Watch City Festival

Citizens of Watch City, applications for vendors and performers close at the end of the month! If you want to join us, use the application forms at watchcityfestival.com/2025-applicati… - see you on May 10th!

Citizens of Watch City, the moment has arrived - applications are open for the 2025 festival on May 10th! If you want to be a vendor, a performer, or request one of our community tables, you'll find the application links on our website: watchcityfestival.com/2025-applicati…

Citizens of Watch City, if you have decided to sail your airships into the BlueSky, you can follow us at bsky.app/profile/watchc… If you prefer other platforms, here's where you'll find us: facebook.com/WatchCitySteam… instagram.com/watchcityfesti… We'll post major announcements here too.

The next Watch City Steampunk Festival will take place on May 10th, 2025! Keep an eye out for announcements!

The photo gallery from our official festival photographer Hayley Lebert is available! See more of her work at hlebertphoto.myportfolio.com photos.app.goo.gl/To4v9jbgSEQwtN…

These are the items in our lost and found box. Please contact us if you believe they belong to you. * A stuffed toy horse * A green water bottle * A single glove * A Lego minifigure * A card from Adams Community Bank

Thank you all so much for being part of yesterday's festival! We hope that you all had a great time. We also thank all of our vendors, performers, sponsors, and volunteers for their support of this event!

You can see our online schedule and download a PDF of the handout and maps on our website! Please note that any differences between the official schedule and what actually happens are due to interference from time-travelling mad scientists. watchcityfestival.com/2024-schedule-…

Join us at 3:30pm for the Steampunk Parade! Bring your instruments and noisemakers and jingtinglers and trumtookas! Gather at the circle by City Hall and follow the leader. You'll wind up at the Gazebo just in time for the big finale. youtube.com/watch?v=vcgVC-…

If you're visiting Salem, Massachusetts, you mustn't miss Emporium 32! Emporium 32 is Salem's original, premiere vintage lifestyle and curio shoppe! Learn all about it at emporium32.com @emporium32

Thanks for the support, Dirigible Brewing Company! After the festival, head over for their Steampunk Night featuring Burnt Tavern! Learn more at dirigiblebrewing.com

Another community group joining us this weekend is the Waltham Children's Business Fair, hosted by the Mamai Art Gallery, Inc. This event gives the opportunity for children to launch their very own startup business! Learn more at mamaiartgallery.org/waltham-cbf @mamaiartgallery

Another sponsor of this festival is PopCult Anime Con, coming up August 24-25! PopCult Anime Con is a community-first and disability-friendly event annually showcasing local artists, performers, cosplayers, musicians and educators from around New England. popcultanimecon.com

The Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation will have a special activity from 11:00am to 12:00pm: Join visiting chemists from Albion College for hands-on activities creating light and combustion! Admission fee required. Learn more at charlesrivermuseum.org

We'd like to give a big "Huzzah!" to one of our sponsors for this weekend, NEC Solar! "We are a local family owned and operated Residential, Commercial Solar & Battery Storage installer." Sponsor support helps keep this event free to all. Learn more at nec-solar.com

One of the ways this festival remains free of charge is through merchandise sales, and look at what we have for you this year! T-shirts in red and purple, small and large messenger bags, and pins, magnets and stickers! Visit the main festival booths to buy yours!

On Festival day come visit the Charles River Collaboratory, an equity-focused, youth-led makerspace headquartered at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in partnership with the Boston College Lynch School of Education. Learn more at charlesrivercollab.org

Don't forget about the Watch City Steampunk Festival/Heinlein Society Blood Drive happening at First Parish in Waltham from 9am to 2pm on May 11th! Sign up here: redcrossblood.org/give.html/driv…

While you're enjoying yourself on May 11th, don't forget to hydrate! And you will be able to do so for free courtesy of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, whose free drinking water truck will be available down on Carter Street. Learn more at mwra.com/waterfountain/…

A favorite returns! The Diamond Jubilee Carousel Organ is the largest touring antique fairground organ in the Americas, and one of only two similar instruments in the United States. Learn more at carouselorgan.com