An exciting 4 day programme...

Thursday 1st June:

7.30 pm
Pizza, sushi and quiz night.  
Venue: Early Settlers Hall
A social evening for the early birds to catch up and chat before the Festival gets a full head of steam.

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Saturday 3rd June

10.00am – 4.00pm
Steampunk Market
Venue: Loan & Merc Function Room, 12 Harbour St. 
Children's activities, tea dueling and plenty of treasures to ogle over.
Free

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10.00 am - 12 noon
Steampunk NZ Festival Talent Quest hosted by Jae Bedford
Ground floor of the Grain Store. Please pm Jae Bedford to register. Sing, dance, play your instruments. Anything you like this year, we just ask that you dress in the spirit of the festival. Prizes from Mainstreet Music and the winners perform at the Steampunk NZ Fashion Show on Sunday 4th June.
 

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10.00 am - 4.00pm 
Crank-in Circular Sock Demos
Vintage Sock knitting machines demonstrations by operators from Australia, Wellington, Auckland and Oamaru. For the crafty folk.

Free, TOTE 13 Tynes St. Oamaru

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10.30 - 12 Noon

Burlesque Your Writing 
Early Settlers Hall, 1 Severn St, on the left of the Plunket Rooms
how to strip your writing to make the most impact, with award winning steampunk author Gareth Ward
 

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11.00am

Tea Duelling with Colonel Sir Julius Hawthorne and Mrs Husdson (the younger) as Tiffin Masters.

Dilma Tea are sponsoring $200 worth of prizes!
Free entry on the day but please indicate intention on event page - for biscuit and tea buying.

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12.30 - 1.45pm

Bellydance Steampunk Fusion Workshop
Early Settler's Hall, 1 Severn St, on left of Plunket Rooms
Corsets accommodated! 
Tracey, Director of Christchurch's TribalDiva Belly Dance Company
 

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2.00 – 4.00pm 
Splendid Teapot Racing
Venue: Oamaru Club Inc, 32 Severn St.
A chance to take on all comers with your rolling teapot: slalom, obstacles and drag racing, best dressed and for those more crafty members of the community, best tea cosy.

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7.30 pm
League of Victorian Imagineers Mess Dinner, Murder Mystery and Airship Racing. 
Venue: Loan & Merc Function Room, 12 Harbour St. 
An evening of utter hilarity, with intrigue and accusation as the murderer is revealed; then gauntlet throwing and furious challenges as the airship racing takes over.

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Friday 2nd June

2.00 - 3.30pm
Book Launch: How to Steampunk Vol1
by Michelle Web.
Join Michelle for an elegant afternoon tea at Oamaru's most elite venue.
Pen Y byrn Lodge
41 Towey Street, Oamaru

 

5.00pm

Mirror Worlds: Steampunk T Themed Art Exhibition Opening

Trish Shirley's latest exhibition at the Forrester Gallery, Thames St.

Free, please indicate intention to attend on

6.00pm
Oamaru Fire and Steam
Venue: Street
A family street event, with food, masquerade, music and entertainment.
All Steampunks welcome to meet in Harbour St outside Grain Store at 8.05pm to join in parade after the masks.
 

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6.00 - 8.00pm
The Launch of Prince Albert

Vicki Purple's latest beer is available to indulge in.
Criterion Hotel

 

6.00 - 9.00pm 
Crank-in Circular Sock Demos
Vintage Sock knitting machines demonstrations by operators from Australia, Wellington, Auckland and Oamaru. For the crafty folk.
Free, TOTE 13 Tynes St. Oamaru

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9.00pm
Friday Night After Party, Vaudeville Steampunk Style. 
Venue: Loan and Merc, Harbour St
Vaudeville Steampunk style: An evening of steampunk style variety, pretty adult-orientated, with the wonderful Jackie Clarke, NZ entertainer as MC.

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Sunday 4th June

10.00am – 4.00pm 
Steampunk Market
Venue: Loan & Merc Function Room, 12 Harbour St.
Music, tea duelling and plenty of treasures to ogle over.
Free

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10.00am - 1.00pm
Oamaru Farmers Market
Venue: Scotts Brewery Car Park. 
Fresh local produce fresh from the point of production.

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10.00 am - 4.00pm 
Crank-in Circular Sock Demos
Vintage Sock knitting machines demonstrations by operators from Australia, Wellington, Auckland and Oamaru. For the crafty folk.

Free, TOTE 13 Tynes St. Oamaru

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3.00 pm 
Steampunk NZ Moments In Time Fashion Show: a series of tiny theatre pieces. 
Venue: Oamaru Opera House 
These 90 second episodes depict a character in its own steampunk world, complete with costume and props. The best moments win.  MC is the one and only colourful and hilarious Jackie Clarke.
 

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7.30 pm 
Steampunk NZ Gala Ball
Venue: Oamaru Club, 32 Severn St. 
Be greeted with bubbles, chat and dance, feast on a sumptuous supper, and chat and dance, dance,dance. Featuring a ballroom dance demo and lesson with world class dance tutors, have your chance to take the floor and then 'Swing' the rest of the night away.

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