Steamcon in the Solstice Parade!
Widget before the parade
In a parade that is famous for naked (except for body paint) cyclists, it can be hard to stand out. I think that the members of Steamcon, quite clothed thank you very much, managed to garner a good deal of attention. We made the decision to march in the 25th annual Fremont Solstice Parade, a celebration of creativity and freedom of expression to get some attention for Steamcon V and steampunk in Seattle. As previously stated one of the traditions of the parade are the naked cyclists and some of them do a great job of painting their bodies in very creative ways. Several of us did use paint as well but much more selectively on our faces.
Steampunks at the parade - photo by randwolf
Our group, all dressed in fun and festive steampunk ensembles made the one and half mile trek. The Seattle Times reporter called us “a fetchingly attired group of steampunk fans…â€
Our entourage included three bicyclists (entirely clothed), a skateboarder, two people on stilts and a man in a reclining bike. We ended up with almost twenty folks by the end of the parade. It was a long, hot and sunny walk, but the crowd’s enthusiasm and shouts of “Steampunk!â€Â were very encouraging. At one point near the end a woman turned her daughter to our group and loudly proclaimed “That. That is what steampunk is!â€
There is no official gallery for our parade group, but some of the shots can be found here.
If you are interested in joining us, we are going to march in the Pride Parade next weekend. Details can be found here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/470753979667718/