wE'RE BACK! cOGGIER THAN EVER!
two and a bit days of utter spiffingness!
Come and join US, (Utter Spiffingtonians), for a wonderful weekend of pure steampunk mad-hattery and general goings-on. There will be a whole two and a bit days of utter spiffingness! Starting Friday evening, (18th. September) at Llangollen Railway, 'There and Back Again' is a one and a half hour STEAM TRAIN RIDE with entertainments, plus 'best picnic' competition for the chance to win tickets to Cogwarts 2027!
Thence to to our new venue for the evening events, Brumbo Enterprise Centre, Blast Road, Brymbo Wrexham LL11 5BT to round off the evening with a variety of Music and Mayhem, featuring Blozone and STEAMPUNKS GOT TALENT! A display of astonishing virtuosity! Just sign up via the 'contact us' form to show the Steampunk world your party piece! All are welcome and (almost) anything goes!
On Saturday & Sunday, (19th and 20th September), where Cogwarts will conduct our marvellous Bizarre Bazaar at our new and utterly wonderful home, Stori Brymbo. This is an extraordinary heritage site that features a very early steelworks, plus Victorian sheds where they used to manufacture cogs - yes really! Better yet, this extraordinary site also features a fossilised forest. You can walk from Victoriana to pre-history in just a few steps. The photo ops are endless! The BIZARRE BAZAAR Steampunk Market with stalls inside and out is the place for all your steampunk, and better yet, your ticket will also allow you a full year-long admission so you can revisit this amazing place as often as you'd like. Also back are THE TEALYMPICS with a host of new and old steampunk games for you to participate in or simply sit back, observe and enjoy!
On Saturday from 7.00pm, we return to Brymbo Enterprise Centre for THE GRAND STEAM BALL! Featuring Professor Elemental, Alice Strange and Blozone. Come and join us at this amazing, new venue that's perfect for Steampunk!
cogwarts~ more steam for your shillings!
FRIDAY 18th. SEPT
THERE AND BACK AGAIN:
Venue: Llangollen Railway.
Time: From 5.30pm - come earlier as you will be sure to want to take lots of photographs in this atmospheric setting.
THERE AND BACK AGAIN is a one and a 1/2 hour circular trip on a wonderful steam train. During your journey, there will be music and much fun.
Plus this is your chance to win 'The Full Shebang' tickets for Cogwarts 2027 by staging a picnic on the train. The rules are simple, the best, most elaborate picnic wins!
Plus ... this is YOUR chance to show us what you've got! It's STEAMPUNKS GOT TALENT!
SATURDAY 19th. SUNDAY 20th. SEPT.
THE BIZAARE BAZAAR will be in its new home, STORI BRYMBO, LL11 5AX
Where a steelworks sits right next to a fossilised forest. Perfect for time-travellers! Better yet, your ticket allows you a full year's admission to this remarkable site!
Alongside the market, each day is filled with ENTERTAINMENTS &
THE TEALYMPICS!
Steamier, Coggier, Sillier!
(Not 'higher, faster, stronger as in those 'other' games... )
MORE SILLY STEAMPUNK GAMES THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A FINE MALACCA CANE AT!
You can take part or observe from a safe distance. The Battenberg Relay is back with a host of newly invented 'traditional' competitions.
FLIPFLOPPING AND TOSSING THE STEAMPIPE!
Plus more lovely silliness!
THE OLD FAVOURITES WILL BE REPRESENTED TOO:
COGGIEST CANINE: Has your doggy friend caught a touch of the Steampunk? Strut your mutt to show off their best costume at 12.00 noon on Saturday.
PARASOL DUELLING: Not confined to the ladies, this is the latest cut-throat martial art. Created by our colonial cousins, this deadly form of duelling has arrived from the Americas!
TEA DUELLING: The Steampunks way of settling disputes has evolved into a fine sport. Prepare yourself to witness a tea and biscuit frenzy!
TEA POT RACING: back by popular demand! This skilled sport takes nerves of steel - can you make it around the course without losing your spout!
the grand steam ball
Sat 19th. sept
Starting at 7.00pm promptly, with its signature packed-to-the-gunnels line up, this extraordinary evening is a tribute to the Cogwarts standard of 'More Steam for your Shillings!' So come and dance the night away to the finest Steampunk performers in the gloriously strange Steampunk cosmos...
PROFESSOR ELEMENTAL
Master of mirth and mayhem, the eternal trickster, Professor Elemental will be headlining.
ALICE STRANGE
First Lady of Steampunk, Alice is hugely popular with Cogwarts fans and will be performing her unique and compelling songs.
BLOWZONE
Fabulously familiar upbeat songs from this band of very talented musicians. Playing Cogwarts again by poular demand, they filled the dance floor last time. Believe me, they get even the most reluctant of toes a-tapping!