The Steampunk Explorer

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Steampunk news and event guide. Producer of "The World of Steampunk" video series. Online: https://steampunk-explorer.com. Social/video links: https://linktr.ee/steampunk_explorer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/steampunkexplorer

Steampunk Happenings at San Diego Comic-Con. With photos of Bob Mogg (credit: Jim Pool), a steampunk cosplayer (credit: Chase Rollins/Alamy), the dealer hall (credit: Hiroshi-Mori-Stock/Shutterstock), and a Comic-Con sign (credit: Hiroshi-Mori-Stock/Shutterstock).
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos by Pavlito vel Pablo from a steampunk event at Chatsworth House, plus photos of Alice Strange, who performs this weekend at Fantasy Forest Festival, and Unwoman, who will performing at Delta H Con.
Steampunks at Chatsworth House. Photos by Pavlito vel Pablo.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from Chesterfield Steampunk Market by Steven Screen (top) and David Dennis (bottom).
Scenes from the Chesterfield Steampunk Market. With photos of steampunk cosplayers by David Dennis and Steven Screen.
Nikola Tesla Day, July 10. “I don’t care that they stole my idea... I care that they don’t have any of their own.” — Nikola Tesla
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from a U.K. steampunk gathering. Photos by Craig Jenkins.
Scenes from a steampunk photo shoot, Cannon Hall, Barnsley, U.K., Photos by Craig Jenkins.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos of cosplayers, Professor Elemental, and the Project Empire art car at Maker Faire.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from A Splendid Day Out (credit: Kevin Rutter) plus Brazzmatazz and Le Cancan Bijou.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from Steampunk & Roses Day by Pavlito vel Pablo.
International Steampunk Day, Sunday, June 14. With a photo of steampunk cosplayers.
Scenes from Steampunk & Roses Day, Gunby Hall, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, U.K. With photos by Pavlito vel Pablo.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from Weekend at the Asylum (credit: Lara Ra/Shutterstock) and Bay Area Book Festival, plus A Halo Called Fred.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos of anime cosplayers and the Steampunk NZ festival.
Scenes from FanimeCon, May 22-25, San Jose, California. With photos of anime cosplayers.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from Whitby Steampunk Weekend (credit: Craig Jenkins); Watch City Steampunk Festival (credit: iamroachphoto/Shutterstock); and Clockwork Alchemy (credit: The Steampunk Explorer).
Scenes from Whitby Goth Weekend, April 30 - May 3, 2026, photos by Craig Jenkins. With photos of costumed characters from the event.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos of kinetic art and automata, courtesy of AutomataCon.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from the Watch City Steampunk Festival (credit: iamroachphoto/Shutterstock) and Spirit Alley at the Winchester Mystery House.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from Haworth Steampunk Weekend by Bill Nesbitt.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos of Frenchy and the Punk, Abigail Jill Harding and Richard Starkings at Whitby (credit: Comicraft), and cosplayers at steampunk events (credit: Alexander Sviridov/Shutterstock, iamroachphoto/Shutterstock).
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from Bourbon City Steam (credit: William Cardwell).
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from Tyson Vick, Gary Nicholls, Craig Jenkins, and Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from the Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention. Photo credit: Pete Mecozzi
Scenes from the Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention. With photos from the convention by Pete Mecozzi and Brian Williams.
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Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from the Revelry Ball. Credit: Hannah Rose Photography.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos of the Firefly cast (Alamy/Moviestore Collection Ltd.), Victor and the Bully (Steve Foster), Phantasmagoria (Chris Bridges), and a scene from The Bride (Warner Bros. Pictures).
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from the Big River Steampunk Festival and Clockwork Alchemy plus Steam Powered Giraffe and Professor Elemental.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from Murdoch Mysteries (courtesy of AMC Networks), Young Sherlock (courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios), The Bride of Frankenstein (Universal Pictures), and The Bride! (courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures).
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With three photos from CONpossible (credits: Gabby Isabel and James “Frameshot” Garner) and one of the Jason Nelson Band (credit: DaVinci Michelangelo Theatrical Productions).
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos of Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter (credit: Pete Mecozzi), Watch City Steampunk Festival characters (credit: Leah C-S Photography), Lee Presson and the Nails, and Lee Presson as Edgar Allan Poe.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With scenes from Whitby Steampunk Weekend plus Frenchy and the Punk on stage and a publicity still from Mortal Engines.
Scenes from Whitby Steampunk Weekend. Photos by Neil Henderson and Craig Jenkins. With photos from the event.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With scenes from The Edwardian Ball.
Fashion and costumes at The Edwardian Ball, January 30-31, 2026, San Francisco, California. With photos of costumed participants.
Scenes from The Edwardian Ball, January 30-31, 2026, San Francisco, California. With photos of dancer Kitty Oaks, dancer Qu'in de la Noche, DJ Speakeasy Syndicate, and artist Stephanie Law.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from The Edwardian Ball and Watch City Steampunk Festival.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from the Jewelry City Steampunk Festival.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from the Jewelry City Steampunk Festival and Velvet Jeanie video.
The Steampunk Explorer 2025 Year in Review: The Year in Steampunk Movies & TV. With scenes from Nautilus (courtesy of AMC Networks), Frankenstein (courtesy of Netflix), Leviathan (courtesy of Netflix), and Wednesday (courtesy of Netflix).
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With cover art from steampunk comic books and novels.
The Steampunk Explorer 2025 Year in Review: The Year in Steampunk Music. With photos of Abney Park, Steam Powered Giraffe, Unwoman, and Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer.
The Steampunk Explorer 2025 Year in Review: The Year in Steampunk Comics. With a montage of comic book covers.
The Steampunk Explorer 2025 Year in Review: The Steampunk Year in Books. With a montage of book covers.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photo montage of Serpent Twins, Unwoman, and scenes from steampunk events.
Happy New Year 2026, Art Nouveau style graphic with hot air balloons.
The Steampunk Explorer 2025 Year in Review: Top 10 Steampunk News Stories of 2025. With four photos depicting some of the top stories.
The Steampunk Explorer 2025 Year in Review: The Year in Pictures, with a montage of photos from steampunk events.
Happy Holidays greeting card.
Yuletide Oddities Market, Winchester Mystery House, San Jose. With photos of Gashly Tentacles monster, Countess Blanca's monster babies, Krampus, steampunk vendors, and The Quainted Ladies.
Scenes from the Mad Hatter Holiday Festival, with photos of a giant teapot, cat art car, Santa's steampunk rocket sled, and the Queen of Hearts with the White Rabbit.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from the Mad Hatter Holiday Festival and Newark Steampunk Christmas Festival.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos from Fan Expo San Francisco and the Mad Hatter Holiday Parade.
Scenes from Fan Expo SF, November 29, 2025, San Francisco, California. With photos of cosplayers, author Dito Abbott, and a panel featuring Supernatural cast members Mark Pellegrino, Jim Beaver, and Mark Sheppard.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos of Scott Helland, Dust Bowl Faeries, and Valentine Wolfe, plus scenes from the Great Dickens Christmas Fair.
Scenes from The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, November 22, 2025. With photos of Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, Jacob Marley, Edgar Allan Poe, and an Alice in Wonderland stage performance.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos of Unwoman, Lee Presson as Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Eccentric, Richard Murillo's Time Machine, and participants at a steampunk event in San Diego.
Steampunk Digest - The week’s top stories from The Steampunk Explorer. With photos of costumed attendees at Whitby Steampunk Weekend. Photos by Craig Jenkins.