Potential Exhibitors:
Since we haven’t actually set a date or location yet these people might not actually be at the con, but they’ve expressed their interest to be there... nothing is final until we announce the dates.
We’re bringing a mummy!
A classic Victorian event! Saturday. May 15th at 9PM—A rich personage would ship a mummy from Egypt and then invite his friends to help unwrap it. You see, the Ancient Egyptians didn’t just wrap the mummy in plain cloth; Secreted away in the wrappings were perfumes, religious scriptures, trinkets, and jewelry—exotic prizes for guests to take home! As the guests take their turns unwrapping a bandage, they’ll uncover prizes. It could be anything: a coupon, a candy, a perfume sample, a pair of earrings, a tea bag sample. As prizes are unwrapped the donating company will be announced, and their business card or flyer can be on hand to give to interested parties.
We’ve already had dealers pledge to donate items to secret away in the bandages, but if you’d like to include some little treat for some other fair-goer to find, please contact me directly. I’ll need to know what you’re donating and it’s relative size. I should be able to get the prizes from you Saturday Morning for the Saturday Evening unwrapping. You should be able to contact me via info@steampunkexpo.com—at the fair, look for the green-derbied bounty-hunter.
To put it mildly, there have been some set backs. The current economy has caused me to suffer the loss of employment at the beginning of October (well-wishers can send photos of themselves in Steampunk garb, which will be posted here at a later date). The loss of employment made the goal of a Steampunk Expo in April 2010 completely unattainable, and I very nearly shut the whole concept down today. But, I discovered on the semi-neglected Facebook page there were some 70 Steampunk enthusiasts who had recently signed up for more info. This gave me heart. The next attempted date for the Steampunk Expo will be Fall 2010. In the meantime, it’s likely that I’ll bump into you at the Jeff Mach’s Steampunk World’s Fair in Piscattaway, New Jersey or on Steamadelphia.
cordially,
—Nathan E. Lilly, diletante
November 29th, 2009
We’re still planning a Steampunk convention for Spring Fall 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and we’re currently trying to gauge interest. If going to a Steampunk convention is something that you might enjoy, then please sign up for our announcement list below. On this site you’ll receive news, updates, and announcements about the convention, as it’s being planned. You can also follow us on LiveJournal, MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo! Groups, or Twitter, if you prefer.
Show us your legs!—wait, I mean—just because the Steampunk Expo has been delayed doesn’t mean you can’t get some exposure. If you’d care to be a dealer, merchant, performer, panelist, artist, or exhibitor at the Steampunk Expo in Philadelphia Fall 2010, then please send an e-mail to info@steampunkexpo.com. If you include your web address and a 300 by 250 pixel banner then I’ll post it here, free of charge (until I decide to replace them with a full featured site). Don’t have a banner?! For $45 I’ll make one for you, and for $90 I’ll make it animated (please query about additional costs if you’d like something more advanced: flash, sound, video, etc.)—proceeds will go towards the Steampunk Expo Fund.
Since we haven’t actually set a date or location yet these people might not actually be at the con, but they’ve expressed their interest to be there... nothing is final until we announce the dates.
Jul 30th-Aug 1st 2010 • Mount Pisgah
Veneta, OR 97487
Faerieworlds has become the premiere mythic music festival on the West Coast. Featuring world renowned fantasy artists, Grammy-award winning musicians, spectacular performances and entertainers, an amazing arts and crafts vending village, thousands of fans from around the globe travel each year to Eugene, Oregon to experience the magic of Faerieworlds.
(http://www.faerieworlds.com/)
Jul 31st-Aug 1st 2010 • Vallejo Waterfront
Vallejo, CA 94590
The Great Pan-Kinetic Exposition is a family friendly event designed to showcase a snapshot of United States history during a time of exciting innovations and fantastic personalities. Held on the waterfront in Vallejo, California, the inventors and artisans selling and exhibiting inventions, works of art and incredible ideas for the far off future - our present will be surrounded by a festive big-top style tent that PT Barnum himself could be proud of!
(http://www.pankineticexpo.com/)
Aug 5th-8th 2010 • Wyndham Orlando Resort
Orlando, FL 32819
AFO is a multi-day celebration of all things related to Japanese animation and pop culture held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in August. Growing in attendance nearly 20% each year since its inception in 2000, Anime Festival Orlando has earned the title of
(http://www.animefestivalorlando.com)
Aug 7th-8th 2010 • Springfield
Springfield, MO 65806
The Barataria Faire is a brand new pirate and faerie faire coming to Springfield, Missouri.
(http://www.baratariafaire.com/)
Sep 3rd-6th 2010 • Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Atlanta, GA 30303
Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the US.
Sep 3rd-5th 2010 • Madison Marriott West
Middleton, WI 53562
Geek.Kon is Madison Wisconsin’s very own anime convention, sci-fi convention, and gaming convention all rolled into one! As the name implies, Geek.Kon is a place to celebrate all that is geeky from strong foundations in anime, science fiction, video gaming, tabletop gaming, and costuming to up and coming fandoms like steampunk and gothic lolita, Geek.Kon has it all. This year, in addition to a variety of guests, panels and special events, Madison’s largest convention will also feature one of the state’s largest LAN gaming rooms, an expanded table top gaming room, three viewing rooms featuring both anime and sci-fi, and Wisconsin’s largest video game room all running 24-hours a day!
Sep 4th 2010 • Edgerton Performing Arts Center
Edgerton, WI 53534
Edge Comic-Con 2010 is a fresh con for the south central Wisconsin and northern Illinois area. Our show is going to bigger and better this year, with a new hall with a theater, our theater can hold 600 seated guests; you can host your forums and meetings. Our main hall will hold over 300 tables this year, along with some limited number of booths. We are again in the process of recruiting artists, writers and exhibitors, and this year we are adding movie stars, our first Star this year is famed actor Doug Jones you will remember him for his work as THE SILVER SURFER in FANTASTIC FOUR RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER. He is also the life and soul of ABE SAPIEN in HELLBOY and HELLBOY II THE GOLDEN ARMY (based on the popular Dark Horse comic book)! In the film he wants to be remembered for Doug portrays 2 characters in the Oscar winning film Pan’s Labyrinth.
Sep 4th-5th 2010 • Rocky Mountaineer Train Station
Vancouver, BC V6A 2L8
A yearly Trade & Convention Show featuring Comics, Anime, Games, Toys, Video Games, Sci-Fi & Fantasy and Media Guests. We are Where Geek is Chic. Exhibitors, Panels, Guests, Demonstrations and a Costume Contest using ICG rules.
Oct 1st-3rd 2010 •
Richmond, BC V6Y 2V7
VCON - Vancouver Canada’s Convention of Science Fiction and Fantasy - is the oldest general-interest science fiction and fantasy convention in Canada and the Pacific Northwest. The convention has promoted the interests of science fiction and fantasy fan culture in Vancouver BC and its environs since 1971, offering events and exhibits focused on a variety of Science Fiction and Fantasy fandom interest areas such as literature, art, media, music, costumes, comics, games, etc.
Oct 8th-10th 2010 • Park Place Hotel
Kansas City, MO 64120
Kansas City’s Newest Anime Convention! Join us this October at the Park Place Hotel, for a weekend of fun and anime fandom! Featuring anime themed gameshows, showings, video and tabletop gaming, and so very much more.
Oct 8th-10th 2010 • Davis Convention Center
Layton, UT 84041
Budding anime convention that’s been running for about five years. Family-friendly and LOTS of fun.