Seattle

Seattle

The Puget Sound area is a hotbed of steampunk activity. It's home base for Abney Park and other musical acts, and is one of the few regions with a retail shop (Otherworlds) that specializes in steampunk. Gas Works Park and Georgetown Steamplant Museum are notable landmarks.

If that's not enough, Seattle is the setting for Cherie Priest's Boneshaker, a modern classic of steampunk that won the Locus Award for best science-fiction novel (it also received Hugo and Nebula nominations).

The listings below include locations in the Seattle/Tacoma area and other parts of western Washington. Check out the "Steamiest Places" section for attractions likely to be of greatest interest to steampunks.

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Steampunk Heads West With Events in Washington and Northern California

Staff Report | Sep 15, 2021

The North American steampunk calendar is shifting west this weekend with one gathering in North Central Washington state and two more in Northern California. All three will be happening largely outdoors.

Contrivance Airship Red Blend

Contrivance, Steampunk-Styled Winery and Meadery, Opens Near Seattle

Staff Report | Aug 4, 2021

Here’s a new destination for your steampunk itinerary, if you’re in the Seattle area. At Contrivance Wine & Mead Co., you can sample concoctions such as the Airship Red Blend or Strawberry Rhubarb Mead, then purchase bottles to take home.

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Abney Park to Perform First Post-Lockdown Stage Show at Renfair

Staff Report | Jul 22, 2021

It’s set for Aug. 7 at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire in Bonney Lake, near Tacoma. The band is also planning a streaming concert for Aug. 21, and revealed more details about the Giants of Iron and Steam musical.

Brass Screw Fashion Show

“Elementally, My Dear Steampunks”

A report from the 2019 Brass Screw Confederacy steampunk festival in Port Townsend, Wash.

By John Longenbaugh | Jul 22, 2019

The eighth Brass Screw Confederacy Steampunk Festival, held June 12-14 in Port Townsend, drew its highest attendance ever. It featured a Mad Science theme and performances by UK chap hop artist Professor Elemental. We have a report and photos.

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Steampunks Head for Port Townsend

The annual steampunk festival will host Prof. Elemental, a “Mad Science” exhibition, and more

Staff Report | May 29, 2019

Steampunk enthusiasts in the Pacific Northwest will take to the streets of Port Townsend, Washington, as the Brass Screw Confederacy steampunk festival returns June 7-9. The program includes two performances by Professor Elemental.

Seattle Steampunks Pull Together Following Steamposium Cancellation

Staff Report | Nov 2, 2018

Steamposium might have been canceled, but steampunk enthusiasts in Seattle made the best of a bad situation by staging impromptu activities last weekend.

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TeslaCon West Slated for Seattle

The organizer of the immersive steampunk con hopes to launch a West Coast edition in 2020

Staff Report | Oct 31, 2018

The organizer of TeslaCon, the immersive steampunk convention in Wisconsin, is making plans for a Seattle event that will likely debut in spring 2020. “We really want to bring our version of steampunk out there,” says founder Eric Jon Larson.

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Steamposium Is Canceled

Organizers of the Seattle steampunk convention cited low ticket sales

Staff Report | Oct 24, 2018

The organizers of Steamposium announced late Tuesday that they have canceled the event. It was scheduled to take place Oct. 26-28 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle. The announcement appeared on the event's website.

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