LA Maker Faire & City of STEM Festival

City of STEM and the 2026 Los Angeles Maker Faire opened Sunday, April 26, at Exposition Park as a free, all-ages festival running from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (cityofstem.org) (losangeles.makerfaire.com) The event is on the South Lawn at Exposition Park, at 900 Exposition Park Drive near downtown Los Angeles and the University of Southern California. Organizers said it would go on rain or shine. (losangeles.makerfaire.com) City of STEM calls itself the official science festival of Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles Maker Faire is the local edition of Maker Faire, the showcase for inventors, artists, engineers and hobbyists built around hands-on projects. (cityofstem.org) (losangeles.makerfaire.com) This year’s festival was promoted as Southern California’s largest celebration of science, making, creativity and invention. Discover Los Angeles said the event brought together more than 200 exhibitors from across California. (cityofstem.org) (discoverlosangeles.com) Exposition Park said City of STEM draws more than 20,000 members of the public. The park’s event listing said the program includes hands-on science and engineering booths, expert panel discussions, mainstage performances and talks. (expositionpark.ca.gov) The event map and visitor information pushed transit over driving, warning that parking would be paid and limited. Organizers recommended taking Metro to the Expo Park/Vermont station and walking about 10 minutes to the lawn. (cityofstem.org) KTLA’s preview described the festival as a place for families to try experiments, meet makers and move between science exhibits and creative demonstrations in one stop. L.A. Parent said the event is aimed at connecting young learners with science through interactive activities. (ktla.com) (laparent.com) The key detail for visitors is that the 2026 edition is a one-day event on Sunday, April 26. That differs from the two-day framing in some weekend roundups and puts the full program into a single nine-to-five schedule. (cityofstem.org) (losangeles.makerfaire.com) By late Sunday, the story in Exposition Park was simple: Los Angeles put its science festival and maker showcase in the same place, for free, and packed the day with exhibits, talks and demonstrations. (cityofstem.org) (expositionpark.ca.gov)