Editing Steampunk (section)

===Social events===
June 19, 2005 marked the grand opening of the world's first steampunk club night, Malediction Society, in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2010/10/22/the-steampunk-music-timeline/|title=The Amazing Fantastic Steampunk Timeline of Music and Things|website=Tor.com|date=Oct 22, 2010|last=Kriete|first=Evelyn|access-date=Jan 29, 2019|archive-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129182103/https://www.tor.com/2010/10/22/the-steampunk-music-timeline/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Lecaro>{{cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/music/club-monte-cristo-to-close-after-19-years-after-one-last-party-from-xian-vox-and-ladead-8091384|title=The Monte Cristo, Longtime Home to Dark L.A. Nightlife, Is Closing Down|newspaper=[[LA Weekly]]|date=Apr 4, 2017|last=Lecaro|first=Lina|access-date=Jan 29, 2019|archive-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129183859/https://www.laweekly.com/music/club-monte-cristo-to-close-after-19-years-after-one-last-party-from-xian-vox-and-ladead-8091384|url-status=live}}</ref> The event ran for nearly 12 years at The Monte Cristo nightclub, interrupted by a single year residency at Argyle Hollywood, until both the club night and The Monte Cristo closed in April 2017.<ref name=Lecaro/> Though the steampunk aesthetic eventually gave way to a more generic [[Gothic rock|goth]] and [[Industrial music|industrial]] aesthetic, Malediction Society celebrated its roots every year with "The Steampunk Ball".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/music/steampunk-industrial-complex-bridging-subcultures-at-malediction-society-2405248|title=Steampunk Industrial Complex: Bridging Subcultures at Malediction Society|newspaper=LA Weekly|date=Jun 23, 2009|last=Ohanesian|first=Liz|access-date=Jan 29, 2019|archive-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129182211/https://www.laweekly.com/music/steampunk-industrial-complex-bridging-subcultures-at-malediction-society-2405248|url-status=live}}</ref>

The year 2006 saw the first "SalonCon", a neo-Victorian/steampunk convention. It ran for three consecutive years and featured artists, musicians ([[Voltaire (musician)|Voltaire]] and Abney Park), and authors ([[Catherynne M. Valente]], [[Ekaterina Sedia]], and [[G. D. Falksen]]). It also featured [[Salon (gathering)|salons]] led by people prominent in their respective fields, workshops and panels on steampunk, and a seance, ballroom dance instruction, and the Chrononauts' Parade. The event was covered by MTV<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/280093/its-airships-pirates-and-goggles.jhtml#id=1595811|title=Steampunk Infiltrates the Mainstream|website=[[MTV]]|access-date=Feb 25, 2010|archive-date=May 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513210615/http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/280093/its-airships-pirates-and-goggles.jhtml#id=1595811|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''The New York Times''.<ref name="La Ferla"/> Since then, a number of popular steampunk conventions have sprung up the world over, with names like [[Steamcon]] ([[Seattle]]), the [[Steampunk World's Fair]] ([[Piscataway, New Jersey]]), Up in the Aether: The Steampunk Convention ([[Dearborn, Michigan]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/01/steampunk-conventions-2013|title=Gearing Up for 2013: A Steampunk Conventions Listing|author=Ay-leen the Peacemaker|date=Jan 10, 2013|access-date=March 27, 2013|archive-date=May 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514001938/http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/01/steampunk-conventions-2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Steampunk NZ ([[Oamaru, New Zealand]]), Steampunk Unlimited ([[Strasburg Railroad]], [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster, PA]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/11/steampunk_unlimited_strasburg_1.html|title=Strasburg Rail Road's Steampunk UnLimited draws more than 1,000 on its first day|work=PennLive|agency=The Patriot-News|date=16 November 2013|last1=Hatmaker|first1=Julia|access-date=26 May 2015|archive-date=27 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527020949/http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/11/steampunk_unlimited_strasburg_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Each year, on Mother's Day weekend, the city of [[Waltham, Massachusetts|Waltham, MA]], turns over its city center and surrounding areas to host the [[Watch City Steampunk Festival]], a US outdoor steampunk festival. In [[Kennebunk, Maine|Kennebunk, ME]] the [[Brick Store Museum]] hosts the Southern Maine Steampunk Fair annually.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-08-01|title=Steampunk Fair returns to Kennebunk on Aug. 10|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2019/08/01/steampunk-fair-returns-to-kennebunk-on-aug-10/|access-date=2021-11-12|website=Portland Press Herald|archive-date=2021-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112044520/https://www.pressherald.com/2019/08/01/steampunk-fair-returns-to-kennebunk-on-aug-10/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=23 July 2020|title=Southern Maine Steampunk Fair moved to digital format|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2020/07/23/southern-maine-steampunk-fair-moved-to-digital-format/|access-date=11 November 2021|website=Portland Press Herald|archive-date=12 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112044518/https://www.pressherald.com/2020/07/23/southern-maine-steampunk-fair-moved-to-digital-format/|url-status=live}}</ref> During the first weekend of May, the Australian town of [[Nimmitabel]] celebrates Steampunk @ Altitude with some 2,000 people in attendance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snowymountains.com.au/event?ev=5ad4e27a4023c8aa109829cd|title=Steampunk At Altitude (2020)|publisher=Regional Tourism Organisation for the Snowy Mountains|access-date=April 4, 2020|archive-date=March 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316040715/http://snowymountains.com.au/event?ev=5ad4e27a4023c8aa109829cd|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:CarnevaleSteampunk.JPG|thumb|A steampunk couple at Carnevale 2012 in [[Boise, Idaho]] ]]
In recent years, steampunk has also become a regular feature at [[San Diego Comic-Con]], with the Saturday of the four-day event being generally known among steampunks as "Steampunk Day", and culminating with a photo-shoot for the local press.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://frocktalk.com/?p=1237|title=Comic Con: Day Three&nbsp;– Steampunks!|publisher=FrockTalk.com|date=July 28, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210104/http://frocktalk.com/?p=1237|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/slideshow/san-diego-comic-con-2010-day-3-30647156/24/|title=San Diego Comic-Con 2010 Day 3|newspaper=LA Weekly|access-date=Jul 31, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022052805/http://www.laweekly.com/slideshow/san-diego-comic-con-2010-day-3-30647156/24/|archive-date=October 22, 2013}}</ref> In 2010, this was recorded in the [[Guinness Book of World Records]] as the world's largest steampunk photo shoot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/9000/largest-gathering-of-steampunks|title=Largest Gathering of Steampunks (2010)|publisher=Guinness World Records|access-date=Jul 11, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, Comic-Con announced four official 2013 T-shirts, one of them featuring the official [[Rick Geary]] Comic-Con toucan mascot in steampunk attire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comic-con.org/toucan/comic-con-2013-t-shirts-revealed|title=Comic-Con 2013 T-Shirts Revealed!|publisher=comic-con.org|date=July 1, 2013|access-date=Jul 2, 2013|archive-date=July 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704181945/http://www.comic-con.org/toucan/comic-con-2013-t-shirts-revealed|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Saturday steampunk "after-party" has also become a major event on the steampunk social calendar: in 2010, the headliners included The Slow Poisoner, Unextraordinary Gentlemen, and [[Aurelio Voltaire]], with [[Veronique Chevalier]] as Mistress of Ceremonies and special appearance by the [[League of STEAM]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chrononautclub.com/special.htm|title=The League of Temporal Adventurers First Society Gala|access-date=Jul 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122033110/http://www.chrononautclub.com/special.htm|archive-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/fandom/voltaire-comic-con-san-diego/|title=Comic-Con Interview: Musician/Artist Voltaire is a Convention Renaissance Man|newspaper=LA Weekly|date=July 28, 2010|first=Liz|last=Ohanesian|access-date=Jul 31, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801062654/http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/fandom/voltaire-comic-con-san-diego/|archive-date=August 1, 2010}}</ref> in 2011, UXG returned with Abney Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/2092/26205610150364945442306.jpg|title=Promotional poster for Comic Con's steampunk after-party, "The Time Machine"|access-date=Jul 23, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323222230/http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/2092/26205610150364945442306.jpg|archive-date=March 23, 2012}}</ref>

Steampunk has also sprung up recently at Renaissance Festivals and [[Renaissance Fair]]es, in the US. Some festivals have organised events or a "Steampunk Day", while others simply support an open environment for donning steampunk attire. The [[Bristol Renaissance Faire]] in [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]], on the [[Wisconsin]]/[[Illinois]] border, featured a Steampunk costume contest during the 2012 season, the previous two seasons having seen increasing participation in the phenomenon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesteampunkempire.com/events/event/listByLocation?location=Bristol+Renaissance+Fair|title=Steampunk Empire: All Events in Bristol Renaissance Faire|access-date=Oct 5, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203003615/http://www.thesteampunkempire.com/events/event/listByLocation?location=Bristol+Renaissance+Fair|archive-date=February 3, 2014}}</ref>

Steampunk also has a growing following in the UK and Europe. The largest European event is "[[Weekend at the Asylum]]", held at [[The Lawn, Lincoln]], every September since 2009. Organised as a not-for-profit event by the Ministry of Steampunk (formerly Victorian Steampunk Society), the Asylum is a dedicated steampunk event which takes over much of the historical quarter of [[Lincoln, England]], along with [[Lincoln Castle]]. In 2011, there were over 1,000 steampunks in attendance. The event features the Empire Ball, Majors Review, Bazaar Eclectica, and the international Tea Duelling final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://steampunk.synthasite.com/|title=The Asylum|access-date=Feb 17, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325111027/http://steampunk.synthasite.com/|archive-date=March 25, 2009}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pastbooks.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/tea-duelling-and-other-splendid-steampunk-adventures-at-lincoln-2014/|title=Tea Duelling|access-date=Feb 17, 2015|date=Sep 23, 2014|archive-date=January 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117072738/https://pastbooks.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/tea-duelling-and-other-splendid-steampunk-adventures-at-lincoln-2014/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Surrey Steampunk Convivial was originally held in [[New Malden]], but since 2019 has been held in [[Stoneleigh, Surrey|Stoneleigh]] in southwestern London, within walking distance of [[H. G. Wells]]'s home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eehe.org.uk/?p=24117|title=H G Wells Literature and Love|publisher=G R Crawford|access-date=3 September 2015|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115234014/https://eehe.org.uk/?p=24117|url-status=live}}</ref> The Surrey Steampunk Convivial started as an annual event in 2012, and now takes place thrice a year, and has spanned three boroughs and five venues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/9560784.steampunks-hit-epsom/|title=Steampunks hit Epsom|date=29 February 2012|publisher=Surrey Comet|access-date=27 November 2018|archive-date=27 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127110209/https://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/9560784.steampunks-hit-epsom/|url-status=live}}</ref> Attendees have been interviewed by [[BBC Radio 4]] for [[Phill Jupitus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrGDwumqaso |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/OrGDwumqaso| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=BBC radio {{sic|nolink=y|documentary}} about Steampunk with Phill Jupitus|date=20 May 2013 |publisher=toswitchoffvoicemail|access-date=3 September 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and filmed by the [[BBC World Service]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTtSQT5u9R4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/eTtSQT5u9R4| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=The Surrey Steampunk Convivial|date=6 May 2015 |publisher=Ben Henderson|access-date=3 September 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The West Yorkshire village of [[Haworth]] has held an annual Steampunk weekend since 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haworth-village.co.uk/steampunk/|title=The Haworth Steampunk Weekend|website=www.haworth-village.co.uk|access-date=Jun 20, 2016|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303113646/http://www.haworth-village.co.uk/steampunk/|url-status=live}}</ref> on each occasion as a charity event raising funds for [[Sue Ryder (charity)|Sue Ryder's "Manorlands" hospice]] in [[Oxenhope]]. In September 2021, [[Finland]]'s first steampunk festival was held at the [[Väinö Linna Square]] and the Werstas Workers' House in [[Tampere]], [[Pirkanmaa]], Finland.<ref>[https://www.steampunk.fi/ OHJELMA 2021 – Steampunk Tampere] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919064516/http://www.steampunk.fi/ |date=2021-09-19 }} (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12106196 YLE: Tampereella käynnistyi Suomen ensimmäinen steampunk-festivaali: katso tästä muinaisen teknologian höyrystämät kuvat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919072118/https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12106196 |date=2021-09-19 }} (in Finnish)</ref>