Now in its 13th year, the creativity and innovation festival returned to its home stomping ground on the Peninsula — the San Mateo County Events Center—for two highly interactive days of science, art and miscellaneous marvels of many, many kinds.

Now in its 13th year, Maker Faire has a reputation more for hands-on interaction than spectating. (Photo by Amar Dillon)

The list of maker attractions is long, eclectic and wonderfully eccentric: Check out Mechateuthis—the giant mechanical squid—or scope the repurposed rides of the Power Racers as they battle it out on the track, say hi to R2D2, ask Rick where Morty is, learn how to solder (finally!) and get acquainted with Herbie the Mousebot. Much like the mech and the Mentos fountain, it was often a challenge just to fit everything in (though hopefully you did catch the very engaging—and really, uplifting— talk by MythBusters host Adam Savage.)

The Six Fifty made the rounds throughout the weekend to take photos of the many spectacular sights to be found in San Mateo throughout this year’s Maker Faire weekend.