You can view past steampunk events (I’ve attended) on my youTube channel’s Steampunk Events Listing.
[More photos below ]
Australian/New Zealand Steampunk Events
If you’re interested in attending steampunk events, check out the following listings:
- AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND STEAMPUNK (ANZS) DIRECTORY
- Steampunk Fashion Guide (Australia listing)
- Steampunk South Australia
Check out Steampunk Road Trip Blog post 2018 – including videos of past events: Time Travelers’ Picnic and Port Adelaide Steampunk Festival - Steampunk Australia
- Steampunk Tasmania
- Steampunk Community Queensland
- Steampunk Sunday Queensland. Australia
- New England Steampunk NSW
- Steampunk Oamaru (New Zealand)
- Steampunk Hands Around the World – a world-side online event, held each February. 2018 showcases various steampunk events around the world in the Steampunk Road Trip.
Note: there may be other events happening in the area.
Also check out my Steampunk Grand Tour Wish List
- March: Steamfest Tasmania, Sheffield, Tasmania. (7-9th March, 2026)
- March: Steampunk Victoriana Fair, Goulburn, NSW (new website, 2022), usually held on the third weekend in October
- March: Wild Wild West Con, Tucson, Arizona US. (Attended virtually 2021) *2026 will be the final Wild Wild West Con.
- April 22-23, 2023: Wimmera Steampunk Festival – Dimboola, Victoria. (inaugral event was 2022)
- April: Maitland Hunter Valley Steamfest, Maitland, NSW (18-19 April, 2026)
- April: Ironfest 2018 Wild West, Lithgow Showgrounds New venue from 2024 (18-19 April, 2026)
- May-June: Steampunk NZ Fair – Oamaru, New Zealand (Attended 2019) (28 May- 1st June, 2026)
- August: Lincoln Asylum Steampunk, Lincoln, UK. (Attended virtually 2020) (28 – 31 August, 2026)
- **Please check event websites for updated information**
and other advertised Australian steampunk-related events (dates last confirmed). Please check links for updates/cancellations.
- March: Thirlmere Festival of Steam (from 2019) (16-17th May, 2026)
- April: Wimmera Steampunk Festival Dimboola, VIC. (2022, 2024, 2026)
- April/May: Nimitabel Steampunk at Altitude (2022-2026+)
- May: Mt Victoria Great Train Weekend (2019 – postponed)
- June: Menangle Time Traveller’s World Fair (2019 – postponed)
- June: Steampunk Tasmania Festival, George Town, Tasmania (details not available)
- July 27-28th: Teslafest. Wilberforce, NSW. (2020) Cancelled
- September: Adelaide Steampunk Aetherfest Port Adelaide, South Australia
(replacing Adelaide Steampunk Festival,) (Attended since 2014) Cancelled. - December: The Time Travellers’ Picnic (usally weekend near 8th Dec). Adelaide.
More Event photos
Pancakes and Opshopping 2024
Wimmera Steampunk Festival, 2023.
Time Traveller’s Picnic 2023
Adelaide Steampunk Aetherfest, Hart’s Mill, Port Adelaide. 2022
Adelaide Steampunk Festival, National Railways Museum, Port Adelaide 2021
Adelaide Steampunk Festival 2020
Adelaide Steampunk Festival 2019.
NZ Steampunk Festival, Oamaru, 2019
Time Travellers’ Picnic 2018
Adelaide Steampunk Festival, 2018
Time Travellers’ Picnic 2017
Adelaide Steampunk Festival 2017
Adelaide Steampunk Festival 2016
Time Travellers’ Picnic 2014
Australia’s Biggest Steampunk Afternoon Teananigans 2014
Fundraiser for Cancer Council.
War of the Worlds (on the screen) 2013
Adelaide Steampunk Festival 2013 (inaugral event)
Safari at Adelaide Zoo 2011
Flight of the Olympia Adelaide 2009
Photos ©2009-2025 Karen Carlisle
Time Traveller’s Picnic ©2023 Steve Muller
Time Travellers’ Picnic 2017 ©2017 D. Ruwodlt
Adelaide Steampunk Festival 2019 ©2019 Janet Tanzi.
Biggest Afternoon Teananigans ©2014 Mark Howard