The Steampunk Explorer

Gallery: Steampunks Gather in Hangtown

Scenes from the first Hangtown Wild West & Steampunk Festival in Placerville, Calif.

Photos by Clara Blackheart | Jun 15, 2022

The event featured Old West historical exhibits and re-enactments, along with live music and steampunk vendors. Placerville was known as “Hangtown” during the Gold Rush due to local residents’ notorious use of frontier justice.

Steampunk Digest - June 24, 2022

Our weekly roundup of news and other happenings in the steampunk world

Staff Report | Jun 24, 2022

Two new events in the Northeast; New theme and dates for International Steampunk Symposium; Gameplay trailer for Circus Electrique; Hope for a new Sherlock Holmes film; Steampunk gets the boot from Big Feasty; Weekend events.

Poe- and Celtic-Themed Steampunk Events Are Coming to Maryland

Staff Report | Jun 23, 2022

Steampunk fans in the U.S. Northeast now have two new events to put on their calendars. They include what’s billed as “Baltimore’s first Steampunk Convention,” plus a new gathering at Royal Rabbit Vineyards.

New Dates and Theme for Next Year’s International Steampunk Symposium

Staff Report | Jun 23, 2022

The convention has been moved back a week to June 16-18, 2023, at the Holiday Inn & Suites Cincinnati-Eastgate. It will be themed “Steampunk Under the Big Top,” replacing the previously announced John Carter/Flash Gordon theme.

June 14: It’s Time Again to Celebrate International Steampunk Day

Staff Report | Jun 14, 2022

It’s that time of year again, a day to wear your goggles proud. From humble beginnings, the observance is now celebrated around the world. But how did it originate, and why June 14? The answers may surprise you.

Events

Brass Screw Consortium Leads Big Weekend for West Coast Steampunks

Staff Report | Jun 13, 2022

The steampunk calendar is tilting westward this weekend in the U.S., as the Brass Screw Consortium Steampunk Festival takes place in Port Townsend, Washington along with events in Northern and Southern California.

Steampunk Art

Neverwas Haul Once Again Open for Tours on Vallejo’s Mare Island

Staff Report | Jun 9, 2022

Tours will be available every other Sunday at the Haul’s new temporary location in Vallejo, California. Obtainium Works, which created the steampunk icon, also revealed new details about this year’s Obtainium Cup Rally.

Steampunk Art

New Jersey Art School to Host Steampunk Show in June and July

Staff Report | Jun 8, 2022

Amalgamations... A Steampunk Collective features works by 14 artists in a variety of media. It runs from June 11 through July 9 at duCret School of Art in Plainfield, with an opening reception set for Saturday evening.

Entertainment

New Disney Trailers: Live-Action ‘Pinocchio,’ Animated ‘Strange World’

Staff Report | Jun 7, 2022

The new Pinocchio adaptation, directed by Robert Zemeckis, is slated for a Sept. 8 release on Disney+. Tom Hanks stars as Geppetto. Strange World, drawing inspiration from old-time sci-fi movies, hits theaters on Nov. 23.