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Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention 12 (February 29-March 3, 2024, Tucson, AZ) Welcome to our page!
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Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention is the 10th time we're having Arizona’s first and only Steampunk convention & festival. We are breaking the barriers of the hotel based convention by placing the core of our event within in sunny Tucson, Arizona! Our owner is Jason Drotman, the
founder and director of the Arizona Steampunk Society (AZSPS). We will be updating you with information about this wonderful convention we are planning, just as soon as we have more confirmed information to share.

06/06/2024

That's right, friends and fiends, planning and announcements for our lucky 13th year at Wild Wild West Con are underway, can you believe it?

This means yes, you can absolutely get your passes now, but even better, you can get involved with this year's event!

Have a panel or workshop you want to run? Do you want to be a busker at this year's event? Interested in selling your steamy spooky wares? Get in on the fun!

Go here and start your applications folks! https://www.wildwestcon.com/getinvolved/

Time and space are limited for many of these opportunities, so don't wait! 🦇

06/04/2024

That's right, guys and ghouls, we're about to start making big announcements for and it begins with an official theme announcement!

Bring out your holiday finest for a Spooky Steampunk Halloween in March!

More information is coming sooooo soon, keep those eyes open!

05/07/2024

Good morning friends and fans!

We are once again being spammed by fake tshirt selling scammers in our comments. DO NOT CLICK THEIR LINKS.

That is all for today, have a great Tuesday everyone!

03/09/2024

Hello lovely humans!! Jason and Deena here!

We just want to say thank you.

Thank you to all of the volunteers and management for making this con run!

Thank you to our photographers for capturing moments that we will remember forever!

Thank you to our amazing Aristocrats for supporting the convention in a very big way!

Thank you to ALL of our attendees, without you, the con would not be possible.

Thank you panelists, buskers and special guests for providing wonderful entertainment!

Thank you vendors, artists and fan groups for filling our amazing vendor hall with all of your lovely crafts and products!

Thank you to Freddy Prinze Charming and his entire team for putting on an amazing Drag/Burlesque show!

Thank you to all the vendors who donated to the Silent Auction and thank you to everyone who bought a raffle ticket! Thanks to you, we were able to raise $1,651.10 of which all of it went to The Comic Bookmobile!

Thank you to our wonderful Sponsors, The Spark Project Collective, IRL Trading Cards, Dungeons and Dad Jokes and King Frosch Wines for supporting the convention and supporting various aspects of the con!

Thank you to our community outreach partner, Frank Powers with the Comic Bookmobile for providing a space for children to find and explore their creative side! It was wonderful to partner with you!

Thank you to our media partners for covering the convention before, during and after the event!

And finally, thank you to Casino Del Sol for hosting this wonderful event. We know it was a strange year with everything being down, and we appreciate you working with us and our crew to make it still a wonderful experience!

Until next year, we hope you all stay safe, healthy and encouraged!

Sincerely,
Jason and Deena Drotman
WWWC Owners

03/07/2024

Happy Wednesday friends!

For all of you who attended, we have one small ask for you: can you complete this survey? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdTi9GDkkVwmBufhwHLSddq6ftfdyfHqUnU3zEw5DM5zE8_dg/viewform?pli=1

Please be honest and help us out, we want to make every year better than the last and your feedback helps us do that!

If you were an Aristocrat pass holder, please watch for a similar but different post in the Aristocrat group with a survey for Aristocrats exclusively!

I miss you all already, thanks for being such great and !

03/05/2024

Hello WWWC12 attendees! We have an important announcement for all who attended!

We've been informed there is a female attendee who tested positive for COVID-19.

Please take the necessary precautions and actions needed to keep yourself safe and healthy!

That's it for this afternoon's news you can use, stay healthy, friends!

03/04/2024

Hey there hi there ho there friends! It's day -1 of con, hope you're all rested/resting/recovered/recovering! What an awesome weekend!

Some announcements in case you missed them:

1. Villains won the card game over this weekend by a WIDE margin, way to go!

2. We have dates set up for our 13th event next year: March 20-23, 2025

3. WE HAVE A THEME and that theme is Steampunk Halloween!

4. PASSES FOR NEXT YEAR ARE AVAILABLE NOW and you can get a discount if you buy now! Go to https://steamheart.ticketspice.com/wild-wild-west-steampunk-convention-13-2025 and use code "villain" to get 10% off ANY PASS (including Aristocrat) through Monday 3/11/24.

Thanks to all you amazing people for making this awesome event possible, we'll see you next year for spoooooky fun!

03/04/2024

Friends and fans, as this year's convention draws to a close, we want to send a special message out to all of you for making this possible.

THANK YOU to everyone who comes out and loves our event, even when we're exhausted and our feet hurt on Sunday night, you make this all worthwhile.

We invite you to join us at 5:30p in Ballroom E for Closing Ceremonies for this year's con! There will be a live performance from Makeshift Mystic, announcements about who won the card game (Heroes or Villains?), raffle and silent auction winners, and even information about because it's never too early to get started!

See you there to help bring an epic close to another epic weekend, and !

03/03/2024

As it's the last day of con we've got an appropriate activity to pique your interest!

Join Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter in Ballroom E at 4 pm for the Western Territorial Tea Dueling Finale!

There will be a discussion of this rough-and-tumble style of tea dueling for those unfamiliar as well as a small tournament where winners will take home beautiful tokens of honor.

Close out your weekend the right way: with tea!

See you there, and !

03/03/2024

Curious about how the illustrious Mr Strangeway gets into his strange cosplay ways?

Head on over to the Q&A with John Strangeway at 2:30pm in Ballroom I/J! Come with your questions ready and prepared for fun!

See you there, and !

03/03/2024

Can't get enough Steampunk aesthetic?

Come out to the Costume Contest at 2:30pm in Ballroom E to see a competition like no other, where our very own Henry, Count Chaos will be introducing a host of wild and weird costumes to a panel of our fantastic guests: LarpLikeRae, Wheeler Stone, Calamity Dawn, and Tony Ballard-Smoot.

Thrill in the marvelous fabulosity and marvel in the thrilling looks as they're thrown across the stage!

See you there, and !

03/03/2024

Have you been following the work of our illustrious guest, Noah Lemelson, and want to know more?

Come on out to Ballroom G at 1pm for a Q&A and hang out with Noah!

Bring your questions and come prepared for a great chat with this fantastic established author!

See you there, and !

03/03/2024

Have you seen this guy around all weekend and thought "what's the deal with him?"

Are you not familiar with The Comic Bookmobile ?

They are our community outreach partner this year and you may have noticed the fantastic Frank Powers (pictured) out in the breezeway area over the weekend with that zany van full of cool stuff to encourage kids to read!

In the hallway, you'll find our silent auction and 50/50 raffle happening at the table with the blue lights on it. These both benefit The Comic Bookmobile and are ending this afternoon! You must be present to win, but you must also get those bids and tickets purchased before 4pm today!

Let's get your Best Frank Forever some help encouraging our local kids' creativity and reading skills! See you on the bidding sheets, and !

03/03/2024

Are you a Tea Scout? Are you interested in Tea Scouting? Join in the fun and shenanigans at the Tea Scout Shindig at 11:30a in Ballroom E!

Chat with fellow Tea Scouts and learn how to join this group of kind, honest, helpful, courteous adventurers from all over the globe!

See you there, and !

03/03/2024

Excellent panel alert!

At 10a, come out and join ASGARD and Lady Wheelsworth in Ballroom F for a discussion about Heroes and Villains with disabilities!

These illustrious guests have studied and are ready for an in-depth look into how visible impairments, mental afflictions and chronic illness play into our favorite heroes and villains' characters.

See you there, and !

03/03/2024

Good morning and happy last day of con to all my fellow steampunks!

Going on NOW until 11a is the Swap Meet in Ballroom H--trade your steampunky wares, props, and gadgets with other steampunks and get something new out of them! A great way to breathe new life into your used goodies, but ABSOLUTELY no sales are allowed.

Have fun trading, and !

03/03/2024

Cog Match Game? COG MATCH GAME!

Join the fabulous Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter at 11pm in Ballroom G for another Cog Match Game!

If you're not familiar, the Cog Match Game is the cheeky steampunk offspring of the Match Game, in which you attempt to match the answers of their panel of wacky personalities for the greatest prize of all: clout!

See you there, night owls, and !

03/03/2024

Let's get HOT friends!

Come out and join our guest Steampunk Xena for the So Bad, It's Good! Fire Show out in the lawn area poolside tonight at 9pm!

You won't want to miss these fiery shenanigans!

See you there, and !

03/02/2024

TODAY IS THE BIG DAY, FRIENDS!

At 7pm tonight, please come join us to crash the wedding of Commodore Evie and Captain Charity in Ballroom E!

This promises to be a fun time to remember, come in your steampunk finery (or, according to the couple's wishes, your comfy onesies) and join in the Grand Royal Wedding and Kiki Reception. There will be cake, there will be tea, and there will be a cash bar!

The happy couple has demanded ABSOLUTELY NO PHYSICAL GIFTS and if you feel moved to gift, you may use the QR code here and in the back of your program to give a monetary gift.

Ain't no wedding like a WWWC wedding cause a WWWC wedding don't stop (until it's late and everyone has had their fill of fun anyway)!

We are planning to broadcast the wedding on YouTube as well (though wifi gremlins may make this difficult)! We will provide a link on our pages for those of you who are not able to physically be here so you won't miss out.

Party party party, and !

03/02/2024

Everyone knows we love con (and more specifically WWWC, amirite) but sometimes it's not all roses and sunshine!

Join our guest Brian Fadrosh this afternoon at 4 for a discussion and analysis of some of the not great stuff that comes part and parcel with active con attendance. Imposter Syndrome - Gatekeeping - Con Crash - Feeling Out of Place: The Stuff We Don't Talk About Enough is happening in Ballroom I-J.

Remember, it's ok to not feel ok but let's talk about it and address why it happens, maybe even put a positive spin on some stuff that has historically negative feelings attached to it!

See you there, and !

03/02/2024

Looking to see some friends and foes showing off their style today?

Head over to Ballroom E at 1:30 for the Fashion Show!

Dee Astell has produced another fashion show for another year for all of our and to enjoy, so come check it out!

03/02/2024

If you have enjoyed The Good, The Bad, and The Naughty drag and burlesque show this year, please show your performers how much you've loved their performances with digital monetary compensation!

You can find all those links using the QR codes here!

Share that love, and !

03/02/2024

Up late and ready for some spoooooky fun?

Come on out to Ballroom E and join Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter for Spooky Tea Leaf Reading!

Learn how to read dried Camellias in Temporal Entourage style and maybe get a bit of a fright at this late night gathering!

Be there or be square, and !

03/02/2024

Friends, are you interested in the fun and lore of story time but in a fun game play format you can participate in with your friends? Well, get into it!

Come on out to the Dungeons & Dragons: Getting Started panel 9-11pm with Tony Ballard-Smoot and learn about the essential art of character building! This panel will be geared toward newcomers who know nothing about the game at all!

Maybe you'll find your next game session and start your own adventure, who knows?

See you there, and !

03/02/2024

At con but not in the market for the hustle and bustle of a big live show?

Come out to the open gaming area in Ballroom H hosted by IRL Trading Cards and John Strangeway!

Check out a game and play with a friend or a stranger between 7p and 11:30p! Board games and RPGs are available thanks to our friends at IRL Trading Cards here in Tucson.

See you there, and !

03/01/2024

So what's the deal with tea, anyway?

Are you a tea novice? Understand some of the basics but really don't GET it like some people seem to? Ready to get into it? Come join guest Tony Ballard-Smoot at 5:30p in Salon A for Boiled Leaves: A Beginners Guide to Tea!

Get a good start on how to find the exact right tea for YOU in this panel, because there is a tea for everyone out there!

See you there, and !

03/01/2024

Happy first day of con, fans and friends!

If you know Madame Askew and the Grand Arbiter (and I think you do), you know they thrive on infectious positivity. And NOTHING says "infectious positivity" like a good compliment duel!

What's compliment dueling? Oh goodness, I'm glad you asked. Come on over to Ballroom E at 4pm to witness and partake in the glory that is compliment dueling with Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter!

See you there ready to be aggressively kind, and !

03/01/2024

Don't forget about The Good, The Bad, and the Naughty Drag and Burlesque show TONIGHT!

If you haven't gotten tickets yet, there may yet be very limited availability to get them on site! Please visit Guest Services in the hall for in-person sales.

Remember to get cash for the performers as well, we will publish internet payment links after the show for those who prefer to pay their entertainers digitally!

See you there, and !

12/12/2023

Happy Monday to one and all! If you were waiting to book your hotel room, you're in luck!

We have confirmed there are rooms available for every night of con now, so gogogo! To ensure you're getting our room rates, use the instructions listed here: https://www.wildwestcon.com/wwwc12-hotel/ under "How to make your reservation." If you don't follow those steps exactly, you may not see availability!

And of course if you haven't procured your con passes, make sure to get those here: https://steamheart.ticketspice.com/wild-wild-west-steampunk-convention-12-2024

As always, keep it here for more news, updates and announcements for and !

12/10/2023

Good evening steamy friends! Just a quick reminder!

These are about HALF of the performers you'll be able to see at The Good, The Bad, and The Naughty Drag and Burlesque show at Wild Wild West Con 12!

Remember to get those tickets ASAP, seating is limited! https://steamheart.ticketspice.com/wild-wild-west-steampunk-convention-12-2024

See you there all you and !

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Don't forget about The Good, The Bad, and the Naughty Drag and Burlesque show TONIGHT! If you haven't gotten tickets yet, there may yet be very limited availability to get them on site! Please visit Guest Services in the hall for in-person sales. Remember to get cash for the performers as well, we will publish internet payment links after the show for those who prefer to pay their entertainers digitally! See you there, #WWWC12Heroes and #WWWC12Villains!

THREE DAYS LEFT UNTIL CON! Make sure you've got your passes for everything you want to attend here: https://steamheart.ticketspice.com/wild-wild-west-steampunk-convention-12-2024 See you there, #WWWC12Heroes and #WWWC12Villains

Hurry and get those seats! https://steamheart.ticketspice.com/wild-wild-west-steampunk-convention-12-2024 See you there #WWWC12Heroes and #WWWC12Villains !

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LIVE from closing ceremonies here at Wild Wild West Con 10!

Coming at you with all the end of event goodness from Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort & Spa where we're going to close out the weekend and announce plans for the future! #wwwcx #steampunk #overtherainbow

Stream 2 on our last day of Wild Wild West Con!

Stream #2 for our last day of con! Join in watching all our illustrious guests and attendees in front of our merch booth here at Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort & Spa <3 #wwwcx #steampunk #overtherainbow