by JP Dean | Apr 29, 2026
Presented by Brett King An authentic Victorian Magic Lantern projection show, using an antique projector and beautiful glass slides, most over 100 years old. Your lanternist, Brett King, will share dark tales about Chicago, the World’s Fair, and Alice in Wonderland....
by JP Dean | Apr 28, 2026
America’s Most Gothic: Haunted History Stranger than Fiction Presented by Leanna Renee Hieber Bestselling author, actress and ghost tour guide Leanna Renee Hieber discusses how the classic tropes and atmosphere of Gothic literature affects how we tell ghost stories to...
by JP Dean | Apr 27, 2026
Presented by Sea Beast Puppet Company: Kat Pleviak, Erin Krause, Maggie Krause Curiouser and curiouser… who will you become? Join us for a delightfully peculiar, drop-in make-&-take workshop where the characters of Wonderland are reimagined through a fantastical...
by JP Dean | Apr 24, 2026
SEVEN WEEKS before the convention opens! Last week we were happy to share with you the preliminary draft of the 2026 Chicago Steampunk Exposition SCHEDULE! Please note that a few changes and additions may occur over the next eight weeks, but for the most part we have...
by JP Dean | Apr 22, 2026
Presented by Tim Davis of Splendid Obstacles Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Teapot racing at the Chicago Steampunk Exposition. That’s right you heard it here first. Dust off those racers. Charge up those batteries. It’s race time! Teapot racing brought...
