Once again, PCMag was on hand for World Maker Faire New York over the weekend, the annual extravaganza that highlights the intersection of technology, craft, and creativity.

This year's show was larger than ever. The grounds of the New York Hall of Science in Queens were packed with vendors, performers, craftspeople, and hackers from all over the world showing off their skills and creations to a crowd of more than 50,000.

Big players like Intel, MakerBot, Arduino, and Disney were plentiful—the latter replete with 3D printers so kids could print out figures of Baymax, the robotic star of the upcoming Big Hero 6 movie, as well as take part in other activities for young makers. But the show also attracts lone inventors, artists, and entrepreneurs such as Kurt "The Bot-Guy" Wendt, who showed off the giant plastic dragons and other items he's designed and 3D printed.

It seems like every year at Maker Faire, some ascending technology leaps into prominence. By that standard, 2014 could be considered the Year of the Drones. The assorted radio-controlled aircraft ranged from minuscule Micro Drones to humongous copters with eight or more rotors. The highlight was the Game of Drones, a competition that featured obstacle courses and, of course, aerial combat. To the delight of the onlookers, the larger and more powerful drones were sometimes bested by much smaller yet agile copters.

No Maker Faire would be complete without some grand, animated or human-powered contraptions, and this year featured several of these "kinetic sculptures". Tick Tock the Croc, an enormous, bicycle-powered segment crocodile, and Rave Raffe the Electric Giraffe were the most prominent.

The Maker Faire crowd tends to be on the young side, but this two-day exhibition is a great place for kids of all ages to immerse themselves in the latest trends of technology and creativity. Check out some of the sights in the slideshow.