This event will take place on Sunday, September 15th, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
What makes The Makers Syndicate different? We specifically ask all the makers to only bring the products that they personally make. There will not be any production lines from We/Bestec/Reate/etc at this show. We want our attendees to know that all the items at the show were made by the hands of the makers behind the tables - not produced overseas.
Last year's show was very well received. We were limited to 20 vendors, due to the size of the venue, and we were still able to sell about 500 tickets. This year’s venue is much bigger, allowing us to have more vendors and attendees! We plan to have 50 vendors for the show this year! We sought out a very unique venue similar to the one we had last year. It’s an old window and door factory in the same area of Indianapolis. It has exposed wood beams, tons of windows, brick and outdoor patios. See the video link below for a walk through:
- The venue: Biltwell Event Center *Please do not contact Biltwell Event Center with questions. Direct all questions to OZ Machine Company at contact@ozmachinecompany.com.
- Our video tour of the venue: OZ Machine Company (@ozmachinecompany) • Instagram photos and videos
- HOTEL: A limited number of discounted rooms ($89 per night) will be available at The Westin Indianapolis hotel. This is about a 17 minute drive from the Indianapolis International Airport. The meetups will be at the bar inside this hotel. The venue for The Makers Syndicate is about a 5 minute drive from this hotel. If you’d like to reserve a room, please use the following link to receive the discounted room rate: The Makers Syndicate 2024 - Start your reservation (passkey.com)
No outside food or beverage, including alcohol. Smoking is not permitted indoors and is only allowed in designated areas outdoors. No pets allowed.
Parking: This venue has hundreds of parking spots available on site!
Itinerary: The show will begin on the second floor of the venue at noon (12:00 pm) on Sunday, 9/15/24, and will run until 5:00pm Eastern Time that day. Check-in will begin downstairs at the front doors at 10:00 am, for those planning to wait in line before the show begins.* Concession-style food will be available for purchase on the main floor of the venue this year!! Concessions are scheduled to open at 10:00 am and will be available for the duration of the event, or until sold out.
*Please do not arrive to line up any earlier than 1:00 am EDT on Sunday, 9/15/24, due to another unrelated private event at the venue the evening before. We do not encourage lining up overnight, and if you choose to do so, it is at your own risk*
Saturday Night, September 14th :There will be an informal meetup at the Westin's bar/lounge the evening before the show. It's called "10 Hands Social Bar and Eatery". The hotel manager is a knife enthusiast and has granted show attendees permission to bring their knives and cases to the bar to talk knives and socialize. Hope to see you there! We (OZ Machine Company) plan to be at the bar around 8:00pm.
Sunday Afternoon, September 15th: “The Makers Syndicate” show hours are 12:00pm-5:00pm. We will not be returning to the venue after the show this year.
Sunday Night, September 15th : There will be another meetup/social gathering at Ten Hands (The Westin Hotels Bar)
Tickets are nonrefundable.
2024 Makers:
American Blade Works
Brown Knives
Carver Knife Co
Chapman Lake Knives
Christensen Knifeworks
CMF Metalworks
Corbin SteelWRX
Core Edge USA
CWF Custom Flashlights
Dawson Machine Craft
Demko knives
DFM Tool Works
Eutsler Custom Knives
Hansen Knives
HiTex Gear
HMC MFG
Hog House Knives
Holt Bladeworks
JK Design
Keanison Knives
Koenig Knives
Lynch NW
MachineWise
Maverick Concepts
Maverick Customs
McNees Knives
Merriken Knives
Mike Taylor Knives
NCC Knives
Nice Guy Machine Co
OEG-EDC
Okluma
OZ Machine Company
Patrick Martin Knives, LLC
Prince Customs
Rainy Day Knives
Robjohnsons
Rosie's Rippers, LLC
Schwarz Knives
Scorpion 6 Knives
SDK
Sharknivco
Skiff Made Blades
Stang Bladeworks Ltd.
Tactile Knife Co
Three Sons Leather Company
Triiaxis
TRM
TUCH Knives
VI Knives
