LA Maker Faire & City of STEM Expo

Los Angeles is getting a free science-and-making festival on Sunday, April 26, when City of STEM + Los Angeles Maker Faire takes over Exposition Park. (cityofstem.org) The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the South Lawn at Exposition Park, at 900 Exposition Park Drive near Bill Robertson Lane, and organizers say it will happen rain or shine. (losangeles.makerfaire.com) City of STEM calls itself the official science festival of Los Angeles County, and Exposition Park says the festival draws more than 20,000 people and includes more than 200 organizations with hands-on booths, talks, performances, and exhibitions. (cityofstem.org) (expositionpark.ca.gov) The format mixes two strands of programming in one place: science outreach from museums, schools, and research groups, and Maker Faire-style exhibits built around robots, crafts, inventions, and do-it-yourself projects. (cityofstem.org) (losangeles.makerfaire.com) Organizers are pitching the event as all-ages and bilingual, with KTLA reporting that 2026 programming will be offered in English and Spanish. (ktla.com) That matters at Exposition Park, where the festival sits next to major cultural institutions and transit links, making it easier for families to turn a single Sunday outing into a museum-and-festival day. (losangeles.makerfaire.com) (expositionpark.ca.gov) The event also arrives as Maker Faire continues to rely on locally organized editions after the original flagship business contracted several years ago; the Los Angeles fair says it is independently organized under license from Make: Community, LLC. (losangeles.makerfaire.com) For visitors, the practical details are simple: admission is free, the event is outdoors, shade is limited, and organizers recommend sunscreen, hats, and water. (cityofstem.org) (losangeles.makerfaire.com) If the point of a maker fair is to let people touch the projects instead of just reading about them, this one gives Los Angeles a full day to do exactly that. (discoverlosangeles.com)