- 9:00AM to 8:00PM – Registration Desk (Atrium Lobby)
- 10:00AM to 6:00PM – The Underground Market (Sienna)
- 10:00AM to 6:00PM – Artist Alley & Printers’ Row (Slate)
- 10:00AM to 6:00PM – Museum of Awe & Wonder (Slate)
- 12:00PM to 9:00PM – Photography Salon (Maize)
- 10:00AM to 6:00PM – Quiet Room (Mahogany Hallway)
Last updated – 4/13/23 ~ Please note that programming may be subject to change.
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10:00AM
- “Romanticism, Dada, and Surrealism: Dreams, Chaos, and the Subconscious in Art” (Copper Lecture Hall)
- Convention Foam Fighting (The Arena – Sapphire Pavilion)
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway, Room 1322)
10:30AM
- “Museum of Wonder & Awe Curator’s Lecture” (Sage Lecture Hall)
- Curse of the Swamp Tentacle! (2 hour game – Gaming Hallway, Room 1330)
11:00AM
- Tobias McCurry presents “EVA Foamsmithing” (Mahogany V Lecture Room)
- Convention Foam Fighting (The Arena – Sapphire Pavilion)
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway)
11:30AM
- “American Exceptionalism: The Birth of a Myth” (Copper Lecture Hall)
12:00PM
- Gail Carriger presents “Gothic Roots of Genre Fiction” (Mahogany VII Lecture Hall)
- “Real Victorian Clothing for Steampunk” (Mahogany V Lecture Hall)
- “Mermaid Encounter” (Indoor Pool)
- Convention Foam Fighting (The Arena – Sapphire Pavilion)
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway)
12:30PM
- Guitarmy of One (Main Stage – Mahogany I-IV)
- “The Invention of ASGARD” (Copper Lecture Room)
1:00PM
- “Mermaid Encounter” (Indoor Pool)
- Sign Up for Beard & Mustache Contest (Mahogany VII Lecture Hall)
- “Curiosity Cabinet “In-A-Jar” Workshop (Slate North – 13+) – Materials Fee Required
- “History of Steam on Road, Wave, and Rail” (Sage Lecture Hall)
- Convention Foam Fighting (The Arena – Sapphire Pavilion)
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway)
1:30PM
- Beard & Mustache Contest (Mahogany VII Lecture Hall)
- “The Lasting Legacy of Victorian Magic” (Mahogany V Lecture Hall)
2:00PM
- Guest of Honor Tea Party (Cyan Tea Parlor)
- “The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893: Chicago’s Society Debut” (Sage Lecture Room)
- “Mermaid Encounter” (Indoor Pool)
- Convention Foam Fighting (The Arena – Sapphire Pavilion)
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway)
2:30PM
- “Create a Fairy Tiara” Workshop (Slate North) – Materials Fee Required
- “From Petticoats to Hoopskirts and Back” (Copper Lecture Hall)
3:00PM
- Tea Dueling (Main Stage – Mahogany I-V)
- Miya Kressin presents “Faeries in Folklore and Modern Literature” (Mahogany VII Lecture Hall)
- “History of Armor” (Mahogany V Lecture Hall)
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway)
- Convention Foam Fighting (The Arena – Sapphire Pavilion)
3:30PM
- “Steampunk Music – What’s New? What’s Timeless?” (Sage Lecture Room)
4:00PM
- Lolita, Fairies, & Steampunks Tea Party (Cyan Tea Parlor)
- “Intro to 3d Printing – Tools, Tips, and Tuning.” (Copper Lecture Hall)
- “Kanzashi” Workshop (Slate North) – Materials Fee Required
- Convention Foam Fighting (The Arena – Sapphire Pavilion)
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway)
4:30PM
- Leanna Renee Hieber presents “Steampunk vs. Gaslamp Fantasy” (Mahogany VII Lecture Hall)
- “TeslaCon – The Curse of Anubis” (Mahogany V Lecture Hall)
- “Party Like It’s 1899” (Main Stage – Mahogany I-IV)
5:00PM
- Convention Foam Fighting (Sapphire Arena)
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway)
- Convention Foam Fighting (The Arena – Sapphire Pavilion)
7:00PM
- Fashion Show (Mahogany VII Lecture Hall)
- Convention Foam Fighting (The Arena – Sapphire Pavilion)
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway)
7:30PM
- “Barbering for the Gentleman” (Copper Lecture Hall)
- Extraordinary Adventures: Golden Jubilee (4 hour game – Gaming Hallway, Room 1330)
- Fiasco (4 hour game – Gaming Hallway, Room 1332)
8:00PM
- The Goblin King’s Masquerade Ball – Frenchy & the Punk (Main Stage – Mahogany I-IV)
- Convention Foam Fighting (The Arena – Sapphire Pavilion)
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway)
8:30PM
- The Goblin King’s Masquerade Ball – SJ Tucker (Main Stage – Mahogany I-IV)
- “Disabilities in the Victorian Era” (Copper Lecture Room)
- Convention Foam Fighting (The Arena – Sapphire Pavilion)
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway)
9:00PM
- “Squamous Darkness of Cobblestone Lane” (Copper Lecture Hall)
- Convention Foam Fighting (The Arena – Sapphire Pavilion)
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway)
9:30PM
- The Goblin King’s Masquerade Ball – Dance Magic Dance! (Main Stage – Mahogany I-IV)
- “Make America Glittery Again” (Mahogany VII Lecture Hall)
10:00PM
- Open Gaming (Gaming Hallway)
Friday, April 14th, 2023
Saturday, April 15th, 2023
Sunday, April 16th, 2023
Please note that this schedule is subject to necessary changes – last updated 4/12/23
