Chabot Space & Science Center Presents 'Tinkerfest'
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Back by popular demand, Chabot Space & Science Center will present its second annual, all-day Tinkerfest designed to inspire and reveal the tinkerers and inventors in everyone. Tinkerfest continues Chabot's commitment to a wide and changing variety of participatory science events and programs that engage all ages. Tinkerfest will bring together makers, artists and tinkerers from the Bay Area and across the US to showcase their work while inviting the public to join in the DIY fun. During the day-long event, the entire Center will be activated inside and out with activities that highlight creativity and curiosity. Tinkerfest is included with regular admission to Chabot Space & Science Center.
Tinkerfest is geared towards a family audience but intriguing for everyone and all ages and skill levels can experiment and learn together. Partners and presenters for 2018 Tinkerfest include The Scott Family Amazeum, Black Girls Code, Fix-It Clinic, Noisebridge, Original Scraper Bike Team, Play Well, Project Ember, Tinker Kitchen, Today's Future Sound, Wonderful Idea Co., Kijani Grows, Cere Davis, Eastbay Astronomical Society, The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment, Art in Action, The Ninety-Nines, OSHPark and Rock & Roll Auto Recycling.
A hallmark area of Tinkerfest is the popular "take apart" zone where tinkerers can see, touch, and learn how something works by assisting in dismantling it. This year the take apart area will include 2 cars. Other activities will include a giant Lego(c) city build, a learning to solder workshop, how to safely use power tools, how to deck out your bike, cardboard city, creating your own stop motion animation movies, programming and playing with robots and more.