2026 is almost upon us and we wish you all a Brave New Year. A new year is filled with excitement, anxiety, potential, and for us it heralds the coming of this June’s Chicago Steampunk Exposition!
Thank you for joining us in the countdown to welcoming special guests Gail Carriger, UnWoman, Leanna Renee Hieber, and a number of other people who make Steampunk truly wonderful.
Program Updates
The Exposition is currently putting together the 2026 Program for your amusement and education. We list session descriptions as we countdown to June 12th, 2026, and should have the full and final schedule online by mid-April, 2026.
This week we added the following panels and presentations to the Schedule:
- The Garden of Live Flowers Fascinators
- “Rivets and Revolution” ~ A Steampunk Interpretation of the American Revolutionary War (13+)
If you would like to propose a panel, gaming session, presentation, workshop, or other things for the 2026 Exposition Program, please fill out our Application for Presenters form.
Exposition Exhibitors
This week we highlighted the following exhibitors whom you will find in the Exposition halls.
We have four main exhibitor spaces:
- The Underground Market (Sienna) for Vendors.
- The Midway Market (Slate) for Artists, Musicians, & Writers.
- The Hall of Curiosities (Mahogany 4) for Displays.
- Hallway Exhibitors (Atrium Lobby & Hallways) for Organizations and Fan Groups.
There are still Artist & Writer Tables available in The Midway Market; to apply, please fill out our Application for Exhibitors form
Social Media
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- LIKE the Chicago Steampunk Expo page on Facebook for regular updates!
- RSVP to our Facebook event page!
- JOIN the Chicago Steampunk Exposition Adventurers’ Club group of Facebook to make plans with other steampunks!
- Yes, it’s all Facebook, but when we start posting on other platforms, we’ll be sure to add them to this list.
On the Horizon . . .
- Our NEW newsletter!
- Exhibitor updates!
- Programming updates!
