Steampunk Weekend
6-8 Dec
Join us for a weekend celebrating Victorian sci-fi, where creativity and imagination collide in a fantastic display of costumes, gadgets, music and art.
Dive into a world of steam-inspired wonders and retro-futuristic marvels. Don your best steampunk attire and immerse yourself in a community of like-minded enthusiasts. Don't miss out on this unique event where the past meets the future in a whirlwind of gears and goggles. See you there!
Friday Night LAUNCH event
🎩✨ Join Us for a Spectacular Steampunk Cabaret! ✨🎩
We are thrilled to showcase some incredible local and national talent at the Steampunk Cabaret! With acts like the Inferno Sisters, Ana Defuego and Major Blunder, we invite you to an evening of fun and entertainment.
🕢 7:30pm - Music and dancing 💃🕺, while enjoying a few drinks 🍹 before the cabaret acts start.
🎭 8-10pm CABARET - Live music 🎶, poetry 📜, burlesque 💃, and circus acts 🎪.
🎶 10-11pm - More music and dancing to end the night on a high note! 🎉
Come join us for an unforgettable evening! 🎟️✨
£15/Ticket call 01305 779410 (ext 5) and someone will return your call
Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday 9am-6pm FREE parking on 2nd December For Small Business Saturday and the town's Steampunk event. Weymouth is the perfect town to explore and get a head start on Christmas shopping; for something unique, visit our independent traders selling homewares, gifts, jewellery, food, drink, hampers and more.
Steampunk Workshop Saturday 10-2
Fancy making your own 'little something' for the promenade on Sunday, or for FREE entry to the Fort, well this is the perfect chance to 'have-a-go'. Bring something you want to Upcycle into something fantastical! Punk-up or start from scratch, with a hat, top, skirt, goggles or mechanical wings the choice is yours!
Workshop being held at Saint Nics gallery, fully staffed and equipped with sewing machines, glue guns, feathers and buttons, bring your own item to upcycle and have fun - great for all ages
Steampunk Christmas Market - Saturday 10-4 & Sunday 11-3
FREE ENTRY (for those in Steampunk attire)
Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of **Victorian-era science fiction** and **fantasy**. Dress up in your best **Steampunk** attire and enjoy live music, performances, and more. Immerse yourself in a world of steam-powered wonders and mechanical marvels, enjoy artists, music, fashion, stalls and more.
Exhibitors:
The Mad Hat company
Levoco Chocolates (Sunday only)
Time bomb Comics
Phoenix Bazzar - clothes
Helen Moore's Art and Photography
Hegarty's curio's
Belle Hopper
Steam Raven
Funky Hats
Ocean City Crafts
Janice Fairies
Corsets & coats, jewellery, goggles and more.....
Acts booked: Cogneys, Kitten Von Mew, Leigh, Major Blunder, Mini Steam engines, Weymouth community choir,
The Salvation Army band, The Inferno sisters and more.
Fashion Exhibits: Weymouth College and Exeter Steampunk group
Activities; Team duelling, Cheese rolling, Nerf-toy target practice
#Requires entry ticket to the Nothe Fort. FREE for those in Steampunk.
Saturday evening 'Steampunk' buffet
Before venturing out for an evening of entertainment enjoy a unique evening at the Lawrence of Arabia Hotel, the perfect location for Steampunkers who like to enjoy a little spice. Enjoy a Buffet including Lamb Tagine, couscous, salad, flatbreads and more followed by fruit and dessert. BYOB.
To book, ring the hotel directly 07788 731415 and quote Steampunk night. Only 6 spaces left, so be quick.
This magnificent grade 2 listed beachfront Georgian building combines heritage architecture and period charm throughout many public areas, including ornate plaster ceilings, breathtaking uninterrupted sea views from the triple aspect windows of the breakfast room and balcony lounge area, together with some Art Deco style, showcasing historical artefacts and exhibitions featuring T.E. Lawrence, better known to the World historically as Lawrence of Arabia, but who came to live in Dorset for the last few years of his life until he died in 1935 and was buried in the area.
Evening entertainment all weekend
The Cutter Pub, St Alban Street
Sat 7th Dec - Steampunk Convivial, dress to impress from 8pm - 11pm
The Golden Lion
6th Dec - Circus of Thieves
7th Dec - Stacey Lou followed by Static Flight
8th - Electronique
The Waterloo
6th Dec - Karaoke with Ken
7th Dec - Music with Neil & Sally
The Belvedere
6th Dec - Guns of Navarone
7th Dec - Balance of Power
8th Dec - Nathan Jon followed by Jam Session
The Black Dog
6th Dec - Cosmic Bungalow
7th Dec - Total Madness
8th Dec - Rob Davis
Duke of Cornwall
7th Dec - Electronique
Finns
7th Dec - Ironhide
Vinolo
6th Dec - Electronique
The Closet
7th Dec - Christmas Toy Appeal Quiz from 7pm followed by Silent Disco & DJ in the club
Bad Santa Bottomless Brunch, KIKA Beach
Saturday 7th (2 hour slot between 1-5pm)
£45 per person - Bottomless Cocktails, Prosecco or Beer & Festive Tapas.
Christmas Movie Bottomless Brunch, Caffeine Weymouth
Saturday 7th, 2 hours of unlimited prosecco, cocktails and beer (3-5pm)
£45 per person, limited spaces.
Steampunk PROMENADE (10am)
SUNDAY Steampunk Promenade
10am, Meet at Jubilee Clock.
Join fellow Steampunkers on a promenade along the Seafront and through Weymouth Town Centre before socialising with other Steampunkers in hostelries or purchasing a last minute gift within the town or at the Steampunk market from 11-3.
Christmas Craft and Makers Market, Sticks & Bones
SUNDAY, Free entry
Pick up some unique Christmas gifts from incredible local artists. Including mulled wine and tasty Christmas specials plus music throughout the day with Mark Duxbury followed by an acoustic set from Rob and Paul from The Thirsty Ferrets.
Tudor House Christmas
The Tudor House is celebrating the end of a successful season by holding a special Christmas event. Step back in time to 1600, and see how the Tudors prepare for Christmas as part of this living history experience. Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and smells of the Tudor House in Weymouth at the turn of the Sixteenth Century. Come and have a go at making a pomander, or a marchpane subtletie. Investigate the different layers of clothing worn, and maybe even try some on! The more musical amongst you might like to try joining in with a song, or listening to some Tudor music played on period instruments. And through it all, discover how Christmas was celebrated under Elizabeth I, and how it differs from now. Tudor House will be open from 11am to 3pm on Sunday 8 December. Free entry but donations welcome. The house is in Trinity Street, Weymouth, DT4 8TW.
Saturday / Sunday cream tea (4pm)
After a weekend of fun and activity, why not sit down and unwind with your new and old friends from the Steampunk community enjoying a last minute chat and fond farewells over a lovely cream tea at the Mariners bar and Kitchen on Trinity street alongside the harbour. To book a table ring directly 01305 603344 and quote Steampunk Cream tea.
Farmers & Makers Markets
10-3pm - Selling a wide selection of locally grown produce and locally made crafts, jams and cheeses.
