David Carlson, organizer of the convention, is exiting steampunk events following a dispute with another event organizer in Connecticut. Stupid Cupid was scheduled for Feb. 2-4 near Hartford. Carlson also operated the Silk City Steampunk group.
With the start of December comes a big weekend for steampunk fans, as TeslaCon takes place near Madison, Wisconsin, while Steampunk Adventurers Weekend returns for its second engagement in South Florida.
The fire could delay efforts to construct a museum and science center dedicated to Nikola Tesla. The site on Long Island housed the iconic Wardenclyffe Tower, where Tesla hoped to demonstrate wireless power transmission.
Once again, the exhibit halls of Cow Palace near San Francisco have been transformed into a re-creation of Victorian-era London as the Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party takes place each weekend through Dec. 17.
The Sacramento Steampunk Society held its annual Top Brass formal dinner on Saturday, Nov. 11, this time with a trip to Italy. Given the theme, it was no surprise that one of the guests was Leonardo da Vinci.
The latest episode of The World of Steampunk is now available for your viewing pleasure. It features extensive coverage of Maker Faire Bay Area, which was held over two weekends in October on Mare Island in Vallejo, California.
The event kicks off Saturday near San Francisco with vendors, music, dance, historical re-enactors, and other festivities in an immersive environment inspired by Victorian-era London. It comes as a group of cast members ended a boycott.
Twice a year, Whitby Goth Weekend draws crowds of the darkly inclined to the North Yorkshire seaside town known for its association with Dracula. With all the crossover between goth and steampunk, lots of steampunk fans also attend.
The 10-episode live action series serves as an origin story for Captain Nemo, a central character in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and The Mysterious Island. AMC licensed broadcast and streaming rights for the U.S. and Canada.
Doctor Who is back this month as the first of three specials will premiere Nov. 26. Other notable arrivals include The Personal History of David Copperfield on Hulu and two films on Max: The Golden Compass and Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Minett Park Fond-de-Gras in Pétange, Luxembourg once again hosted Anno 1900, a steampunk festival noted for its historic setting and spectacular costumes. And once again, photographer Dominique Linel was there.
The second weekend of Maker Faire Bay Area is now a wrap, and it was even better than the first. Most of the featured makers were back, but the Dark Room came alive and many attendees got their first look at the eye-popping Project Empire art car.
Steampunk artists had a major presence as Maker Faire Bay Area took place at the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California. It marked the return of what was once the world’s largest Maker Faire.
Maker Faire Bay Area is making a dramatic comeback this weekend and next in Vallejo, California. Participants include Obtainium Works, the steampunk art car studio, and Kinetic Steam Works, creators of steam-powered kinetic art.
Festivals and conventions are great, but steampunk fans can also have a good time just by gathering friends and planning a few activities. That was the lesson when a small group headed to California beach town for a picnic and promenade.
Once again, White Rose Yorkshire Steampunks presented Haworth Steampunk Weekend, one of its major annual gatherings. The event was held Oct. 6-8 in the historic West Yorkshire village that was once home to the Brontë sisters.
Spooky Season is here, which means you can stream lots of horror films this month. But the biggest highlights for steampunk fans are the season premieres of two series with nary a ghost, vampire, or werewolf: The pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death and the period drama The Gilded Age, both on Max.
Crich Tramway Village, an open-air museum in Derbyshire, U.K., would appear to be the perfect location for a steampunk event, and sure enough, it hosts a steampunk weekend each September with entertainment, tea dueling, traders, and more.
The Solano Avenue Stroll is one of the largest street fairs in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the 2023 edition had some unusual sights for attendees as the Menagerie Oddities Market hosted vendors of goth- and steampunk-inspired wares.
The singer-songwriter-cellist is planning a Sept. 22 release for her ninth album of original compositions, but now our readers can get a preview right here. She hit a peak with her last originals release, and there’s no letdown with this one. It’s a masterpiece.
The Big River Steampunk Festival took place over Labor Day weekend in Hannibal, Missouri, and our correspondent described it as one of the best yet. It was likely the biggest ever, as the local visitor's bureau pegged total attendance at 21,500.
The Asylum Steampunk Festival drew thousands of steampunk fans to Lincoln, U.K. It featured a full program of music, workshops, and more, but the costumed attendees themselves were a major attraction.
This is a challenging time for streaming services, but September looks like a decent month for new arrivals. Among them: A new season of Disenchantment on Netflix, a new installment of American Horror Story on Hulu, and the Season 2 premiere of The Wheel of Time on Prime Video.
The huge multi-genre fan convention returns to Atlanta over Labor Day weekend with celebrities, authors, musical acts, costume contests, the Dragon Con parade, and programming tracks covering every conceivable fan interest.
Steampunk fans from across the Midwest and points beyond will make their way to Hannibal, Missouri as the Big River Steampunk Festival returns over Labor Day weekend. It’s one of the largest steampunk gatherings in the U.S.
