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.
We have photos from this steampunk gathering in Morecambe on England’s northwest coast
By Ian Bradshaw and Mark Rushton | Jun 17, 2019
Photo Gallery. “Steamageddon” was the theme as A Splendid Day Out returned June 1 and 2 to Morecambe, a seaside resort town in North West England. Our guest photographers Ian Bradshaw and Mark Rushton captured scenes from the event.
Superheroes, historical figures and Spy vs. Spy enlivened the steampunk con near San Francisco
Staff Report | Apr 3, 2019
One attraction of any steampunk convention is the sight of attendees wearing fanciful costumes, and Clockwork Alchemy was no exception. Some of the most elegant outfits were seen in the fashion show, but that was just the beginning.
Amazing costumes are highlights at Haworth Steampunk Weekend in North Yorkshire
By Mark Speight | Nov 28, 2018
Photo Gallery: Photographer Mark Speight was on hand at Haworth Steampunk Weekend and allowed us to use some of his images. The event, held at multiple locations in the village of Haworth, served as a fundraiser for a local hospice.
Our guest photographer captures the creative cosplay at the 2018 Gaslight Steampunk Expo
By Clara Blackheart | Oct 15, 2018
The theme was “Return to Vulcania” at the Gaslight Steampunk Expo in San Diego. With the event’s Pan-Pacific focus, much of the cosplay took on Polynesian and nautical flavors. Clara Blackheart shot some great photos that captured the creativity.
Photographer Dominique Linel offers a look at the creative cosplayers at Anno 1900
Staff Report | Oct 3, 2018
The Anno 1900 Steampunk Convention took place last weekend in Luxembourg, and fortunately for steampunk fans, one attendee was photographer Dominique Linel. He promptly posted photos of the costumed participants.
Bay Area steampunks spent a day touring vintage fashion stores in SF’s Haight-Ashbury district
By Stephen Beale | Sep 26, 2018
In 1967, San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district was the epicenter of the Summer of Love. More than 50 years later, September 22 was a Day of Steampunk as a dozen or so neo-Victorians engaged in a “costume crawl.”
Well, not exactly, but steampunks were among the participants at the NorCal Pirate Festival
By Stephen Beale | Jun 17, 2018
Pirates of the seafaring variety invaded the waterfront of Vallejo, CA this weekend as the Northern California Pirate Festival came to town. Any airship pirates in the crowd were traveling incognito, but we did encounter folks in gears and goggles.
Creative costumes abound at Clockwork Alchemy 2018
By Stephen Beale | Mar 28, 2018
You had to wonder what unsuspecting hotel guests were thinking when they saw these Victorian fantasy characters walking through the halls.
