by JP Dean | Dec 31, 2025
Presented by Greg Pizzino An exploration of steam era frauds, fakers, and practical jokers. From faked artifacts like the Cardiff Giant and falsified oddities like the “Feejee Mermaid” to famous pranksters Theodore Hook and Horace de Vere Cole, we’ll...
by JP Dean | Dec 30, 2025
Kelsey Josephson, author of strange steampunk and reinvented fairy tales, returns to the Exposition’s imaginative Midway Market (formerly known as Artists’ Alley and Printers’ Row). Kelsey Josephson is a sci-fi fantasy author and member of SFWA and...
by JP Dean | Dec 30, 2025
Kelsey Josephson, author of strange steampunk and reinvented fairy tales, returns to the Exposition’s imaginative Midway Market (formerly known as Artists’ Alley and Printers’ Row). Kelsey Josephson is a sci-fi fantasy author and member of SFWA and...
by JP Dean | Dec 28, 2025
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...
by JP Dean | Dec 27, 2025
Presented by Jessica Lucci What if the American Revolutionary War took place in a steampunked British colony? 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of a new nation, and this presentation will honor history while exploring an alternate timeline. From...
