Steampunk Yuletide
Steampunk Yuletide
Saturday 6th – Sunday 7th December 2025
Join us for a weekend of whimsy and Steampunk revelry!
Featuring a packed weekend of performances, games, and a whole market of trading stalls.
CHRISTMAS MARKET STALL HOLDERS
Nerdy Lady Ivy Moon Designs Belle Hooper Ocean City Crafts Helen Moore Photography Lurcher Gallery Crossingham Captures Heggarty’s Curios Dragon Thunder Craft Periwinkle Perspective Corvus Press Comics Ammonite Emporium + face painting Ministry of Steampunk South Seashore Footprints (Sunday only)
THEMED GAMES & ACTIVITIES:
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Mystic Maria fortune telling
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Teapot racing
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Tea duelling
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Cheese rolling, and more!
WITH PERFORMANCES BY:
Saturday
10.30am Duke Box – singer and MC for the day
11.00am Kitten Von Mew – singer and performer
11.30am The Clockwork Bard – acoustic guitar and Steampunk songs
12.00pm Brigadier Bumblebottom – Steampunk poet
1.00pm The Cogkneys – Steampunk performing duo
1.30pm Gurdy Birdo – performing with a hurdy-gurdy
2.00pm Major Blunder – singer and ukulele player
2.30pm Antipoet – bassist and poet
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Sunday
10.30am Duke Box – singer and MC for the day
11.00am The Cogkneys – Steampunk performing duo
11.30am Major Blunder – singer and ukulele player
12.00pm Gurdy Birdo – performing with a hurdy-gurdy
1.00pm The Clockwork Bard
1.30pm Major Blunder – singer and ukulele player
2.00pm The Antipoet – bassist and poet
2.30pm Brigadier Bumblebottom
NOTHE FORT ARTILLERY
Artillery firing from Nothe Fort Garrison Dorsetshire Regiment on Sunday at 12:30.
More information to follow!
ADMISSION INFORMATION:
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This event is included in the price of admission and is FREE with an Annual Pass.
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Visitors wearing Steampunk attire will receive FREE entry for the event’s duration.
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What3Words Location for Nothe Fort: dogs.claim.nest
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Parking: parking is available outside the fort at Nothe Car Park (What3Words: mixed.stuck.serve)
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Seating Provided: – Not all performances offer seating, but there are seats all around the Fort if required while on site.
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Food and Drink: The Fort View Café will be open.
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Dogs: We are a dog-friendly museum. We ask that all dogs remain on short leads at all times. Please expect to see dogs in the Fort during your visit.
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Wheelchair User Access: Nothe Fort is wheelchair accessible and has a lift. If you have any access requirements before your visit, please contact Nothe Fort ahead of your visit (01305 766626).
