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...
by JP Dean | Dec 26, 2025
Sweet Steam “Purveyors of Fine, Experimental, and Whimsical Confections with traditional and exotic flavourings, created for Appreciation and Consumption by Sophisticated Ladies and Gentlemen.” Sweet Steam has been making fine chocolates for the Steampunk community...
by JP Dean | Dec 22, 2025
The Market Bizarre returns to the Exposition this June with their array of masks, headpieces, and jewelry, taxidermy, and furs. We provide hand made and use reworked pieces in our process such as upcycled floral displays in headpieces for a one of a kind accessory....
