Attendees will wind their way through a newly expanded festival footprint at IngenuityLabs in the multi-level Hamilton Collaborative warehouse with 12 uniquely-themed villages and featured installations, each highlighting dozens of individual exhibits. This year’s Fest will see the return of villages like Makers Mecca, showcasing everything from robotics, virtual reality, and 3-D printing technologies to tinkering and crafting, allowing the young and young-at-heart to get in touch with their inner DIY enthusiast and make hands-on creations.

New in 2022 is Inventor’s Emporium, tapping deep into history and nostalgia of the Expo, mixed with art and whimsy, where attendees can find early arcade machines and zoetropes and step inside a giant Camera Obscura, and Locomotion Central at the main crossroads of the festival, with family-friendly activities, a Toddler Town, a sensory-friendly room, and a nursing room.