Like virtually every other major gathering, RepRap festivals in the Midwest and East Coast had to be suspended during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But with the United States tentatively returning to something a lot like normal, both festivals have now confirmed they’ll be back to full live events for 2022.
After experimenting with a virtual event and scaled-down show in 2021, the Midwest RepRap Festival (MRRF) returns to the Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds in Goshen, Indiana, June 24 to 26. No tickets are required for visitors or exhibitors, everyone is welcome to just show up and have fun. However, there will be sponsorship opportunities for anyone willing to support this long-running event.
Summer already fully booked? In that case, the East Coast RepRap Festival (ERRF) will take place October 8-9 at the APG Federal Credit Union Arena in Bel Air, Maryland. Tickets cost $10 for both exhibitors and visitors, but anyone under 17 gets free entry. While ERRF has only recently confirmed their 2022 plans, it appears that only a few sponsorship spots remain open.
Hackaday has attended both events in the past and we are always blown away by the incredible variety of printers, projects and products on display. It seems there aren’t that many different ways to display molten plastic, but trust us, these people always manage to surprise you. Given the amount of time that has passed since both events were able to run at normal capacity, we predict that these 2022 festivals will be big hits that you don’t want to miss if you’re even remotely interested in 3D printing.
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