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One Year until the Exposition!

The Countdown has Begun!

This weekend marked 52 weeks until the 2025 Chicago Steampunk Exposition and despite being a year away so much is already in place to make this next one even better than the last! In May we announced our headline band Charming Disaster, and this month we announce a second band (see below) and the expansive number of exhibitors already confirmed for May 2025!

“Bellhead”

Post-punk male-female duo band. Two basses and a drum machine. No Guitar, No BS. MADE IN CHICAGO 

 

Bellhead is a post-punk, goth, and industrial duo from Chicago, Illinois who perfectly capture the frantic descent into madness that will be rampant at the Exposition with the “Curse of Cthulhu.” The duo is made up of Karen Righeimer (low bass, vocals) and
Ivan Russia (high bass, vocals, drum programming).

“Bellhead literally rumble, causing your speakers to buzz at times, in a very good way. Having the two bass married to a drum machine makes for an ever so tight rhythm section, also giving you the melodies as well. This definitely gives the music a dirty post-punk groove to each track, and this new EP leans more into pop rock. The Good Intentions of Bellhead is fun, nostalgic and rocking… in that fabulously gloomy way.” (Adele Sinnamon – Onyx Music Reviews)

 

Learn more at bellheadband.com

We shall have more featured presenters and performers to announce next month as we continue our monthly countdown!

Exhibitor Updates

For 2025 we shall have three main exhibitor spaces:

We are a year away from the Exposition, but the Underground Market is already over half full with these confirmed Exhibitors:

Deborah Olson
Milliner Extraordinaire

And in the Palace of Fine Arts you will find the following exhibitors . . .

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Other Exposition Events!

Twelve months is a long time to wait, but don’t despair, the Exposition is hosting several smaller (mostly) FREE* events throughout the year, such as the International Steampunk Day Picnic (a day late) on June 15th, 2024 on the grounds of the only remaining building from the 1893 Chicago Exposition! What is now the Museum of Science & Industry was originally the Palace of Fine Arts. Jackson Park surrounds the hall and it is there that we shall set our blankets and picnics to dine, converse, and play croquet.

Learn more about our (mostly) free events by clicking these links to our Facebook event pages:

* ~ Some of the events are ticketed, but we are not the ones selling the tickets.

Tickets & the Exclusive Pin

Badges and Tea Tickets are already on sale for the 2025 Exposition! Until the end of this year, ALL badges are $10 off the regular price AND the first 100 Weekend Badges sold will receive an EXCLUSIVE brass colored Exposition 2025 pin that matches the theme. The pin design is almost done and we should be able to reveal it in our next countdown update, but we can describe it as the Exposition Ferris wheel and of course . . . tentacles!

Click on the Box Office image below to purchase your tickets today! Please note that for 2025 we will be printing your name (in a fancy font) on the badge, so include “badge names” in the “Order Notes” section of the check out form. In addition to your name, badges will also be labeled with your 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.

Afternoon Tea Parties & Banquets

New for 2025, the Exposition will offer a limited ticket banquet on Friday and Saturday evening. We are currently working on the menu and pricing, but this meal will also offer patrons the opportunity to sit with one of our guests of honor for a meal and pleasant conversation. Details coming in our next countdown update, but meanwhile tickets for our Afternoon Tea Parties are on sale now.

Program Updates

We are looking for Presenters, Performers, Games Masters, and other people to run sessions for the 2025 Chicago Steampunk Exposition program. Applications are now live; please click on the appropriate image to access the form.

Hotel Rooms

For April 2024, the Exposition hotel was actually sold out. Admittedly not all the people staying at the Hyatt Regency Schaumburg that weekend were there for the Exposition, but nonetheless the hotel was sold out. To avoid getting locked out in 2025, we recommend booking your room early (you can always cancel later if needs be) which you can do starting at the end of this month (needs to be 13 months out from the event).

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Two Weeks until the Exposition!

“Vampires of London.”

There is now merely a fortnight until the Exposition once more opens its portals to imagination and immersion of an alternate 1893 World’s Fair! It is a time of finalizations: schedules firmed, food and beverage orders placed, printing, stitching, and more . . . We are excited to see you all again! 🙂

We are also nearing the launch of our annual Steam & Sorcery LARP mystery game that places you at the heart of the investigation into “The Shadow of Nosferatu.” Solve the enigma, save the day, and win prizes! This week we present to you the penultimate clue card in this story.

These clues cards can be used in our immersive live action role-playing game (LARP) Steam & Sorcery; see below for details of the game. Click HERE for the previous clue cards.

Also this week, we reveal the long awaited Steam & Sorcery LARP “Vampire” Archetype card . . .

Afternoon Tea

We are entering the final days to purchase your tea tickets! Please note, tea tickets will not be sold onsite,

Both Saturday and Sunday afternoon of the Exposition, we offer you the opportunity to relax with cups of tea, delicious finger foods, and, for some, delightful conversation with our guests of honor.

Each tea party table is offered a choice of teas: English Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey, Assam, or Darjeeling. Food served  to accompany the tea consists of: British scone with jam and clotted cream, 2 cucumber sandwiches, 2 egg salad sandwiches, 2 mini eclairs, 2 lemon tartlets, cup of fruit, and 2 Chessmen cookies (for Tea Dueling).

Saturday – 2pm
Saturday – 4pm
Sunday – 2pm

 

Tickets are limited and tend to sell out quickly, especially for the tables sharing tea with one of our Guests of Honor, so don’t delay.

Program Updates

The full schedule! There might be a few edits and alterations in the next couple of weeks, but for the most part this will be the order of events for April 2024

In our final rush to get all the descriptions on the schedule, we added TEN new presentations this past week!!!

For our full list of presentations, activities, and special events, please visit our PROGRAM page.

 

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On the Horizon . . .
  • The Mysterious Fixers
  • Steampunk Fashion Show
  • . . . and more!

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Three Weeks until the Exposition!

“Chicago Rogues.”

Just three weeks remain before the Exposition once more opens its portals to imagination and immersion of an alternate 1893 World’s Fair, and the schedule is now available!!! There will be a few minor edits and alterations in the next four weeks, but for the most part this will be the order of events next month.

As you may notice, there are several Steam & Sorcery LARP game “Chapters” spread throughout the weekend’s schedule for those who wish to immerse themselves into the plot and solve the various mysteries. Here is our latest clue . . .

These clues cards can be used in our immersive live action role-playing game (LARP) Steam & Sorcery; see below for details of the game. Click HERE for the previous clue cards.

Afternoon Tea

Both Saturday and Sunday afternoon of the Exposition, we offer you the opportunity to relax with cups of tea, delicious finger foods, and delightful conversation with some of our guests of honor.

Each tea party table is offered a choice of teas: English Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey, Assam, or Darjeeling. Food served  to accompany the tea consists of: British scone with jam and clotted cream, 2 cucumber sandwiches, 2 egg salad sandwiches, 2 mini eclairs, 2 lemon tartlets, cup of fruit, and 2 Chessmen cookies (for Tea Dueling).

Saturday – 2pm
Saturday – 4pm
Sunday – 2pm

 

Tickets are limited and tend to sell out quickly, especially for the tables sharing tea with one of our Guests of Honor, so don’t delay.

Exhibitor Updates

This week we added our actual final artist to the list of exhibitors you will find at Artists’ Alley & Printers’ Row . . .

For a full list of exhibitors please visit our Underground Market page and the Artists’ Alley & Printers’ Row page.

Program Updates

This week we published full schedule! There might be a few edits and alterations in the next four weeks, but for the most part this will be the order of events next month.

For our full list of presentations, activities, and special events, please visit our PROGRAM page.

 

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On the Horizon . . .
  • The Mysterious Fixers
  • Steampunk Fashion Show
  • . . . and more!

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One Month until the Exposition!

“The Ides of March.”

Exactly four weeks remain before the Exposition once more opens its portals to imagination and immersion of an alternate 1893 World’s Fair, and the schedule is now available!!! There will be a few minor edits and alterations in the next four weeks, but for the most part this will be the order of events next month.

A full printable grid version of the schedule will also be available at the beginning of April 2024.

As you may notice, there are several Steam & Sorcery LARP game “Chapters” spread throughout the weekend’s schedule for those who wish to immerse themselves into the plot and solve the various mysteries. Here is our latest clue . . .

These clues cards can be used in our immersive live action role-playing game (LARP) Steam & Sorcery; see below for details of the game. Click HERE for the previous clue cards.

Afternoon Tea

Both Saturday and Sunday afternoon of the Exposition, we offer you the opportunity to relax with cups of tea, delicious finger foods, and delightful conversation with some of our guests of honor.

Each tea party table is offered a choice of teas: English Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey, Assam, or Darjeeling. Food served  to accompany the tea consists of: British scone with jam and clotted cream, 2 cucumber sandwiches, 2 egg salad sandwiches, 2 mini eclairs, 2 lemon tartlets, cup of fruit, and 2 Chessmen cookies (for Tea Dueling).

Saturday – 2pm
Saturday – 4pm
Sunday – 2pm

 

Tickets are limited and tend to sell out quickly, especially for the tables sharing tea with one of our Guests of Honor, so don’t delay.

Exhibitor Updates

This week we added our final artist to the list of exhibitors you will find at Artists’ Alley & Printers’ Row . . .

For a full list of exhibitors please visit our Underground Market page and the Artists’ Alley & Printers’ Row page.

Program Updates

This week we published full schedule! There might be a few edits and alterations in the next four weeks, but for the most part this will be the order of events next month.

For our full list of presentations, activities, and special events, please visit our PROGRAM page.

 

Social Media

On the Horizon . . .
  • The Mysterious Fixers
  • Steampunk Fashion Show
  • . . . and more!

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Five Weeks until the Exposition!

“Finding the Fixers.”

We have just over a month left until the time and space portals to the Chicago Steampunk Exposition open once more, tea tickets are selling rapidly, we’ve added more panel details, and we take another step deeper in our Steam & Sorcery mystery game . . .

These clues cards can be used in our immersive live action role-playing game (LARP) Steam & Sorcery; see below for details of the game. Click HERE for the previous clue cards.

Afternoon Tea

Both Saturday and Sunday afternoon of the Exposition, we offer you the opportunity to relax with cups of tea, delicious finger foods, and delightful conversation with some of our guests of honor.

Each tea party table is offered a choice of teas: English Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey, Assam, or Darjeeling. Food served  to accompany the tea consists of: British scone with jam and clotted cream, 2 cucumber sandwiches, 2 egg salad sandwiches, 2 mini eclairs, 2 lemon tartlets, cup of fruit, and 2 Chessmen cookies (for Tea Dueling).

Tickets are limited and tend to sell out quickly, especially for the tables sharing tea with one of our Guests of Honor, so don’t delay.

Exhibitor Updates

This week we added our final vendor to the list of exhibitors you will find in the Underground Market . . .

For a full list of exhibitors please visit our Underground Market page and the Artists’ Alley & Printers’ Row page.

Program Updates

Next week we shall release the full schedule, but in the meantime here is the latest list of presentations and activities for which we have added details.

For our full list of presentations, activities, and special events, please visit our PROGRAM page.

Social Media

On the Horizon . . .
  • The Mysterious Fixers
  • Steampunk Fashion Show
  • . . . and more!

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Six Weeks until the Exposition!

“Sirens of the Deep.”

A month and a half remains until the time and space portals to the Chicago Steampunk Exposition open once more, tea tickets are selling rapidly, we’ve added more panel details, and we take another step deeper in our Steam & Sorcery mystery game . . .

These clues cards can be used in our immersive live action role-playing game (LARP) Steam & Sorcery; see below for details of the game. Click HERE for the previous clue cards.

 

Afternoon Tea

Both Saturday and Sunday afternoon of the Exposition, we offer you the opportunity to relax with cups of tea, delicious finger foods, and delightful conversation with some of our guests of honor.

Each tea party table is offered a choice of teas: English Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey, Assam, or Darjeeling. Food served  to accompany the tea consists of: British scone with jam and clotted cream, 2 cucumber sandwiches, 2 egg salad sandwiches, 2 mini eclairs, 2 lemon tartlets, cup of fruit, and 2 Chessmen cookies (for Tea Dueling).

Tickets are limited and tend to sell out quickly, especially for the tables sharing tea with one of our Guests of Honor, so don’t delay.

Exhibitor Updates

This week we featured three exhibitors to our Exhibitor Halls . . .

For a full list of exhibitors please visit our Underground Market page and the Artists’ Alley & Printers’ Row page.

Program Updates

Around mid-March we shall release the full schedule, but in the meantime here is the latest list of presentations and activities for which we have added details.

For our full list of presentations, activities, and special events, please visit our PROGRAM page.

Social Media

On the Horizon . . .
  • The Mysterious Fixers
  • Steampunk Fashion Show
  • . . . and more!

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Seven Weeks until the Exposition!

“Fixers in the Smog & Shadows.”

Less than two months remain until the time and space portals to the Chicago Steampunk Exposition open once more, tea tickets are selling rapidly, we’ve added more panel details, and we take another step deeper in our Steam & Sorcery mystery game . . .

These clues cards can be used in our immersive live action role-playing game (LARP) Steam & Sorcery; see below for details of the game. Click HERE for the previous clue cards.

Afternoon Tea

Both Saturday and Sunday afternoon of the Exposition, we offer you the opportunity to relax with cups of tea, delicious finger foods, and delightful conversation with some of our guests of honor.

Each tea party table is offered a choice of teas: English Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey, Assam, or Darjeeling. Food served  to accompany the tea consists of: British scone with jam and clotted cream, 2 cucumber sandwiches, 2 egg salad sandwiches, 2 mini eclairs, 2 lemon tartlets, cup of fruit, and 2 Chessmen cookies (for Tea Dueling).

Tickets are limited and tend to sell out quickly, especially for the tables sharing tea with one of our Guests of Honor, so don’t delay.

Program Updates

Next month we shall release the full schedule, but in the meantime here is the latest list of presentations and activities for which we have added details.

For our full list of presentations, activities, and special events, please visit our PROGRAM page.

Social Media

On the Horizon . . .
  • Mermaid Encounter
  • Steampunk Fashion Show
  • . . . and more!

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Two Months until the Exposition!

“The Rise of the Barons.”

Just two months remain until the time and space portals to the Chicago Steampunk Exposition open once more, tea tickets are selling rapidly, we’ve added more panel details, and we take another step deeper in our Steam & Sorcery mystery game . . .

These clues cards can be used in our immersive live action role-playing game (LARP) Steam & Sorcery; see below for details of the game. Click HERE for the previous clue cards.

Afternoon Tea

Both Saturday and Sunday afternoon of the Exposition, we offer you the opportunity to relax with cups of tea, delicious finger foods, and delightful conversation with some of our guests of honor.

Each tea party table is offered a choice of teas: English Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey, Assam, or Darjeeling. Food served  to accompany the tea consists of: British scone with jam and clotted cream, 2 cucumber sandwiches, 2 egg salad sandwiches, 2 mini eclairs, 2 lemon tartlets, cup of fruit, and 2 Chessmen cookies (for Tea Dueling).

Tickets are limited and tend to sell out quickly, especially for the tables sharing tea with one of our Guests of Honor, so don’t delay.

Program Updates

Next month we shall release the full schedule, but in the meantime here is the latest list of presentations and activities for which we have added details.

For our full list of presentations, activities, and special events, please visit our PROGRAM page.

Social Media

On the Horizon . . .
  • The Chicago Steampunk Exposition Film Festival
  • The Goblin King’s Masquerade
  • The Exposition Tea Parlor
  • . . . and more!

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Nine Weeks until the Exposition!

“The Art of Death.”

This week the countdown has reached single digits, tea tickets are selling rapidly, we’ve added more panel details, and we take another step deeper in our Steam & Sorcery mystery game . . .

These clues cards can be used in our immersive live action role-playing game (LARP) Steam & Sorcery; see below for details of the game. Click HERE for the previous clue cards.

Afternoon Tea

Both Saturday and Sunday afternoon of the Exposition, we offer you the opportunity to relax with cups of tea, delicious finger foods, and delightful conversation with some of our guests of honor.

Each tea party table is offered a choice of teas: English Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey, Assam, or Darjeeling. Food served  to accompany the tea consists of: British scone with jam and clotted cream, 2 cucumber sandwiches, 2 egg salad sandwiches, 2 mini eclairs, 2 lemon tartlets, cup of fruit, and 2 Chessmen cookies (for Tea Dueling).

Tickets are limited and tend to sell out quickly, especially for the tables sharing tea with one of our Guests of Honor, so don’t delay.

Program Updates

Next month we shall release the full schedule, but in the meantime here is the latest list of presentations and activities for which we have added details.

For our full list of presentations, activities, and special events, please visit our PROGRAM page.

Social Media

On the Horizon . . .
  • The Chicago Steampunk Exposition Film Festival
  • The Goblin King’s Masquerade
  • The Exposition Tea Parlor
  • . . . and more!

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Ten Weeks until the Exposition!

“Tea & Poison.”

Next week the countdown reaches single digits, but meanwhile this week we have seen rapid sales of our tea tickets, the addition of a panel about poison, and a further deepening in our Steam & Sorcery mystery game . . .

These clues cards can be used in our immersive live action role-playing game (LARP) Steam & Sorcery; see below for details of the game. Click HERE for the previous clue cards.

Afternoon Tea

Both Saturday and Sunday afternoon of the Exposition, we offer you the opportunity to relax with cups of tea, delicious finger foods, and delightful conversation with some of our guests of honor. Each tea party table is offered a choice of teas: English Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey, Assam, or Darjeeling. Food served  to accompany the tea consists of: British scone with jam and clotted cream, 2 cucumber sandwiches, 2 egg salad sandwiches, 2 mini eclairs, 2 lemon tartlets, cup of fruit, and 2 Chessmen cookies (for Tea Dueling).

Tickets are limited and tend to sell out quickly, especially for the tables sharing tea with one of our Guests of Honor, so don’t delay.

Program Updates

Next month we shall release the full schedule, but in the meantime here is the latest list of presentations and activities for which we have added details.

For our full list of presentations, activities, and special events, please visit our PROGRAM page.

Exhibitors

As we draw closer to the opening of Exposition 2024, we only have a few more exhibitors left to add to the list. This week we see the return of . . .

For our full list of exhibitors, vendors, artists, and writers, please visit our EXPOSITION EXHIBITORS page.

Social Media

On the Horizon . . .
  • The Chicago Steampunk Exposition Film Festival
  • The Goblin King’s Masquerade
  • The Exposition Tea Parlor
  • . . . and more!

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