Hands-on Makerspace at Downtown Event Center
- Hands-on makerspace activities for all ages on Sunday, April 26 at the Downtown Event Center & Plaza in Fremont. - Presented by Fremont Creates as part of a day of arts programming and community events. - Full details and schedule at tricityvoice.com.
Fremont will turn its Downtown Event Center and Plaza into a public makerspace on Sunday, April 26, with free hands-on art activities running from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (tricityvoice.com) The event is part of Fremont Creates’ closing weekend for April is Arts, Culture and Creativity Month, a citywide arts campaign staged each April. The City of Fremont calendar lists the location as 3500 Capitol Ave. (tricityvoice.com) (fremont.gov) Fremont Creates says the April 26 program also includes an Artists’ Pop-Up Market, live music, outdoor taiko drumming, and two adult workshops for ages 15 and up. Its website says more than 25 local artists will display and sell work at the market. (fremontcreates.com) (tricityvoice.com) A makerspace is a drop-in area built around making things by hand, and Fremont Creates is pitching this one to families and children as well as adults. Tri-City Voice described the activity area last year as a repeat draw at the group’s spring finale. (tricityvoice.com 1) (tricityvoice.com 2) This year’s format shifts the finale toward a market-and-workshop setup at the Downtown Event Center rather than a single stage-centered gathering. Fremont Creates calls the pop-up market “new this year” and ties it directly to the April 26 program. (fremontcreates.com 1) (fremontcreates.com 2) The April 26 event lands at the end of a month that also included Fremont Creates yarnbombing installations and a downtown ribbon-cutting tied to the arts campaign. Fremont Creates’ calendar presents the market as the wrap-up for the 2026 season. (fremontcreates.com) (fremontcreates.com) The venue itself is a city facility near BART, dining, and shopping, according to Fremont’s parks and recreation page. That puts the makerspace in the middle of the city’s newer downtown district rather than in a school or gallery. (fremont.gov) For families, the practical details are simple: Sunday, April 26, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., free admission, Downtown Event Center and Plaza. Fremont Creates and the city both direct visitors to the event listing for the full schedule. (fremont.gov) (tricityvoice.com)
