*SEE BELOW FOR DONOR LEVELS AND TICKETED EVENT DESCRIPTIONS, AND CLICK "BUY TICKETS" FOR ADD-ON EVENTS LIKE DINNERS, TEAS, AND WORKSHOPS*
Three days of incredible Steampunk fun to Empower the community!
Learn from AMAZING Makers! Meet Artists and Steampunk Celebrities!
Enjoy Steampunk Entertainment with Bands, Sideshow, Magicians, and More
Vendors of INCREDIBLE art and artistry of ALL types!!
Explore our NEW "Artists of Tomorrow" alley!
Explore History, Literature, Art, and Fantasy at The Academy with Professor Mark Donnelly!
Get sorted into your C.O.G.Arts House as part of our new SteaMagic Track!
Be Our Guest at Dinner! Enjoy High Tea! Learn and lubricate at Liquor Tastings!
Enter the Costume Contest, Maker Contest, Art Contest, Mad Science Fair, Splendid Teapot Race, COGS FIRST EVER Newtonian Teacup Derby, and SO MUCH MORE!!
Family Friendly! Fun for all ages!
Learn, Have Fun, and Join a loving, inclusive, accepting community! Everyone is family here!
See you there!
~ May Your Cogs Never Rust ~
A Note From the Board:
We are not selling "tickets". We are offering membership to our "Donor Club". The C.O.G.S. Expo is the annual event all club members have the right to attend.
C.O.G.S. isn't just "an event". We are a community and a family. Every penny that comes into the COGS Foundation goes to further our mission of Empowering the Steampunk Community. You aren't just purchasing tickets to an event. You're making the event happen with every dollar you contribute. You're bringing Steampunk, with all its art, culture, history, and joy to the whole community. We are striving to make this accessible to everyone, including the next generation. We can do it! But we need your help.
This is why we have chosen NOT to sell tickets but to instead create the Donor's Club. We want to create something the community can feel good about. This is also why a portion of our proceeds will be going to a charity that will be announced through our website and social media later this year. It's not just about creating an event people will attend - It's about throwing a party for the best network of friends and family anyone could ever ask for and making a difference while we do it!
Details about Donor Levels (also noted briefly under the purchase button)
NOTE: STEEL DONOR LEVEL WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THURSDAY, MAY 12TH. AFTER WHICH, THE ONLY WAY TO ATTEND THE EVENT (IF IT IS NOT SOLD OUT) IS BY PURCHASING A DAY PASS AT THE DOOR, AT A HIGHER PRICE, WHICH WILL ONLY INCLUDE A WRISTBAND.
STEEL LEVEL PRICE WILL INCREASE JANUARY 1ST, SO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS EARLY FOR THE BEST PRICE!Steel Level - You will receive membership to the Donor Club for the 2022 year, our e-newsletter, and entry into the annual Donor Club Event, the C.O.G.S. Expo, including badge and program.
Copper Level - For the 2022 year, you get everything from Steel level, in addition to a ticket to the NauTEAcal tea event Saturday at Noon, a small "Thank You!" bag of goodies at the event, including a custom pin, and a commemorative badge made especially for Copper donors by a celebrity maker! On our website, with your permission, you will be listed as a "Copper Donor".
Bronze Level - For the 2022 year, you get everything from Steel level, in addition to a ticket to the Dinner of your choice and either the NauTEAcal tea (Saturday) OR the Dirigible Delicatessen event (Sunday), a Medium size "Thank You!" bag of goodies at the event, including a custom pin, and a commemorative badge made especially for Bronze donors by a celebrity maker! In addition, you will receive early access to workshops and ticketed events as they are announced. On our website, with your permission, you will be listed as a "Bronze Donor".
Brass Level - One of our founders, Matt Black, once said that Brass Donors, as our top tier donors, should have access to everything. And we can't agree more! For the 2022 year, Brass donors get everything from Steel level, in addition to Membership to the New Kernoozer's Club. What is a Kernoozer? You can read below for more details BUT, in short, at the event, Kernoozers get into BOTH Dinners, the Tea, and the Sunday Delicatessen - as well as ALL tastings! There will also be a special event that weekend just for Kernoozer Members to hang out with our celebrity guests! And so much more! Read below for more details!! At the event, Brass Donors will receive a large size "Thank You!" bag of goodies and a commemorative badge made especially for Brass donors by a celebrity maker! In addition, they also receive early access to ticketed workshops and events as they are announced. On our website, with your permission, you will be listed as a "Brass Donor".
Kids Membership - Kids under 12 get a membership for FREE. We know that the younger crowd may not care about emails, so they are free to just come and have a good time. Over 12 but still a student? Email us at donor.cogsexpo@gmail.com with a photo of your student ID and we'll send you a discount code for the Steel membership!
What if you're buying multiple memberships? Enter the name and email (optional) for each person you bought a membership for when prompted so they can be listed on the website and get their newsletter! If you don't list an email, they won't receive a newsletter. Want to go by a different name on the website? Enter it in the comments section. Prefer to stay anonymous? No problem! Just say so. You don't need to be listed on the website at all. It's your choice.
In addition to Donor levels, you'll see tickets offered for various events at the annual Expo. Feel free to purchase these tickets to add to your weekend enjoyment. Please note, you must be a member to enter the event, so if you don't purchase a membership, you can't attend the ticketed events. Any alcohol tasting requires you to be 21 or older WITH ID. If you do not have ID at the event, you will not be allowed to participate regardless of whether you have a ticket or not. Tickets for these events are limited, and in some cases extremely limited. Please get them while they are available. It is possible new events will be added. If they are, you will be notified by email before they go up for sale. Workshops will be ticketed and sold at a separate link.
Current additional offerings:
Friday Night Dinner - The International Hot Air Balloon Race, offering unique dishes from around the world, with an accompanying assortment of teas.
Saturday Night Dinner - The Pirate Invasion, offering Caribbean-inspired cuisine, along with pillaging, looting, and plundering! (Or at least some pirate-y fun!)
Saturday High Tea - The NauTEAcal Tea. Join your favorite TeaTzar, Jeremiah Kornspan, for a deep tea adventure!
Sunday - The Dirigible Delicatessen. More of a brunch to send our friends off on their journeys home. More substantial than your average tea.
Sake Tasting - Being offered by Aoi, the Japanese restaurant in the hotel, this will be one of a half dozen amazing adventures in alcohol tasting. Must be 21+ with ID to attend.
Aethertainment Chamber -
C.O.G.S. Expo will be running 2 stages for Friday and Saturday night this year! Our main stage will always host your favorite big-name acts and will always be FREE with entry! The second stage will have limited entry and is for something a little... different.
On Friday night, while our favorite big bands and DJs run on the main stage, the Aethertainment Chamber will host the Baroness Alexandria for the first annual C.O.G.S. Cabaret Night and Variety Show! This will feature members of the community, simple single acts by celebrity guests, and audience participation games with the Baroness herself! Shenanigans are sure to ensue!
On Saturday night the Aethertainment chamber will transform into the Electric Ballroom, an exciting dance floor of black lights and glow paints, with our favorite DJs playing music you can dance to ALL NIGHT LONG.
Purchasing entry to the Aethertainment chamber comes with unlimited re-entry, so you can pop out and see what is playing on the main stage any time you like! But entry to the Aethertainment chamber is LIMITED. So pick up your tickets while you can! (Entertainers for the Aethertainment chamber will be announced via Facebook and our website shortly.)
THE ALL-NEW KERNOOZER'S CLUB -
What exactly IS the Kernoozers Club? The brainchild of ye incomparable Professor Mark Donnelly, it is, in short, a Connoisseurs Club. Why the strange name? History. Resurrecting a club from the annuls of time, the Kernoozers Club is a way for Steampunk Connoisseurs to get together and enjoy more than just each other's company.
Being organized with the help of BF Design and Dodson Design, this club promises to offer something special to all its members. Starting at the C.O.G.S. Expo in May, Kernoozers will enjoy entry to ALL ticketed meals and tastings (with the exception of the sake tasting, as it is run by the hotel), entry to the Aethertainment chamber for both nights, and a special Kernoozer's cocktail reception with special guests. The club will continue throughout the year with meetups at other Steampunk and Steampunk adjacent events, joint ventures with other meetup groups, and potential field trips to breweries, tea houses, and museums. A private Facebook group will be created for everyone to stay in touch. This club offers members the ability to indulge in their favorite things while indulging in their favorite company! You can learn more about the Kernoozers Club on the COGS website.