Watch City Steampunk Festival

Waltham, MA

Centered on Waltham’s beautiful Common at the corner of Main and Moody Streets, the Watch City Steampunk Festival is the great outdoor festival of the Steampunk genre—a cultural and social movement melding elements of Victorian-era history and fashion with retro-futuristic technology.

Watch City 2015 will featuring a broad array of theatrical and musical performers as well as clothing, jewelry, art, and food vendors. The Festival is will also include kids programming, making this most definitely a family friendly event, as well.

Watch City 2026 Schedule

This is a list of events happening at scheduled times. See our complete list of performer information at our 2026 Performers and Groups page! We’ll have performances going on all over Waltham Common!

At the Gazebo Stage:

12:00pm - 12:30pm: Queen Mercy

12:45pm - 1:15pm: The Harlot Queens

1:30pm - 2:15pm: Consuelo's Revenge

2:15pm - 3:00pm: Kalilia Dance and Friends

3:15pm - 4:00pm: The Catnip Junkies

At the Carter Street Stage:

12:15pm - 12:45pm: Keith Engle - Phonofiddler

12:45pm - 1:10pm: The Wayward Witches/Mt. Witchusett Witches

1:15pm - 2:00pm: The Cropper Lads

2:15pm - 2:45pm: The Harlot Queens

3:00pm - 3:45pm: Lucretia's Daggers

Childrens’ Area:

12:00pm - 1:00pm: Stiltwalking with TREVOR “The Games Man”

1:00pm - 1:30pm: Meet Mary Puppets

1:00pm - 1:30pm: Aerial Delights Show with TREVOR “The Games Man”

1:30pm - 2:00pm: Parachute Games with TREVOR “The Games Man”

2:00pm - 4:00pm: Project Ribbon Dancer with TREVOR “The Games Man”

2:30pm - 3:00pm: Meet Mary Puppets

At City Hall Circle:

3:00pm - 3:15pm: Steampunks On Parade! Gather near City Hall starting at 2:45pm.

On Waltham Common:

12:30pm - 1:00pm: Baechtold and Abel Aerial Artistry

12:30pm - 1:30pm: Athena School of Arms: Fighting with Swords - Duels!

2:00pm - 2:30pm: Baechtold and Abel Aerial Artistry

3:00pm - 4:00pm: Athena School of Arms: Fighting with Swords - Mixed Weapons Shenanigans!

3:30pm - 4:00pm: Baechtold and Abel Aerial Artistry

On Waltham Common All Day:

All Day: Carousel Organ Music (at the corner of Carter Street and Moody Street)

All Day: Dr. J.R., King of the Impossible

All Day: Endangered Dungeons - Sign up for their on-site roleplaying game “Time Heist” via this form!

All Day: Harmonographica

All Day: New England LEGO User's Group

All Day: Prospect Hill Forge

All Day: The Great American Street Organ Magic Show

All Day: The Museum of Interesting Things

All Day: The Steampunk Roadster

Extra Hours:

If you’re looking for something to do after we end the main festival, check out our Extra Hours events!