Steampunk is gaining popularity all across the board. There are many Steampunk Conventions and cosplay events all over the world. I hate it when I hear about an event after the fact., but let's face it- sometimes these events fly below the radar within the mainstream media. Here is a list of upcoming events for steampunk and cosplay lovers everywhere; I hope this helps :)
1. Steampunk at the Seaside on March 22nd-25th: Camber Sands England, UK
2. AnomalyCon3 on March 29th-31st, 2013: Denver, CO
3. Thingamajigy Fayre on March 16th-17th : San Antonio, Tx
4. Steampunk at Gettysburg on March 29th -31st : Gettysburg, PA
5. Steampact on March 30th -31st : Rome, Italy
6.Steamwerk Ball on April 6th, 2013: Lancaster, PA
7.Florida Steampunk Exhibit East on April 13th-15th: Daytona Beach, FL
8. Sakura Steampunk Celebration on April 7th :Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
9. Steampunk Empire Symposium on April 26th-28th,2013 : Cincinnati, Ohio
10. Divine Decadence on April 26th-28th,2013: Somerset, NJ
11. Steampunks in Space on April 26th-28th, 2013: Santa Clara, CA
12.Gaslight Gathering on May3rd-5th, 2013: San Diego, CA
13. Aethercircus on May 4th-5th, 2013: Stage, Germany
14. Steampunk Soiree on May 10th-12th, 2013: Lafayette, LA
15. The Watch City Festival on May 11th and 12th: Waltham, MA
16. The Steampunk World's Fair on May 17th-19th: Piscataway, NJ
17. Up in The Aether Steampunk Convention on May 24th-26th,2013 : Detroit, Michigan
18. Clockwork Alchemy on May 24th-27th,2013 : San Jose, CA
19.The Brass Screw Confederacy's Steampunk Hootenanny on June 7th-9th, 2013: Port Townsend, WA
20.ConTemporal on June 28th-30th, 2013: Raleigh , NC
21. GearCon July 5th-7th, 2013 Portland, OR
22. Salt City Steamfest on July 26th-28th,2013: Salt Lake City, Utah
23.Wunderkammer Festival on August 25th, 2013: Santa Rosa, CA
24.Skybourne Presents: A Carnival Menagerie on September 13th-14th : Dallas, TX
25. The Asylum on September 13th-15th, 2013 : Lincoln, England, UK
26. International Steampunk City on October 12th-13th, 2013 : Morristown, NJ
27. NH Secret Swan Masquarade on October 27th, 2013 : 5 Park St, Tilton, NH
28. Steamcon V on October 25th-27th, 2013 : Seattle , Washington
29.Teslacon IV on October 31st - November 3rd, 2013 : Madison , WI
30. Emerald City Steampunk Expo on November 1st- 3rd, 2013 : Wichita, Kansas
31. OctopodiCon on November 1st-3rd, 2013 : Norman, OK
32. Upstate Steampunk Extravaganza on November 15th-17th, 2013 : Anderson, S.C
33. Steampunk Unlimited on November 16th- 17th: Strasburg Rail Road, Lancaster County, PA