Mini Maker Festivals in Rural Areas
Location: Various locations in rural Saxony, such as Plauen and Linda
Target groups: Rural youth, families, and small businesses.
Chemnitz Region (DED4)Mini Maker Festivals bring the maker movement to rural communities through interactive events featuring workshops, demonstrations, and collaborative projects.
Regional makerspaces and local organizers host events showcasing creative uses of technology and craft. Activities include workshops on problem-solving, teamwork, and sustainability.
These festivals inspire rural communities to explore innovative approaches to everyday challenges, promoting critical thinking and collaboration across generations.
This initiative is a best practice example because it brings accessible innovation opportunities to rural areas, democratizing skill development, empowering communities, and building networks for future collaborations.
Need more information?
Project manager:
Franziska Görmar
IfL - Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany
Email
This project is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund.
Find more information about the x-Inno Radar project on the Interreg CE projectwebsite.
x-Inno Radar is a project of: 
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria Gmbh, 
The Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region, 
Padova Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture, 
Creative Industry Košice, n. o., 
BSC, Business support centre, ltd., Kranj, 
Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała, 
Stebo Competence Centre Community Developmentm, 
Association of Cultural and Creative Industries Chemnitz and Region (Creative Chemnitz), Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography – Germany, Otelo Cooperative