Eleven Months until the Exposition!

“A dream is not reality, but who’s to say which is which?”

We are now eleven months away from our “Adventures in Wonderland” and hotel rooms, in which to dream, are now available to book for June 2026!

Cabbages, Kings, and Doubles are all $139/night (plus taxes and fees) and be booked by CLICKING HERE!

Arthur Dent once said, “I never could get the hang of Thursdays,” and apparently neither can the hotel; you might experience a lack of double bed rooms available if you are checking in on Thursday (June 11th, 2026), but we are currently working on that with the hotel. The prudent idea might be to book Friday and Saturday, and then add nights accordingly.

Buy Early & Win Prizes!

Tickets are already selling for the 2026 Chicago Steampunk Exposition and we are close to reaching the first 100! These Weekend Badges will automatically be entered into a prize drawing to be held during Opening Ceremonies on Friday, June 12th, 2026. There will be four categories for the drawing: the first 20, 30, 60, and then all of the first 100. The winners for each category will be determined by the roll of dice, starting with a d20, then moving to d30, d60, and finally the d100. Each of the first 100 weekend badges sold for 2026 will have a badge number along the bottom identifying the order in which it was purchased.

Pre-sale badges have your name printed on them in a fancy font (designed to look like it is etched in brass), so please include “badge names” in the “Order Notes” section of the check out form. In addition to your name, badges will also be labeled with the purchaser’s last name and order number for reference in case lost badges get turned into Registration; that said, however, please remember that lost badges that are not turned in can not be replaced and a new purchase will be required.

The Program

Over the next nine months the Exposition is putting together the 2026 Program for amusement and education. We are currently accepted session proposals. Please CLICK HERE for more information.

We will list session descriptions as we countdown to June 12th, 2026, and should have the full and final schedule online by mid-April, 2026.

Exhibitor Updates

For 2026 we have FOUR exhibitor spaces.

The Underground Market remains downstairs in Sienna
The Midway Market (formerly known as Artists’ Alley and Printers’ Row) is in Slate.
Hallway Exhibitors in the Atrium Lobby, the North hallway, the South hallway, and the Central hallway.
The Hall of Curiosities in Mahogany 4.

The Exhibitor Application Form is available now!