The Chicago Steampunk Exposition - Volume MMXXIV - No. 413 - Saturday, April 13, 1893

Oct 6, 2026

A steampunk exposition schedule for Saturday, April 13, 1893, framed as “Electric Scientist in League with Vampires!” It lists timed events and presentations, including radio retrofuture, steam & sorcery LARP chapters, readings, book signings, workshops, tabletop gaming library sessions, reenactment-style themed encounters, and fashion shows. Ongoing exhibitions run from morning through evening, featuring science society fairs, markets, museum displays, a quiet room, and open crafting, dueling, and masquerade events across multiple themed venues.

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CategoryComic

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Pages2

Reading Time1 min

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SCHEDULED EVENTS & PRESENTATIONS

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ONGOING EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

Registration Desk and daily exhibitions

Open crafting, quiet room, and markets

The Chicago Steampunk Exposition VOLUME MMXXIV - No. 413 SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1893 ELECTRIC SCIENTIST IN LEAGUE WITH VAMPIRES! The Exposition is a festival of progress, but it would seem that we are not the only ones interested in these developments in technology. Vampires from allover the globe have come to Chicago to learn more about electric candescent light. Many blood drinkers no longer unable to experience the sun are curious to wander the White City at night. (Cont. p.24) SCHEDULED EVENTS & PRESENTATIONS 9:00AM Radio Retrofuture (Copper) 10:00AM Steam & Sorcery LARP Game – Chapter IV (Main Stage) Reading of Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast (13+) (Cyan Tea Parlor) Jim Butcher Book Signing (Slate) Orphan Fleet (13+) (Cyan Tea Parlor) Build-A-Blinkie Soldering Workshop (Maize) Movies that Influenced Steampunk (Copper) 13 Places to Hide a Body at the 1893 World’s Fair (13+) (Mahogany 2) 11:30AM – Blood Sirens and Dark Dwellers Encounter (Pool) Tabletop Gaming Library (Gam- ONGOING EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS 9:00AM to 8:00PM – Registration Desk (Atrium Lobby) 10AM to 6:00PM – The Promethean Society Faire of Mad Science (Mahogany 4) 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) 10:00AM to 6:00PM – Steampunk Clothing Exchange (Slate) Times TBD – Convention Foam Fighting (Sapphire Pavilion) 10:00AM to 10:00PM – Tabletop Gaming Library (Gaming Room 1322) 11:30AM to 2:30PM – Blood Sirens and Dark Dwellers Encounter (Pool) 6:00PM to Midnight – Open Crafting (Sage) 10AM to 10PM – Steam & Sorcery LARP Game (Whole Hotel) 10:00AM to 6:00PM – Quiet Room (Room 1332) Parasol Dueling Holsters (13+)(90 minutes) (Sage) Build-A-Blinkie Soldering Workshop (Maize) The Great New England Vampire Panic (13+) (Mahogany 3) Tabletop Gaming Library (Gaming Room 1322) 11:00AM Brendan Detzner reads from The ing Room 1322) 12:00PM Jim Butcher Q&A hosted by Leanna Renee Hieber (Main Stage) Alice Liddell reads from Succumb to Darkness (18+) (Cyan Tea Parlor) Masks and chains for the Masquerade (13+) (90 minutes) (Sage) Build-A-Blinkie Soldering Workshop (Maize) Art of the Victorian Age (Mahogany 1) The History of Substance Use Treatment & Recovery in Victorian Times (90 minutes) (Mahogany 3) Blood Sirens and Dark Dwellers Encounter (Pool) Tabletop Gaming Library (Gaming Room 1322) 1:00PM Podcasting and You (13+) (Copper) So You Want to be a Necromancer? (13+) (Mahogany 1) Families Who Kill Together: 1800’s Serial Killing Families (Mahogany 2) Parasol Dueling (Sapphire Pavilion) Fiasco (13+) (3 hours) (Gaming Room 1330) Blood Sirens and Dark Dwellers Encounter (Pool) Tabletop Gaming Library (Gaming Room 1322) 2:00PM Valentine Wolfe (Main Stage) Afternoon Tea with Guests of Honor (Cyan Tea Parlor) Mechanical Creature Puppets Made by the Mad . . . We mean You!!! (Sage) Build-A-Blinkie Soldering Workshop (Maize) Nikola Tesla: His Rise and Fall (Mahogany 1) Museum of Wonder and Awe (90 minutes) (Mahogany 2) Blood Sirens and Dark Dwellers Encounter (Pool)– 2:30PM Tabletop Gaming Library (Gaming Room 1322) 3:00PM Budget Friendly Props and Paraphernalia (Copper) Build-A-Blinkie Soldering Workshop (Maize) League of Lady Poisoners (18+)(Mahogany 2) Victorian Parlor Games (Sapphire Pavilion) Tabletop Gaming Library (Gaming Room 1322) 4:00PM Steam & Sorcery LARP Game – Chapter V (Main Stage) Lolitas & Vampires Tea Party (Cyan Tea Parlor) Quick & Easy Special Effects Makeup (90 minutes) (Sage) Build-A-Blinkie Soldering Workshop (Maize) O Gothic Novel! presented by Leanna Renee Hieber (Mahogany 1) Illumination of the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition (Mahogany 3) Call of Cthulhu “The Edge of Darkness” (18+) (3 to 4 hours)(Room 1324) Tabletop Gaming Library (Gaming Room 1322) 5:00PM Tea Dueling (Cyan Tea Parlor) Tradition, T

FAQs

What is the main theme of the Chicago Steampunk Exposition schedule?

The schedule is themed around “Electric Scientist in League with Vampires!” and focuses on steampunk progress mixed with vampire-related encounters and activities.

Which kinds of activities are listed in the scheduled events?

It includes radio and media-style programs, LARP game chapters with stage readings, author/book signings and Q&A, soldering and crafting workshops, tabletop gaming sessions, themed encounters, and fashion shows.

What ongoing exhibitions run during the event hours?

Ongoing listings include registration, the Promethean Society faire of mad science, the underground market, artist alley & printers’row, museum attractions, clothing exchange, a quiet room, open crafting, and tabletop gaming library hours.

Oct 6, 2026

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