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UC Makerspace empowers creativity, innovation, and economic development through hands-on learning, workshops, and shared tools. We build skills, collaboration, and confidence for makers of all ages in the Upper Cumberland.

Makerfest features live music, maker vendors, hands-on demos, food, car and bike shows, a community repair clinic, a Sunday cooking competition, and plenty of "I made that" energy.UC Makerspace's big summer fundraising event is a celebration of the people who build, repair &amp; restore, cook &amp; craft, weld, print &amp; paint, sew &amp; solder, carve &amp; race - and who sometimes think they can fix that thing just before they make it even worse. This is a weekend where folks from all over the Upper Cumberland with amazing talent showcase what creativity looks like when it moves out of the garage and into the fairgrounds. The profits help secure UC Makerspace and Imagine Foundry, a permanent home for creative learning, entrepreneurship, hands-on education, food business incubation, and community-powered problem-solving in the Upper Cumberland.

MakerFest 2026 Tickets

Join Cookeville Improv for a night of unscripted laughs at DelMonaco Winery 🍷🎭 Enjoy live improv in a relaxed setting while connecting with people who love creativity as much as you do. Your registration helps support our hands-on programs at UC Makerspace and Imagine Foundry that invite all ages to explore making, tinkering, and STEM through real projects. Reserve your spot below and be part of a community that learns by doing, on stage and in the workshop.

Cookeville Improv at DelMonaco Winery

The Makers Gala is a celebration of imagination, skill, and the people who believe in nurturing both. It&rsquo;s a black-tie evening designed not only to dazzle but to do good, proving that community growth can be as inspiring as it is elegant.

2025 Makers' Gala Tickets

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1756257703/wysiwyg/y8inznha2akq5lfoq7ud.png" style="width: 600px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px); position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px);" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Welcome to the 2025 Makers&rsquo; Gala Auction! 🎉 Our incredible supporters, partners, and sponsors have generously donated every item you&rsquo;ll see here. 100% of the proceeds go directly toward building UC Makerspace, a community kitchen, discovery museum, and makerspace where creativity, innovation, and opportunity can thrive across the Upper Cumberland. When you place a bid, you&rsquo;re not just scoring something awesome; you&rsquo;re helping put tools, kitchens, and resources into the hands of makers, dreamers, and doers. So spread the word, nudge your friends, outbid your family (politely, of course), and let&rsquo;s make this auction a night to remember. Thank you for supporting the Makers&rsquo; Gala and the future of UC Makerspace. Now go on, happy bidding! Some items will continue into the live auction.Online bids for these items will serve as the starting bid at the Gala. If you cannot attend but wish to remain competitive, you may place an absentee bid or request a proxy bidder. UC Makerspace

2025 Makers' Gala Silent Auction

UC Makerspace and Imagine Foundry are still on the move, and while the Cookeville Mall was a serious possibility for our new home, we ultimately couldn&rsquo;t come to terms that made sense for both our nonprofits and mall ownership. That&rsquo;s okay. There&rsquo;s no frustration on our end, and we&rsquo;re not discouraged for a second. In fact, since we began working through the mall opportunity, two other properties have become available that may be an even better fit for what we&rsquo;re building. We&rsquo;re actively exploring those options now, and we&rsquo;re still pushing full speed ahead toward being in a new home by our July deadline. This move is about much more than a change of address. It&rsquo;s about creating a true hub for economic development in the Upper Cumberland, where creativity turns into skills, skills turn into confidence, and confidence turns into opportunity. UC Makerspace is being built to serve makers, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and future tradespeople. Imagine Foundry is growing into a hands-on children&rsquo;s museum and discovery space where learning happens through play, building, and curiosity. Peer-to-peer fundraising means you&rsquo;re not just donating, you&rsquo;re helping rally the community around a project that belongs to all of us. Every share, every ask, and every gift helps cover the real costs of this transition: deposits, build-out basics, safety upgrades, shelving, setup, moving expenses, and the supplies it takes to get our doors open again as quickly as possible. To see the full vision and learn more about what we&rsquo;re building, check out the page on our website. Donate if you can. Share if you can&rsquo;t. Either way, you&rsquo;re helping move two important community organizations into a space where they can grow, serve, and thrive.

UC Makerspace and Imagine Foundry are still on the move, and while the Cookeville Mall was a serious possibility for our new home, we ultimately couldn’t come to terms that made sense for both our nonprofits and mall ownership. That’s okay. There’s no frustration on our end, and we’re not discouraged for a second.In fact, since we began working through the mall opportunity, two other properties have become available that may be an even better fit for what we’re building. We’re actively exploring those options now, and we’re still pushing full speed ahead toward being in a new home by our July deadline.This move is about much more than a change of address. It’s about creating a true hub for economic development in the Upper Cumberland, where creativity turns into skills, skills turn into confidence, and confidence turns into opportunity. UC Makerspace is being built to serve makers, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and future tradespeople. Imagine Foundry is growing into a hands-on children’s museum and discovery space where learning happens through play, building, and curiosity.Peer-to-peer fundraising means you’re not just donating, you’re helping rally the community around a project that belongs to all of us. Every share, every ask, and every gift helps cover the real costs of this transition: deposits, build-out basics, safety upgrades, shelving, setup, moving expenses, and the supplies it takes to get our doors open again as quickly as possible.To see the full vision and learn more about what we’re building, check out the page on our website.Donate if you can. Share if you can’t. Either way, you’re helping move two important community organizations into a space where they can grow, serve, and thrive.

UC Makerspace

UC Makerspace

Past events

Past events

MakerFest 2026 Tickets

Cookeville Improv at DelMonaco Winery

2025 Makers' Gala Tickets

2025 Makers' Gala Silent Auction

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