T-shirt Test Prints are In and Pin Design Reveal

The t-shirt test prints are in and they look great! They are direct printed on 100% cotton preshrunk Gildan t-shirts, and are of a good weight. None of that overly flimsy stuff.

We also have a prototype up of the 2016 exclusive 3D printed pin! We are experimenting with ink-washing the pins, so that the fine details really pop. They may also come in a selection of randomized colors rather than being just red, but this is not a final decision yet. Further images will be posted as updates are available.

Both the T-shirt and the pin are available for pre-sale through our GoFundMe! T-shirts come in size S through 5XL and are $25. Pins are $15 and a T-shirt/Pin combo is $35.

If you are interested in either of these items, please consider pre-ordering! T-shirt orders will cut off August 1st to ensure we have plenty of time to have attendee shirts available at the event. Not attending? No problem! Simply tell us in the comments box of your GoFundMe donation and we will ship you your pin-and/or-T-shirt after the event!

Take a look at our GoFundMe Here:
https://www.gofundme.com/SteampunkFMarket
Every little bit helps, Thanks!

Pufferbelly Steampunk Express, June 11th, Wilmington DE

The Pufferbelly Steampunk Express, another Steampunk event, is only a week away! The Express looks to be shaping up to be a lot of fun.  Who is planning on attending? One of our organizers, Melissa, will be vending as Darcarin Studios on the train platform this weekend. Feel free to stop by and say hello!

"The Wilmington & Western presents a steam-infused spectacle of exciting musical entertainment, vendors and much more – all rooted in the neo-Victorian themes of the Steampunk culture.

The event will include hourly 40-minute steam-powered train rides (of course!), musical entertainment, plenty of unique photo opportunities, food vendors, and a lot more. The visiting Lehigh Valley Coal Company No. 126 will join with our iconic No. 98 to operate "pull-pull" style (one locomotive at each end of the train).

Passengers are encouraged to wear their finest Steampunk and Victorian attire. This event is sure to appeal to a wide range of visitors - from Steampunks to railfans to the family looking for a unique weekend outing - there will be something for everyone during the Pufferbelly Steampunk Express!"


Those of us behind The Steampunk Farmer's Market would like to  start promoting more Steampunk events in the general area. (Especially if they are willing to promote us in return). If you know of or run any events and would like to do a promo-trade, give us a shout!

Check them out on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/851342964974444/

And hit up their website for tickets:
http://www.wwrr.com/events/50years/steampunk.aspx

The Steampunk Farmers Market 2016 GoFundMe Campaign

Good Morning! Today we are rolling out something big and exciting!


As The Steampunk Farmers Market is a free-to-the-public event, and we are dependent on donations from sponsors and the community we have put together a GoFundMe page to help support our day of Steampunk themed entertainment.


Our goal is to raise $2,000 to cover paying our performers, advertisement materials, incentive production, and any other costs that pop up during planning. Any amount that we receive but do not use this year will roll forward to the 2017 season.

Our incentives include a wonderful T-shirt design and a 3D printed 2016 commemorative pin put together by Darcain Studios, small business sponsorship/advertisement options, and our "Farmhand" job titles!

Perhaps you would like your name listed on the event blog under the job of "Octopus Herder" or "Battle Pig Rider"? Take a look at the GoFundMe page for more information!

T-shirts must be ordered by August 1st to make sure we have them on hand for attendee pickup. All others will ship after the event. Final T-shirt colors and and shirt base color may vary depending on the results of the test prints.

Please take a look and share on your social media, as this is a huge and important aspect of this years Steampunk Farmers Market!

https://www.gofundme.com/SteampunkFMarket

https://www.facebook.com/SteampunkFarmersMarket/

Event Announcement: SPFM2016 welcomes The Positronic Cats!

We are pleased to announce that The Positronic Cats will be joining us this year!

The Positronc Cats are a progressive folk duo from Pennsylvania. Simple chord progressions paired with powerful vocals and intricate mandolin phrasings are the foundation for songs about love, revenge, and the future. As fans of dark, emotional themes as well as science fiction, their goal is to evoke cinematic scenes in the listener’s mind. They draw inspiration from classic filmmakers like Ingmar Bergman and Stanley Kubrick as well as the music of Tom Waits, Radiohead, and The Decemberists. In the winter of 2014, they began recording a story about a cosmic romance which opens in the belly of the underworld and closes at the rim of the ever expanding universe. The result was their first self release, the EP “Love is Impossible”. Currently, they are headed back into the studio to record the follow up, tentatively titled “Mortal Cathedrals”.

Waylon K. Smith and Jim Taylor (both multi-instrumentalists in their mid-thirties) have been making music together since 2013 and have since found a home within the Steampunk community on the East Coast. In May of 2015, they performed with such acts as Steam Powered Giraffe, This Way to the Egress, Frenchy and the Punk, Feline and Strange, Humanwine, Eli August and the Abandoned Buildings, and Mansara at at The Steampunk World’s Fair in Piscataway, New Jersey. They added to a host of sideshow acts, cosplay actors, and fellow musicians in October of 2015 at the Gilded Festival in Cape May, NJ. In January of 2016, they shared the stage with Aurelio Voltaire and Psyche Corporation at the Brass Ring Academy and Cabaret at The New England Carousel Museum in Bristol, Connecticut. Twice a year, they provide musical support for a Steampunk event in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at a local brewery located in a Civil War era barn. 2016 is proving to be an exciting year as they continue to book new Steampunk/Sci-fi events in their surrounding region and beyond.


Their songs are broadcast regularly on Krypton Radio (which reaches tens of thousands of listeners and readers each month), WWCF Radio 88.7 FM, and the web show Ambassador Radio (which airs on several college stations such as Kutztown University Radio, 91.1 FM WBUQ, Gettysburg College Radio, WCLH 90.7 FM-Wilkes University, and WVYC York College of PA). You may find the music of The Positronic Cats online at ReverbNation, Bandcamp, Spotify, Shazam, YouTube, CD Baby, and iTunes. They have over a thousand combined followers across social media sites including Facebook, ReverbNation, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and www.ThePositronicCats.com.

For booking inquiries, please contact Waylon K. Smith at ThePositronicCats@Gmail.com.

www.ThePositronicCats.com
www.Facebook.com/ThePositronicCats
www.twitter.com/PositronicCats
https://www.instagram.com/the.positronic.cats
www.reverbnation.com/ThePositronicCats
https://thepositroniccats.bandcamp.com

Steam Into History Train Ride

Steam Into History "Steampunk Railroad Flyers" Train Ride
www.SteamIntoHistory.com

Departs promptly 3:30 PM, Saturday August 27th.
Tickets $5.00 per person ($4.00 + $1.00 ticket/processing fee )

The train is returning to The Steampunk Farmer's Market! Come out and ride Steam into History's faithful replica of the train Abraham Lincoln rode on the way to present the Gettysburg Address, and later carried the president's body in a funeral car. Steam into History has once again kindly worked with us to bring the Steampunk Farmer’s Market a $5, half hour, train ride running from New Freedom to Railroad and back. This year, the train ride has a new New Freedom departure time of 3:30PM. Steam Into History and the train station are less than half a mile down the hill from the Steampunk Farmer’s Market.

For ticket purchases visit: http://tinyurl.com/RailroadFlyers
The ticket page can also be found through the Steam into History website, via clicking on the red "Tickets and Schedule" banner, then found on the calendar under "Steampunk Railroad Flyers" on August 27th.

Vendor and Entertainment Registrations Are Available

Registration forms for the 2016 Steampunk Farmer's Market are available. 

All files are PDFs. If anyone has problems accessing these forms, please e-mail us at SteampunkFarmersMarket@gmail.com for alternate copies.

Vendor Registration with 2016 Sponsorship Options
Entertainment Registration
Sponsorship Form

Registration this year has been split into different forms rather than stuffing everything into one form like last year; Vendor Registration, Entertainment Registration, and Sponsorship Form.

Spots for 2016 are still only $10 per vendor/group. There are also additional optional sponsorship options geared towards our small business and crafts vendors who would like a little bit of extra promotion with us.  This year we are also opening sponsorship options up to any steampunk vendors/artists/creators etc who would like to donate towards SPFM2016 in return for advertisement. Details are listed on the 2016 Sponsorship Form.


We are seeking:

-All types of Steampunk themed vendors
Crafts - Artists - Authors - Clothing - Jewelry - Etc
Even if you are not strictly Steampunk, if you feel your wares would appeal to the Steampunk crowd you will be welcome.  If you are unsure, contact us first.

-Entertainers, event hosts, etc and more
Do you have an idea for something fun and want to participate? Do you want to put on an act, sideshow, or other presentation? Feel free to apply via the application, or contact us first if you wish to run your idea past us.  We have several Entertainment categories this year for anyone interested in participating.

-Cosplay groups and nonprofits are welcome. Any group not intending to sell merchandise or make a profit is welcome to ask for a free spot.

-Do you have a Steampunk themed group that wishes to have a presence at our event? Contact us!

-Food Trucks and Food Vendors

We are NOT looking for:
-Direct Sales Associates
(Origami Owl, Mary Kay, Avon, etc). If you are a direct sales associate who believes your items would appeal to Steampunks feel free to inquire and pitch to us why you feel your items would be welcome at a Steampunk event. We are an event geared towards small business and hand made items and we do not feel most direct sales are a good fit for us.

We retain the right to refuse any vendor who we do not feel is appropriate for our event.

Contact: SteampunkFarmersMarket@gmail.com

Things Are Moving Right Along

Image courtesy Becker Thorne 

Everything has been rolling along nicely for The Steampunk Farmer's Market 2016! Vendor registration will be up within the next couple of days and we will be announcing our first entertainment/events soon so keep an eye out!