2012 Oamaru Steampunk Festival Includes:

The History of Steampunk with Neave R. Willoughby

 

Saturday 2nd June 2012

Ink Box Oamaru Opera House, Thames St., Oamaru

11.00am

$10 Tickets available from Ticketdirect from 3rd March (Weekend package $135 plus service fee)

Neave is a well experienced time traveller and a significant player in the NZ Steampunk world.
He has contributed significantly to all the major events in NZ to date and been to events overseas. 
Neave will give a most wondrous talk and Aetheric Magic Lantern show using images he has captured around the world and across multiple time dimensions.
This will be a very worthwhile presentation.
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Steampunk Inspired Short Stories

Saturday 2nd June 2012

3.00pm

Ink Box, Oamaru Opera House

$10 Tickets available from Ticketdirect  from 3rd March (Weekend package $135 plus service fee)

Here's your chance to write and perform/read your steampunk inspired short story. 1000 words, to be with La Falconesse, Lady Helen Steampunk by 15th May 2012. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it We are looking for 10-15 pieces so get going and be there.

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Steampunk Music Extravaganza and Dirigible Racing

Saturday 2nd June

8.00pm -til late

Loan and Merc Restaurant, Harbour St, Oamaru

$10 cover charge tickets available at ticketdirect or on the door. (Weekend package $135 plus service fee)

A wild night of local music with the latest in local steampunk inspired riffs 

Dirigible racing - gather your team and join the fun as you manoever your airship through the slalom of the historic Loan and Mercantile building pillars.

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Steampunk NZ Ltd Fashion Show

Sunday 3rd June

Oamaru Opera House, Thames St.

2.00pm

The very best of Steampunk Fashion paraded and awarded in most elegant surroundings

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Tickets $43 plus service fee available from ticketirect 3rd March (Weekend package $135 plus service fee)

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Oamaru Steampunk Gala Ball

Sunda 3rd June 

The Scottish Hall

Tyne St, Oamaru

Be seen with the very best of the steampunk fraturnity, live band, sumptuous supper, entertainment, BALLROOM dancing and bopping 

Be there!

Tickets $73 plus service fee available from Ticketdirerct from 3rd March (Weekend package $135 plus service fee)

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The 2012 Steampunk NZ Ltd Fashion Show is underway.

The Aethercon heat was held in Auckland on 11th February where 2 lucky ladies won a trip to Oamaru to participate in the 2012 Steampunk NZ Ltd Fashion Show. Another 3 were highly commended and won prozes donated by Weta Workshop's Dr Grodbort.

You too can enter here for the registration form. 

The Aethercon event was a huge success and there were some fabulous costumes with some delightful chatrcterisations,not all of which entered the fashion show heat. For more click here

Here are the winners

       

CaptainCharlotte Bonney - Scoundral - aka Katie Sutton

    

Alcie Morrison - medic apprentice 26664 aka Kelli Prince

    

Arabella Barlace - Explorer - aka Amy Beales

    

The Honorable Mrs Minerva Cholmondley - Smyte

    

Abigail Peregrin Swan aka Beth St.Claire

Exciting New Competition in January 2012!

The SpecFicNZ Core has been working with member Pip Ballantine to cook up a hot little summer short story competition for you.

 

 

The interest in Steampunk in Oamaru is ever growing. On Saturday 10th December 40+ Steampunkers from as far afield as Christchurch and Dunedin gathered in Oamaru for a photo Shoot for AA Magazines's March issue.

 The 3rdLeague of Victorian Imagineers Steampunk: tomorrow as it used to be exhibition closed on 27th November withbetween 7 and 8,000 visitors in 6 weeks. Whilst last years visitor numbers were greater, those that have visited all the exhibitions felt that this year's exhibition was up on the quality of last years. Have a look at some of the exhibits for yourself.

 

There was a world first at this year's  Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations, which were a great success- as always. The fete drew a large crowd and several Steampunkers came from as far as Christchurch and Dunedin.

Have a look at these photos 

 

 

Sonia Cullimore's Time Traveller's Apothicary Kit

 Andy Reynalsons Sonic broadcaster

 

 

 

Peter Fleury, Helen Bradley,

Chris from Christchurch

Agent Darling

Gary and Trish Shirley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The 2011 Exhibition 'Steampunk: as it used to be'

has opened at the Forrester Gallery, Oamaru New Zealand.

Here are a few pictures kindly provide by James Glucksman of Pen y Bryn Lodge 

 

The street party

15th October - 5:30pm to 7:00pm

was great fun

Outside Forrester Gallery,
Thames St, Oamaru.

Music, Dancing, food and fun.

 Dress up, bring a friend or family and be back home in time for the rugby!

 

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 02 April 2012 08:49 )