Salt City Steamfest Pre-Registration

Every so often I feature a convention on my blog. You might see this particular convention pop up time and time again. The reason? I am helping to run it as the Volunteer coordinator and I know all the fun goody things that will be happening. This convention is going to be a real hit so I have to share it!

Calling all Steampunks! The Salt City Steamfest is Utah's premier steampunk convention. The Steamfest started last year in the summer in Salt Lake City, Utah. We expected 400, maybe 500 hundred attendees would show up for this first year convention. There were 1275 attendees and the place was packed and the steampunk crowd was amazing!

This year's Steamfest will be held at the Davis Convention Center in Layton, Utah. Events such as the Nerf Battle and the Formal Ball will be returning. Guests like "The Uprising of The Gin Rebellion," "Unwoman," and more are coming to the Oasis in the Utah Desert to perform and interact. The "Nerf Battle" will be returning along with a grand "Steampunk Ball." An "Urchin's Corner" for kids has fun activities for all ages. The Festival of Fashion Show, the Salty Dog Writing Challenge, and the Art Show are looking for entries as well.

Pre-registration is open now and there are some nice perks to getting your pass to the convention! You can have the whole weekend in the for $25.00 ($5.00 for kids!) or even $100 for a group of five. The Steamfest is also looking for Artist Alley Artists and Panelists. Please follow the links below to register and learn more.

Registration and Event Links
Attendee
Artist Alley
Panelist

Festival of Fashion Show - Strut your stuff and show off your creations in the "Daring to Dream" Steampunk Fashion Show!
Art Show - Is that bit of Steampunk artwork needing attention? Send it to the Art Show and see if you can woo the crowd with your art skills to get Best in show or other prizes.
Salty Dog's Writers Challenge - Bring out the pens and creativity and enter your best Steampunk Short Stories to this contest!

Special Guests - Check out the lists of guests!
Musical Guests - Music to my ears!

Thank you for your time!

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