Looking for some New Year’s Eve plans? How about ringing in 2012 with a steampunk at Dorian Parlor’s fancy bash?

The 2012 World Steam Expo is scheduled for May 25-28 and pre-registration is now open with a limited time discounted price for 4-day passes.

There are many haunted attractions out there, but most of them are pretty much the same: blood, gore, carnage, more blood. Why not try something a little different for a change?

Steamcon II: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is this weekend, October 14-16 of 2011. It will be held in Bellevue, Washington.

The MUZEO in Southern California is having some great steampunk and Victorian exhibits starting October.