Free Family Build Night · Tue, Oct 27 · Free fidget when you RSVP
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Free monthly event · Santa Monica

Free Family Build Night

Make a guided take-home project in a hands-on build session that runs on repeat all night, get up close with the laser cutter and run a cut yourself, and poke around a working makerspace. One free night for the whole family — no sign-up fee or catch.

Tue, Oct 27Doors 5:30 PMFree
RSVP — it's freeSee what we'll build

🌀 Everyone who RSVPs gets a free 3D-printed fidget · walk-ins welcome

Kids building and smiling together at Forge MakerspaceCome in costume! 🎃
A 3D-printed spiral fidget, free for everyone who RSVPs

Your free 3D-printed fidget

RSVP — it's free

Tuesday, October 27 · 6 PM. Your 3D-printed fidget will be waiting at check-in.

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Free · walk-ins welcome · a parent or guardian must stay on site. RSVP now to get a free 3D-printed fidget.

What you'll build

Three stations running all night — jump in wherever you like.

A child building at a workbench with real tools1

A guided build project

Our instructors run a hands-on build in small groups, on repeat all night — a new group starts every 30 minutes. Jump in when you arrive (or catch the next one) and take your project home.

A laser cutter at work in the Forge makerspace2

Laser cutter demo

See our laser cutter in action up close — then get hands-on and help run a cut of your own to take home.

Kids building together in the Forge makerspace3

Open build time

Take a tour, try our build challenges, and get a look at the programs we run year-round.

How the night runs

  1. 5:30 PM

    Doors open — check in and grab your fidget

  2. 6 PM

    First guided build group starts (new group every 30 min)

  3. 8 PM

    Doors close

Where

Forge Makerspace

2341 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Get directions

All ages welcome. A parent or guardian must stay on site with their child for the whole event.

Good to know

Do I have to RSVP?

Nope — walk-ins are welcome. But everyone who RSVPs gets a free 3D-printed spiral fidget waiting at check-in, and it helps us plan enough materials.

Can I come late?

Yes. Our guided build project runs in new groups every 30 minutes, so you can arrive a few minutes late and jump into the next one.

What ages is it for?

All ages are welcome, as long as a parent or guardian stays on site with their child for the whole event.

Is it really free?

Completely free — the build stations, the laser-cut name, and the RSVP fidget. No catch.
About Forge

Real engineering for kids, grades 1–8

Build night is a taste of what we do year-round: real tools, real projects, real skills. Come see the space and ask us anything.

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Save your spot — it's free

Tuesday, October 27 · 6 PM. Walk-ins welcome, but RSVP and your free fidget is waiting at check-in.

RSVP — it's free