Date
May 9-10,
2026
Hours
TBA
Location
Borst Field
Schenevus, NY
What is the Steampunk & Oddities Expo
Steampunk & Oddities Expo is a festival that celebrates alternative culture, speculative history, occult curiosity, and the beautifully strange.
It is a gathering place for people drawn to the unusual, the imaginative, and the unexplored—where curiosity is encouraged and individuality is celebrated.
The Philosophy
The Steampunk & Oddities Expo exists to create space for themes that are often considered unusual, taboo, or misunderstood.
We believe curiosity is a form of courage, and self-expression is a form of rebellion.
This is a space where people are invited to explore interests that don’t always have a home in mainstream culture—whether that’s alternative fashion, speculative history, occult practices, or creative world-building.
A Space for the Unusual
We celebrate individuality, eccentricity, and self-expression in all forms.
Costuming is encouraged. Body positivity is core. Being different is not just accepted—it’s celebrated.
Steampunk & Oddities Expo is designed to be a judgment-free environment where attendees can explore who they are, what they love, and what fascinates them without pressure to conform.
Courage is one of our core values.
We intentionally seek out young, untested, and emerging artists, musicians, crafters, and authors and give them a safe, supportive platform to debut their work.
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Our goal is to showcase local and independent talent, help launch creative careers, and connect creators with a community that values what they do.
Supporting Emerging Creators
The Experience
Steampunk & Oddities Expo is designed as an immersive, story-driven world—part festival, part narrative environment, part living stage.
Every space, performance, and curated element is built to feel like a chapter in an unfolding alternative history, where attendees are not just spectators, but participants in the world itself.
Guests are encouraged to step into character, explore speculative histories, engage with interactive environments, and experience a setting where imagination and reality blur. Whether you arrive as an inventor, traveler, occultist, aristocrat, or something entirely original, you are part of the story being told.
This is not just an event you attend.
It is a world you step into.
Expression is encouraged here. Whether you’re in full steampunk regalia, gothic couture, a Victorian scientist persona, or something entirely original—your style is part of the experience. We believe fashion, cosplay, and personal aesthetics are storytelling tools. Here, you are invited to live your original character.
Costuming & Expression
Community & Local Impact
Steampunk & Oddities Expo exists to put the wealth of local and independent creative talent on display.
By creating a visible platform for alternative culture, we aim to strengthen the regional creative ecosystem and give people a reason to gather, connect, and return.
This is not just an event—it’s a community anchor for the curious and the creative.
Part of The Geek Outbreak Ecosystem
Steampunk & Oddities Expo is a cornerstone of The Geek Outbreak’s cultural ecosystem, representing the darker, alternative, and speculative side of geek culture.
It is one of the worlds within the Outbreak—where curiosity, creativity, and unconventional passions take center stage.