Located in downtown Prince George, The Makerie is a craft & coffee bar that encourages the community to flex their creative muscles while enjoying specialty coffee and teas. They pride themselves on being a hands-on maker space, and being a spot for the crafty and not-so-crafty alike.
The Makerie hosts a wide range of crafting projects & events. Every Friday night, they host a “Friday Night Paint Night”, and throughout the year offers other activities through their “Craft Menu”, where the community can see all their planned & upcoming crafting sessions. Other activities include crafts like painting terracotta pots, creating a custom felt pennant, live model sculpting, and ugly holiday sweater making parties. The business has also served as a venue for live music & performances, hosting quite a few acts since The Makerie opened up in the middle of the pandemic.
Kim Hayhurst, owner of The Makerie, states “we really wanted to bring a place where adults would feel safe to play, get messy, and get a break from structure & schedules”.
The crafty space also offers a chance for local artists & crafters to be featured at the Makerie as a “Pop-Up Maker” at no cost to the artist. Kim explains The Makerie “just wanted to give them a place to launch and get their feet of the ground in their own creative way”. The Makerie will be hosting a larger version of this with multiple local makers being featured in their upcoming “Maker Market”, being held on December 1st.
Soon, The Makerie will expand again, as they continue to prepare for the launch of their in-house craft store, where they hope to help local crafters find the right materials to step-up their creations.
After being open for over a year, The Makerie has found its footing as a welcoming & friendly place for community members to get a little messy and explore their creative side.
The Makerie is located in Downtown Prince George at 1135 Fifth Avenue.
