Steampunks joined goths for the fall edition of this alternative music festival in North Yorkshire
Photos by Bill Nesbitt | Oct 31, 2019
Photo Gallery: Twice a year, thousands flock to Whitby in North Yorkshire, UK for Whitby Goth Weekend. The latest event took place Oct. 25-27 and drew lots of steampunks. The town is also known for its association with Dracula.
Bastille the Butler joins Aunt Matilda to welcome steampunk fans to historic St. Augustine
Staff Report | Oct 30, 2019
Aunt Matilda’s Steampunk Trunk in St. Augustine, Florida is inviting steampunk fans to a “festival without a festival” in which the historic city will serve as the backdrop for a scavenger hunt, pub crawl, and other activities.
Photos from Haworth Steampunk Weekend, held in the town associated with the Brontë sisters
Photos by Lee Ward, Stephen Bell, and Dave Stephenson | Oct 19, 2019
Photo Gallery: Haworth Steampunk Weekend returned Oct. 11-13 to the West Yorkshire village known for its connection to the Brontë sisters. Stephen Bell, Lee Ward, and Dave Stephenson kindly allowed us to use their photos.
Photographer Dominique Linel once again captures the creative cosplay at Anno 1900
Photos by Dominique Linel | Oct 14, 2019
Anno 1900 returned Sept. 28 and 29 to Luxembourg, and again it was a feast of imaginative costumes. One of the largest steampunk gatherings in mainland Europe, it is held at Fond-de-Gras, an ideal setting for steampunk cosplay. . .
More imaginative costumes as the Gaslight Steampunk Expo adopts an Ancient Egypt theme
Photos by Jerry Abuan and Clara Blackheart | Oct 5, 2019
Photo Gallery: Steampunk culture met Ancient Egypt as the Gaslight Steampunk Expo took place Sept. 27-29 in San Diego. We have some visual highlights thanks to guest photographers Jerry Abuan and Clara Blackheart.
A historic building in the Mile High City is home to a steampunk-inspired miniature golf course
Staff Report | Sep 15, 2019
Urban Putt, San Francisco’s steampunk-themed miniature golf course, has opened its second location about 1200 miles away in Denver’s LoDo (Lower Downtown) area. Urban Putt Denver occupies the historic Denver City Cable Railway Building.
Highlights from Silicon Valley Comic Con in San Jose, where steampunk was just part of the action
Staff Report | Sep 9, 2019
It doesn’t compare to San Diego Comic Con, but Silicon Valley Comic Con was an easy trip from The Steampunk Explorer World Headquarters. Many folks attend comic cons to meet celebrities, but we were more interested in the artists and cosplayers.
Scenes from the Big River Steampunk Festival, held over Labor Day weekend in Missouri
By Curt Knapp | Sep 3, 2019
Thousands took to the streets of Hannibal, Missouri for the sixth annual Big River Steampunk Festival. Among them was photographer Curt Knapp, who provided photos and sent us his impressions.
The Asylum Steampunk Festival in Lincoln, UK is the world’s largest steampunk gathering
Staff Report | Aug 28, 2019
An estimated 100,000 steampunk enthusiasts gathered last weekend in Lincoln, UK for the 11th Asylum Steampunk Festival. Thanks to attendees Ben Bobjr Abel and Stephen Bell, we have a photo gallery with cosplay and other steampunk shenanigans.
Obtainium Works leader Shannon O’Hare shared his wisdom at an August 3rd event in Vallejo
By Stephen Beale | Aug 25, 2019
Steampunk fans in the San Francisco area received a master class in “How to Make an Art Car” during a presentation Aug. 3 at the Obtainium Works studio in Vallejo, California. They were joined by a group of engineering students from China.
