of his block printing exhibit.
The event runs from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. both days.
Tickets are now available online and will be sold at the door.
Click here to learn more.