Have something that is broken? Don’t toss it — Fix It! For Free!

A Fix-it Fair is a free community gathering where people with repair skills share their time and talents to help fix their neighbors’ belongings. It is also known as a Repair Fair, Fix-it Clinic or Repair Café. At Fix-it Fairs, volunteers and professionals provide repair services to the public for free. The events aim to reduce landfill waste and pass on vital skills.

Why participate?

• Save Money: Avoid buying replacements by repairing what you already have.

• Reduce Waste: Help protect the environment by keeping items out of landfills.

• Build Community: Connect with others who share a passion for sustainability and hands-on problem solving.

What can I bring to be fixed?

• Jewelry: Fixing chains, soldering, and other repairs

• Sewing: Torn seams, missing buttons, broken zippers

• Electronics & Small Appliances: Broken toasters, lamps, fans, radios, and more

• Furniture: Wobbly chairs, loose screws, small wooden repairs

• Sharpening: Tools and knives

Not sure if we can fix it? Contact us at info@communitymakersnw.org beforehand to ask!

Other Details:

• For walk-ins: first come, first served.

• Plan to stay during the repair.

• Bring any manuals and/or parts and components to help us fix and test.

• NO items that are oversized, leaking, contain gasoline, or have a strong odor. NO items containing hazardous materials. NO broken cell phone screens, locked out electronics, or microwaves.

• Volunteer fixers will do their best to fix items, but no guarantees.

• Limit 3 items for sharpening.

• Sewing repairs only, no alterations/rebuilds.