by JP Dean | Apr 30, 2026
Presented by Build-A-Blinkie If you have never soldered before, this is the place to learn. You get a kit with the parts, and then at the soldering station, you build it. We will give you as much or as little assistance as you like – we never judge because we...
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 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...
by JP Dean | Apr 21, 2026
Presented by Tim Davis of Splendid Obstacles Take ten paces, turn and fire. If your hand is steady and your aim is true. Then one shot is all that you need. If this sounds like you, or you’re a fan of the duel. Then you won’t want to miss Nerf Dueling....
