The recent re-launch of The Steampunk Explorer forced us to move some tasks to the back burner, and one of those was the calendar of events. When the site re-launched on Dec. 30, the calendar listed just 191 events taking place in 2025. But we got busy over the weekend and it now lists more than 600 happenings.
Here’s some background. We maintain a database of approximately 1,200 events that take place each year. In addition to steampunk gatherings, they include science fiction conventions, anime conventions, comic cons, Renaissance fairs, book fairs, and more.
Periodically, we go through the database and check the event websites to see if they’ve announced upcoming dates. If they have, we update the record and upload the event to the website. It’s a highly efficient process — if the event is in the same location and happens roughly the same time of the year, we can update the listing with five or six mouse clicks. (We also add new events as we learn about them.)
The re-launch occupied much of our time in November and December, so we fell behind in our database checks. Fortunately, the vast majority of events take place after mid-January, so we still had time to catch up. Over the weekend, we did a thorough sweep of the database, which enabled us to add the new listings.
If you want to see what’s happening over the next 12 months, check it out:
Steampunk events: All events | North America only
U.S. regions: New England | Mid-Atlantic | Southeast
Midwest | South Central | Mountain | Pacific
International: Canada | U.K./Europe | Australia/New Zealand
Plus the complete list covering all regions
