WRITTEN ON May 16th, 2010 BY Eric Scout AND STORED IN San Francisco

If you are anywhere near San Mateo, CA over the weekend of the 22nd, you’d be doing yourself a gigantic favor to spend a day (or two, if you want to see it all!) at the 5th annual Maker Faire. Children under 5 get in FREE, so it’s an awesome opportunity to expose the little ones to every corner of the wonderful world of DIY!

The fair grounds are pretty massive, and there’s a ton of stuff to see, and in the middle (well, corner) of all this craziness is Bazaar Bizarre, one of our favorite big craft shows on the West coast. The 2010 vendor gallery shows an impressive collection of wares, from jewelry to art prints, textiles , clothes, soaps, edibles… you name it! We at Crafty Scout always feel the people behind Bazaar Bizarre to a fantastic job of curating their shows, and this one looks to be no different!

One complaint we heard from last year’s show was that Bazaar Bizarre wasn’t well-promoted once you were inside of Maker Faire, so if you happen to be wondering to yourself, “Where in San Mateo’s green fairgrounds IS Bazaar Bizarre?”, we’ve taken the liberty of pointing it out for you on this map, here:

We hope to be putting up pictures and updates over the weekend, but even more than that, we hope to see you there! Directions can be found on Make’s website here.

Bazaar Bizarre Maker Fair: http://www.bazaarbizarre.org/sanfrancisco/

Maker Fair: http://makerfaire.com/

[UPDATE]: Make Online has put up an awesome map of the Maker Faire as well as the schedule of events! Check it out here, and get your plannnnn on!