Interest Area Events

Join us on Saturday, December 13th for our Winter Maker's Market featuring local artists and MakeHaven members! Located at Spruce Coffee (952 State St), 11AM - 5PM, our vendors will reflect some of the many awesome stations at MakeHaven. Support your local crafters and get inspired!

Get into the holiday spirit at MakeHaven! Decorate cookies, create colorful melted-crayon ornaments, snip paper snowflakes, and enjoy an easygoing afternoon of festive fun. Leave with treats, handmade crafts, and cheerful memories.

Calling all artists, doodlers, and creative minds! Sketchbook Social is a laid-back, welcoming space where you can draw, sketch, and share ideas with fellow creatives—whether you work on paper, digitally, or in any other medium. Bring your sketchbook, tablet, or favorite tools and enjoy a relaxed, judgment-free atmosphere to create, experiment, and connect.

Calling all manga and anime fans! Join host Jeremy for a meetup where we can talk, trade, and watch anime and manga. Plus gather in the kitchen to create a manga-inspired snack!

Calling all knitting and crochet enthusiasts! Join us at MakeHaven for our monthly gathering, meticulously orchestrated by Denise, one of our esteemed textile facilitators.

Join Adam for an inspiring gathering with members of the local woodworking community! At this meetup, we'll come together to brainstorm, share projects, and exchange ideas in a welcoming and collaborative environment.

During the program, participants will go through tool introductions, both as a group and independently with guidance. These digital badges serve as a record of the participant's progress in completing the required safety orientations for different tools. The goal of the program is to earn 12+ badges with at least two in each of the focus areas (wood, metal, textiles, digital), and complete a project in each section that can be presented in a show-and-tell session during graduation.

Calling all artists, doodlers, and creative minds! Sketchbook Social is a laid-back, welcoming space where you can draw, sketch, and share ideas with fellow creatives—whether you work on paper, digitally, or in any other medium. Bring your sketchbook, tablet, or favorite tools and enjoy a relaxed, judgment-free atmosphere to create, experiment, and connect.

In this relaxed, community-focused quilt-along, participants are invited to bring their quilting projects—new or ongoing—and enjoy guided support, shared workspace, and creative camaraderie. Whether you attended the earlier January skill class or are simply looking for time, space, and encouragement to work on your own quilting projects, this session provides a welcoming environment to sew, experiment, and connect with fellow quilters.

Fix it, don't toss it! Join our second Community Repair Fair @ MakeHaven w/ Yale Engineering & University of New Haven volunteers. Learn hands-on repair skills & fix items together. Free event - pre-register for your 30-min slot!