Steampunk
Festivals and conventions from around Australia. Running an event? Share it with the whole community.
Annual picnic and a staple for Brisbane-area goth, Lolita, steampunk, rockabilly and alternative-style enthusiasts. Free (BYO food), with prizes for best-dressed. Registration required for a wristband. Details via Facebook events.
Primarily Australia's largest medieval event (30,000+ visitors), but attendees are encouraged to wear steampunk, medieval and alternative costumes. Includes costumed reenactors, performances, food and handmade stalls.
Community goth, Lolita and steampunk festival in a historic goldfields town, drawing on local history of spiritualists, secret societies and bushrangers. Free entry, with costume parades and craft stalls.
Queensland's largest single-day pop culture event, with cosplay, special guests from TV, film, comics and gaming, and a strong steampunk presence. Family friendly across all fandoms.
Family-friendly maker market with stalls, live-action role-playing, costume designers and workshops where attendees can learn to make their own steampunk accessories. Free entry.
Steampunk Goulburn is a chance to travel through time, as it never was. Steampunk mixes the industrial age with futuristic imaginations or how the future might have been imagined in the past.
Weekend Festival on the first weekend of every May.
Still to be confirmed
These events run regularly but haven’t locked in their next date yet — check their websites for updates.
Billed as South Australia's main steampunk gathering — two days of markets, costume competitions, bands, a radio play, morris and belly dancers, a tavern, tea house and tea duelling. Last confirmed run was 2022; contact 0413 586 513 or Facebook (adelaidesteampunkaetherfest).
BYO-computer LAN and gaming convention run under a steampunk theme, with gaming tournaments, a cosplay competition, and tabletop and fighting games. Held at UNSW Sydney; around $10 general entry, free for UNSW students and staff. 2026 dates listed as the 21st-22nd (month unconfirmed).
Perth-based non-profit association running steampunk events and soirees — Western Australia's main steampunk organiser. Runs periodic gatherings rather than one fixed annual festival; see Facebook (GSPAevents) for current dates.
Transforms the historic railway town of Dimboola into a 19th-century carnival, with art exhibitions, theatrical performances, live music, short films and immersive experiences. Not running in 2026; expected to return around April 2027.
