Knox Makers, Knoxville’s largest and longest-running community makerspace, will be hosting their 5th annual fall Maker Market on Sunday, October 4th, from 12 PM to 5 PM. The event is free, all ages, and open to the public. Explore more than 50 vendor booths featuring handmade items created by local makers, artists, engineers, and craftspeople.
A celebration of creativity, craftsmanship, and hands-on making, every booth features work made by the vendor themselves – unique art, crafts, prints, woodworking, textiles, electronics, jewelry, ceramics, gadgets, and other one-of-a-kind creations you won’t find in big-box stores.
Throughout the afternoon, attendees can also check out the KILLSWITCH Cardboard Robot Combat Tournament! Watch member-built motorized gladiator machines duke it out in the Thunderdome arena, full of smashing, stabbing and burning hazards. Killswitch Cardboard is all about spectacle, with every robot required to incorporate at least one independently-powered weapon designed to physically damage competitors as excitingly as possible.
Enjoy local food trucks, live demos, and tours and film screenings. Visitors can tour the community workshop’s 3D Printing, Arts & Crafts, Blacksmithing, Electronics, Fiber Arts, Laser Cutting, Machining, Metalworking, and Woodworking zones while learning more about the tools and techniques used by members of the Knox Makers community workshop. Frequent screenings will be shown of the documentary short film “Making Space” produced by Land Grant Films at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), which premiered on WBIR+ earlier this year.
Whether you’re a longtime maker, curious about learning a new skill, or just looking for a fun and unique local event, the Knox Makers’ Fall Market is a great opportunity to explore Knoxville’s creative community and support local handmade work.
The market will be held at the Knox Makers facility at 116 Childress St. SW Knoxville, TN 37920, located just off of Chapman Highway with free parking nearby. Event to be held rain or shine.
For information about the market, visit https://market.knoxmakers.org
Learn more about Knox Makers, including how you can become a member or make a donation at https://knoxmakers.org
Find out more about the “Making Space” documentary at https://mediacenterspotlight.com/692/landgrant/making-space
Knox Makers™ is a place for the Knoxville area’s engineers, artists, hobbyists, innovators, educators and entrepreneurs to work and play. We are a technology and art collective dedicated to the promotion of creativity enabled and informed by science. Our lectures, workshops, and outreach programs inspire and educate both members and the general public. Our workshop provides members with both the space for large projects and the tools to complete them. We are a non-profit educational organization supported by member dues and staffed by volunteers. https://knoxmakers.org
Event venue
Knox Makers, 116 Childress St SW, Knoxville, TN 37920, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.