For those into Steampunk and willing to travel to, or live in, the Sunnyvale, CA (Silicon Valley) area, there is a convention that my friends at Dragon's Treasure told me about; on Halloween weekend.
http://www.steampunkconvention.com/ I won't be going, as I have kids to do Halloween stuff with. But I am curious about it. If you go, let me know what it is like, please.