Get Your Steam On: Steampunk Events the World Over

If you’ve been reading all of these Steampunk Month posts and wondering how you can get involved—or at least observe the phenomenon in its natural habitat—then you may be in luck: there’s a ton of exciting events already taking place or coming soon that will cater to your every desire. Check below the cut to see if there’s one near you.

The list below contains links to each event’s official website and its Tor.com events listing. If you plan to attend any of these events, click on the “Going?” link to register your intention and discuss the event with other Tor.com readers who will be attending.

• Rampage, 9/18-10/31/09, Pittsburgh, PA. Steampunk Haunted House. Going?

• Scott Westerfeld appearances, 10/6-11/6/09, various locales. Going?

• Steampunk exhibition at the Museum of History of Science, 10/13/09-2/21/10, Oxford, UK. Going?

• The Indescribable Delights of the Clockwork Caliphate, 10/15, Oakland, CA. Going?

• Steamcon, 10/23-10/25/09, Seattle, WA. Going?

• Steampunk fair and art competition at GameX, 10/23-25, Philadelphia, PA. Going?

• Steampunk II at the Brooklyn Indie Market, 10/24, Brooklyn, NY. Independent designer market and fashion show. Going?

• Brooklyn Indie Market Afterparty and TOR.com Steampunk Month party, 10/24/09, Brooklyn, NY. Going?

• Steampunk Haunted House, 10/28-10/31/09, New York, NY. Going?

• Eccentrik Festival, 10/29-10/31/09, Raleigh, NC. Going?

• White Mischief Night, 10/30/09, London, UK. Going?

• A Steampunk Halloween, 10/31/09, Brooklyn, NY. Going?

• WindyCon 36: Steampunk, 11/13-11/15/09, Lombard, IL. Going?

• Dances of Vice: The Grand Mariner’s Ball, 11/20-11/22/09, Brooklyn/New York, NY. Going?

• Brigid Ashwood exhibit, 11/21/09-1/3/10, Boonsboro, MD. Going?

• ConDor XVII: Tripping the Past Fantastic: Steampunk, Retro Future and Early Fantastic Fiction, 2/26-2/28/09, San Diego, CA. Going?

• The Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibiton &c, 3/12-3/14/10, Emeryville, CA. Going?

• Steampunk World’s Fair, 5/14-5/16/10, Piscataway, NJ. Going?

• Philly Steampunk Con, 4/17-4/19/10, Philadelphia, PA. Going?

I’m sure this list is far from complete, but that’s where you come in: if you’ve heard of any events that I’m missing, please let me know in the comments. I'll keep updating this page through at least the end of the month.

[Photograph by Chad Heird, featuring Kathleen Green of New York's Steampunk Haunted House.]

Edited 10/14 to add: Eccentrik Festival, Bridgid Ashwood exhibit, WindyCon36, ConDor

Liz Gorinsky is an editor at Tor Books. She is deeply sorry she cannot be in several places at once.