The 14th Dublin Maker is on the horizon, and it’s shaping up to be bigger and better than ever.
This year’s event takes place at Leopardstown Racecourse on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd August 2026, with a full weekend of creativity, invention, innovation, and hands-on making.
If you’ve ever built something, fixed something, hacked something together, or just have an idea you want to share — this is your chance to be part of it.
👉 Check out the open call and apply here: https://dublinmaker.ie/open-call/
Made by the Community, for the Community
Dublin Maker is entirely powered by its open call. Every exhibit, demo, and project comes from makers putting their ideas out into the world — which is what gives it that brilliant mix of creativity, curiosity, and a bit of chaos.
From electronics and repair to art, crafts, science, and the wonderfully hard-to-explain — it all fits.
What We Got Up To Last Year
Tog Hackerspace has been a community partner of Dublin Maker from the very beginning, and it’s always one of the highlights of our year.
Last year we brought along a range of projects, including our Reverse Hammer Machine — a strength tester inspired by old carnival games, but with a bit of a twist. Instead of swinging a hammer, players had to pull upwards on a rope, with their strength measured in real time and displayed for everyone to see.
It turned into a proper crowd-puller (literally), with people lining up to compete, compare scores, and try beat their friends. The LED strip climbing as you pulled — and the numbers jumping up on the big screen — made it instantly competitive and great fun to watch.
That’s really what Dublin Maker is all about: a mix of hardware hacking, coding, design, and a bit of playful madness that gets people talking, laughing, and getting involved.
Thinking of Applying?
We’re already looking forward to this year — both to bring along new builds and to see what the wider maker community comes up with.
So if you’ve been thinking about applying, take this as your sign.
Build something. Share it. Be part of it.
👉 Apply now: https://dublinmaker.ie/open-call/