Welcome to the Big River Steampunk Festival. The festival is held every year over the four day Labor Day Weekend. The festival is held in America's Hometown of Hannibal, Missouri. The four day event will leave you in awe and amazement. Come join us Labor Day 2023. Looking forward to making this the best year yet!!!

Schedule Of Events

September 1, 2023

12:00pm - Booths Open
12:00pm - Little Beard and The ScallyWags - Parking Lot Stage
12:00pm - Thawind Mills - Broadway Stage
12:00pm - Irish Roadshow - Main Stage
1:00pm - Vow Renewal - Main Stage
1:00pm - Gerry Lunt - Broadway Stage
1:00pm - Thom Bedlam - Parking Lot Stage
2:00pm - Wastlanders - Main Stage
2:00pm - Little Beard and The ScallyWags - Broadway Stage
2:00pm - Thawind Mills - Parking Lot Stage
3:00pm - Professor Jefferson Parker - Victorian Dance Instruction - Main Stage
3:00pm - Thom Bedlam - Broadway Stage
3:00pm - Steampunk Pete - Parking Lot Stage
4:00pm - Gerry Lunt - Main Stage
4:00pm - The Steampunk Pope and Thawind Mills Comedy - Broadway Stage
4:00pm - Cherry and Jerry - Parking Lot Stage
5:00pm - Ragged Blade Band - Broadway Stage
5:00pm - Little Beard and The ScallyWags - Main Stage
5:00pm - Dr. Ozno - Parking Lot Stage - Meet and Greet Starts at 6pm

September 2, 2023

10:00am - Parade starts at HNB bank and ends at North Street Stage - come join in. Leading the parade is B Elite Performing arts lead by Bradley Thomure
10:30am - Thawind Mills - Broadway Stage
11:00am - Parasol Dueling 101 - NobleWares 101 North Main Street
11:00am - Irish Roadshow - Main Stage
11:30am - Totally Lost - Main Stage Stage
11:30am - Gerry Lunt - Parking Lot Stage
11:30am - Costume Contest Preliminaries - Broadway Stage
12:00pm - Nerf Dueling in The Wasteland with Bobbi and Dale
12:00pm - Soft Shoe Dance with Lady Sue McGuiness at NobleWares 101 North Main
12:30pm - Little Beard and The ScallyWags - Parking Lot Stage
12:30pm - Ragged Blade - Main Stage12:30pm - Steampunk Pete - Broadway Stage
1:00pm - Wastelanders - Parking Lot Stage
1:00pm - Irish Roadshow - Broadway Stage
1:30pm - Mr E - Parking Lot Stage
1:30pm - Parasol Dueling - with Lady Sandra - Main Stage
1:30pm - Tea Pot Racing - Broadway Stage
2:00pm - Jacksonville Drumline - Parking Lot Stage
2:00pm - Vow Renewal - Main Stage
2:00pm - Thom Bedlam - Broadway Stage
2:30pm - Costume Contest Finals - Main Stage - Winners and Finalists will be included in the Fashion Show at The Admiral Coontz Armory Saturday Evening
2:30pm - Professor Jefferson Parker - Victorian Dance Instruction - Broadway Stage
2:30pm - Wasteland 101 - NobleWares 101 North main Street
3:00pm - Thawind Mills - Main Stage
3:00pm - Pictures with your Steampunk Idol - Photographer John Frey - Parking Lot Stage
3:30pm - Totally Lost - Main Stage
3:00pm - DeMoulin Museum - Noblewares - 101 North Main Street
3:30pm - Kids (12 and Under) Costume Contest -  Parking Lot Stage
3:30pm - Beard and Mustache Contest - Broadway Stage
4:00pm - What Is Steampunk - NobleWares 101 North Main Street - first 30 ticket holders receive a souvenir.
4:00pm - Mr E - Broadway Stage
4:30pm - Otis -  Main Stage
5:00pm - Broadway Stage
5:00pm - Dr. Ozno - Main Stage
5:00pm - 7:00pm - Raconteur Society at NobleWares 101 North Main Street
6:00pm - Cut off for Steampunks Got Talent entries. Sign up at information booth, music must be provided by participant and be in a "plug and play" device.
6:00pm - Early Show - Admiral Coontz Armory - doors open at 5:30
6:00pm - Steampunk Pete
7:00pm - Little Beard and The ScallyWags - Family Friendly
8:00pm - Fashion Show - presented by The Countess Victoria Shultc and Cap from As They Sew In France. "This ain’t your Grannys Fashion Show….Entertainment, Food, Fun, Contest and Shenanaghans" Costume Contest after the Fashion Show, any ticket holder in attendance can, and is encouraged to participate. $100.00 cash prize to the winner.
9:00pm - Mark Twain Riverboat - with Thom Bedlam and The Ragged Blade Band
9:30pm - Wasteland Block Party
11:00pm - Late Evening at the Admiral Coontz Armory
11:00pm - Bobbi and The Lollipop Auction
12:00pm - Little Beard and The ScallyWags - Adult Show
1:00pm - Dinder brothers Circus and PEEP Show

September 3, 2023

10:00am - Church with the Steampunk Pope - Main Stage
10:00am - Melodrama with Square Peg Groupe Troupe - Broadway Stage
11:00am - Thawind Mills - Parking Lot Stage
11:00am - Hat Contest - Main Stage
11:00am - Costume Contest Preliminary - Broadway Stage
11:00am - Leather Eye Patch Make and Take - NobleWares 101 North Main Street
12:00pm - Otis - Parking Lot Stage
12:00pm - Totally Lost - Main Stage
12:00pm - Little Beard and The ScallyWags - Broadway Stage
12:00pm - Nerf Dueling in the Wasteland with Bobbi and Dale
12:00pm - Leatherworking 101 - NobleWares 101 North Main Street
12:30pm - Tea Dueling - Main Stage
12:30pm - Gerry Lunt - Broadway Stage
1:00pm - Ragged Blade Band - Parking Lot Stage
1:00pm - Comic Steam Costume Contest - Main Stage
1:00pm - Steampunk Pete - Broadway Stage
1:00pm - Canvas Bag Make and Take - $10.00 at the door - NobleWares 101 N Main
1:30pm - Professor Jefferson Parker - Victorian Dance Instruction - Main Stage
1:30pm - SCA - Broadway Stage
2:00pm - Can Can Dancing - With Lady Sue McGuiness at NobleWares 101 N Main
2:00pm - Picture with Your Steampunk Idol - Parking Lot Stage
2:00pm - Mr E - Main Stage
2:30pm - Comic Steam Finals - Parking Lot Stage
2:30pm - Ragged Blade Band - Broadway Stage
2:30pm - Totally lost - Main Stage
3:00pm - Little Beard and The ScallyWags - Broadway Stage
3:30pm - Afternoon Tea with Queen Tamar at NobleWares 101 North Main Stret
3:30pm - Vow Renewal –Main Stage
3:30pm - Otis - Broadway Stage
4:00pm - Costume Contest Finals - Parking Lot Stage
4:00pm - Thawind Mills - Main Stage
4:30pm - Melodrama - Square Peg Groupe Troupe at NobleWares 101 North Main Street
4:30  - Steampunks Got Talent - Parking Lot Stage
5:30pm - Dr Ozno - Parking Lot Stage
8:00pm - Masquerade Ball - with Dr. Ozno - NobleWares 101 North Main Street
10:00  - Ghost Tour - Hannibal History Musuem

September 4, 2023

9:00am - Pet Parade
10:00am - Pet and/or Human Costume Contest - Main Stage
11:00am - Thawind Mills - Main Stage
11:00am - Little Beard and The ScallyWags - Broadway Stage
11:00am - Steampunk Pete - Parking Lot Stage
12:00pm - Gerry Lunt - Main Stage
12:00pm - Thom Bedlam - Broadway Stage
12:00pm - Vow Renewal - Parking Lot Stage
1:00pm - Steampunk Pete - Main Stage
1:00pm - Thawind Mills - Broadway Stage
1:00pm - Irish Roadshow - Parking Lot Stage
2:00pm - Little Beard and Otis - Main Stage
2:00pm - Ragged Blade Band - Parking Lot Stage
2:00pm - Gerry Lunt - Broadway Stage
3:00pm - Booth Contest Awards - Parking Lot Stage
4:00pm - Little Beard and The ScallyWags close the festival

Date: September 1-4, 2023

Location:
Historic Downtown Hannibal, MO

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