The convention returns this weekend with “Steampunk Halloween” as the theme. One highlight will be a concert featuring Marquis of Vaudeville and the second U.S. appearance by Madam Misfit.
Bourbon City Steam returns to Louisville with a speaker roster that includes authors Leanna Renee Hieber, Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, and other steampunk luminaries. Meanwhile, it’s time again for Boston’s Monthly Steampunk Gathering.
The SF Bay Area steampunk convention will take place Oct. 24-26 at a new venue with “Gaslight Fantasy” as the theme. Meanwhile, Drake & McTrowell’s Duel at Dusk will happen two weeks later in San Diego.
The Menagerie Oddities Market celebrated International Women’s Day by presenting “Women of Oddities,” the organizer’s first event of the year. Held March 8 in downtown Oakland, it provided an opportunity for local goths, pagans, steampunks, and others to shop for handcrafted wares from a curated group of female vendors.
The new costume ball will feature music, dancers, clowns, circus arts, and burlesque performers. Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys will be the headliners.
The Edwardian Ball, held Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in San Francisco, provided a cornucopia of eye-popping art and entertainment, but the attendees themselves were also part of the spectacle.
The steampunk calendar is heating up this weekend with CONpossible in Atlanta and MegaCon in Orlando. Meanwhile, Whitby Steampunk Weekend will return to North Yorkshire, and the Cog and Compass fest will take place in New Zealand.
The Jewelry City Steampunk Festival returned to Attleboro, Massachusetts on Jan. 25 with a program featuring talks, music, dance, circus performances, teapot racing, and lots of cosplay.
Once again, San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom will be transformed into a neo-vintage wonderland as The Edwardian Ball returns on Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1.
When do we celebrate International Steampunk Day? What about Nikola Tesla Day or World Octopus Day? These, and other special days, are now in the calendar.
We didn’t need a time machine to visit 19th century London, but one was readily available at the 2024 edition of the Great Dickens Christmas Fair, taking place this month at Cow Palace in Daly City, California, just south of San Francisco.
A pair of fantastical serpents joined a host of art cars, cosplayers, Alice in Wonderland characters, and community groups as the 14th annual Mad Hatter Holiday Festival took place in Vallejo, California. An estimated 10,000 people turned out.
Thousands of fans across a wide range of genres gathered at San Francisco’s Moscone Center over Thanksgiving weekend for the third Fan Expo SF, billed as Northern California’s largest pop culture convention.
The Mad Hatter Holiday Festival will return to Vallejo, California, on Saturday, Dec. 7 with art cars, music, costume contests, craft vendors, and more. The centerpiece is a parade through the city’s downtown.
Steampunk fans in New England and points beyond steered their airships to the Vermont Steampunk Expo, held Nov. 9-10 at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction near Burlington. We’ve posted a photo gallery.
Thousands of people, many in costumes, gathered in the seaside town of Whitby, U.K. for the 30th anniversary of Whitby Goth Weekend. The festival, held Nov. 1-3, is believed to be one of the world’s largest goth events.
Steampunk fans gathered in Scottsboro, Alabama, on Oct. 26 for Steamers and Dreamers, a steampunk festival with costumes, games, contests, artisan merchants, and more. Lead organizer Byron Lauderdale sent along some photos.
The year’s last big weekend for steampunk events is approaching, especially in the U.S. with TeslaCon, Steampunk November, the Vermont Steampunk Expo, and three gatherings in California, plus Steampunk the Thames in New Zealand.
Once a year, a small group of steampunk fans gathers in Santa Cruz County, California, for a picnic and other shenanigans, and so it happened on Saturday, Oct. 26, as they met at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton.
Haworth, known for its association with the Brontë sisters, once again welcomed steampunk fans for Haworth Steampunk Weekend. Presented by White Rose Yorkshire Steampunks, it featured steampunk markets, entertainment, and lots of cosplay.
Maker Faire Bay Area returned Oct. 18-20 to Mare Island in Vallejo, California, once again presenting a bounty of do-it-yourself projects and opportunities to meet their creators. We have photos and a video.
The event will offer a showcase for eye-popping do-it-yourself projects, including vehicles, kinetic art, robotics, fashion, and more. Participants include Obtainium Works, Kinetic Steam Works, and other longtime favorites.
Anno 1900 returned Sept. 28-29 to Minett Park Fond-de-Gras in Pétange, Luxembourg, and once again the event provided a spectacular setting for steampunk cosplay.
