The Atlanta Steampunk Expo adopts a post-apocalyptic theme with help from Queen Victoria
Staff Report | Sep 26, 2019
Queen Victoria is “Coming from the Past to Save the Future” at the Atlanta Steampunk Expo, Oct. 4-6. Guests include author K.W. Jeter plus Thomas Willeford, Dave Lee, Stephen Chapman, Paige Gardner, Valentine Wolfe, and DJ Spyder.
The Amherstburg Uncommon Festival is set to return to the Ontario town near Detroit
Staff Report | Sep 21, 2019
Escape rooms and a Victorian-style circus sideshow are among the prime attractions at the second Amherstburg Uncommon Festival, a mostly free steampunk- and fantasy-themed event set for Sept. 27-29 in Amherstburg, Ontario.
This new steampunk event from Aloysius Fox is aiming for a festive World’s Fair atmosphere
Staff Report | Sep 19, 2019
The producer of the International Steampunk Symposium will debut a new event, the Chicago Steampunk Exposition, Sept. 27-29 at the Westin O’Hare Hotel. Attendees can expect a packed schedule of panels, games, musical performances, and more.
Gail Carriger returns to her archaeology roots at the Gaslight Steampunk Expo in San Diego
Staff Report | Sep 18, 2019
Steampunk is typically associated with the Victorian era, but at the Gaslight Steampunk Expo, attendees will go farther back in time to Ancient Egypt. That’s the theme for this year’s event, scheduled for Sept. 26-29 in San Diego.
Festivals in Vermont and Connecticut kick off a busy season of steampunk events in the region
Staff Report | Sep 12, 2019
Steampunk fans in New England can look forward to an eventful autumn — in the literal sense of the term — as numerous events are scheduled from late September through December. The fun begins with gatherings in Vermont and Connecticut.
Train rides, museum tours and a fashion parade are on tap for this event in NE Pennsylvania
Staff Report | Sep 8, 2019
Steampunk fans are once again invited to the birthplace of the American Railroad as Steampunk Honesdale returns Sept. 14 and 15 to Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The festival will include train rides, vendors, museum tours, and more.
A look at steampunk-related happenings at the huge geek culture convention in Atlanta
Staff Report | Aug 21, 2019
Steampunk will have a major presence at Dragon Con, the huge multi-genre geek convention that returns to Atlanta over Labor Day weekend. Most of the steampunk action will be part of the Alternate and Historical Fiction Track.
The city long associated with Mark Twain is set to host another Big River Steampunk Festival
Staff Report | Aug 18, 2019
Steampunks will take to the streets of Samuel Clemens’ boyhood home as the Big River Steampunk Festival returns to Hannibal, Missouri over Labor Day weekend. Special guests include Doc Phineas, Thomas Willeford, and James Neathery.
The Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire will host a free steampunk fest
Staff Report | Aug 11, 2019
Steampunk fans in New England will be headed to the White Mountains for the 4th annual Railway to the Moon Steampunk Festival, which happens Aug. 17 and 18 at the Mount Washington Cog Railway in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.
Maker demos, author panels, concerts and more are on tap at the Key City Steampunk Festival
Staff Report | Aug 1, 2019
An all-star cast of steampunk makers will help celebrate the “Worlds of Jules Verne” as the Key City Steampunk Festival returns August 16-18 to Frederick, Maryland. The Slambovian Circus of Dreams will headline a Saturday night concert.
