Events picks of the week

Maker Faire, Newcastle upon Tyne It's gadgets and gizmos a-plenty at the Maker Faire, an offshoot of the DIY techno magazine MAKE. Although mega popular in the US, it's only the second time the event has crossed the pond. Give the kids a taste of the good old days with the iPhonograph, a hand-cranked mp3 player, or see how the future might look with 3D printers. Plus, the world's fastest Rubik's Cube-solving robot appears alongside an army of other celeb androids. Rusty the fire-breathing mechanical horse puts on a cracking show, and at the Edible Wearable exhibition, you'll have to decide whether to eat or try on knitted pasta. If you want to get stuck in, there are plenty of sewing needles and soldering irons to go around at the workshops. Centre For Life and the Discovery Museum, Sat & Sun, makerfaire.com Perri Lewis Blood, Sweat & Fears, London We've all spent plenty of time flicking through magazines, but here's a chance to be involved in the creation of one as it's produced live through events organised by Central Saint Martins students Richard Danks and Chelsea Campbell. The programme includes live interviews, fashion and music video shoots with photographer Dan Wilton, 17-year-old snapper Grant Thomas and Craig Young, plus screenings and participatory screenprinting and musical instrument making. A shop selling the work of young artists and designers also pops up to aid the Art Against Knives charity. 65-67 Broadwick Street, W1, Wed to 21 Mar, bloodsweatandfears.co.uk Teri Grenert St Patrick's Day, UK & Ireland Whether you are celebrating that faint trickle of Irish blood from your great-grandmother, missing your Dublin home or simply want to display an affection for wearing a hat that makes you resemble a giant pint of Guinness, then this most inclusive of saints' days has something for you. Sunday sees London's St Patrick's Day parade from Green Park to Trafalgar Square, where live bands will entertain the crowds, with Birmingham offering similar musical accompaniment for its Camp Hill to Digbeth parade. Manchester encompasses its celebrations in its Irish Festival with a parade on Sunday and music through the week, while Glasgow's festival takes place today in Glenconner Park. Sat to Wed, st-patricks-day.com Iain Aitch Out & about Affordable Art Fair , London, Saturday & Sunday For serious collectors and someone just in search of a nice wall hanging, with workshops and art education too. Battersea Park, SW11 Illuminating Hadrian's Wall , Wallsend, Saturday Around 500 points of light will blaze and pass through a Welcoming The Light celebration in Carlisle as the illumination makes its way along the 84-mile-long Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail. From 5.15pm at Segedunum Roman Fort Allegra McEvedy On Gluttony , London, Sunday The food writer, chef and Leon co-founder talks about the so-called sinful pleasure of gastronomic overindulgence at the next School of Life sermon. Conway Hall, WC1, call 020-7833 1010 Mary King's Ghost Fest , Edinburgh, Thursday to 23 May Explore and trace paranormal activity with ghosthunters like Most Haunted's Chris Conway. Various venues, call 0845-070 6244