What is a Repair Fair?
Repair Fairs are free events where community members can bring an item (lamp, bike, clothes, small appliances, etc.) for free repair. Rather than leaving and retuning later to pick up their item, attendees sit with a Repair Coach who explains their approach to fixing the item. The Coach and attendee work collaboratively to try to fix the item, so that attendees learn more about fixing and hopefully feel empowered to try to fix other things. Repair Fairs keep useful items out of the landfill and spread knowledge and love of reuse and repair!
When can I attend a Repair Fair?
See the table here for 2025 Repair Fair dates!
How do I register an item to be fixed?
We encourage you to pre-register items you would like to have fixed at a Repair Fair; you can do so by finding the event you want to attend at: https://www.reusealliance.org/events. Forget to pre-register? We also take walk-ins!
How do I volunteer as a Repair Coach?
We would love to have you volunteer as a Repair Coach! Don’t feel comfortable fixing, but still want to help out? There are also volunteer opportunities to help with check-in and check-out! Fill out the volunteer intake form at www.reusealliance.org/rf-volunteer, or email volunteer@reusealliance.org.