LA Maker Faire & City of STEM Expo

City of STEM and the Los Angeles Maker Faire are taking over Exposition Park on Sunday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. as a free, all-ages festival. (cityofstem.org) (losangeles.makerfaire.com) The event is billed by organizers as the official science festival of Los Angeles County and the largest celebration of science, making, creativity and invention in Southern California. (cityofstem.org) (ktla.com) Discover Los Angeles says more than 200 exhibitors from across California are participating, with booths focused on science, math, technology and hands-on making. (discoverlosangeles.com) Exposition Park says the festival typically draws more than 20,000 people and includes expert panel discussions, mainstage performances, talks and exhibitions alongside booth activities. (expositionpark.ca.gov) City of STEM’s event page says the program includes workshops, live demonstrations and appearances by science personalities and creators, with activities offered in both English and Spanish. (cityofstem.org) (ktla.com) Los Angeles Maker Faire says the event returns to Exposition Park near downtown Los Angeles under license from Make: Community, tying the local festival into the broader Maker Faire network. (losangeles.makerfaire.com) (makerfaire.com) Transit and parking are part of the plan: the Maker Faire attendance page says parking is extremely limited, and L.A. Parent says organizers are steering visitors to Metro’s Expo Park/Vermont Station. (losangeles.makerfaire.com) (laparent.com) The setup is less a convention hall than an outdoor campus, with Exposition Park hosting the festival across its grounds for a single Sunday push aimed at families, students, hobbyists and local makers. (cityofstem.org) (discoverlosangeles.com) For Los Angeles, the pitch is simple: show up Sunday, try the projects, watch the demos and meet the people building them. (cityofstem.org)