TeslaCon 2026 Programing Schedule
Behold the programming schedule for TeslaCon 2026!
Peruse our lists of panels, activities, and eccentricities for your entertainment and delight! The following lists are sorted by day, time, and rooms where the activities occur.
Please bear in mind that the programming is subject to change.
All panels run 90 minutes: 60 minutes for presentation, 15 minutes for Q&A, 15 minutes for cleanup, and reset for next panel. Please make sure to give the next person ample time to set up. Please remember to arrive early for the panel so it may start on time.
Those giving A Presentation, remember to bring your OWN computer, and if possible cord /jack for the projectors. Thank You!
(You should review the panels ONLINE first, and then use this as a checklist for panels and activities you want to go to.)
To navigate the Programming Schedule, you can click on the dates to see the panels and activities for that day. They will be listed in chronological order. You can click on the star icon on the top left of a panel box to save it as a favorite and filter the list to show only your picks. You can also use the search bar to filter by available keywords.
- Thursday November 12th 2026
- Friday November 13th 2026
- Saturday November 14th 2026
- Sunday November 15th 2026
Thursday November 12th 2026
12:00 PM
TeslaCon Garage Sale
TeslaConMakers Room
Dead Time II: More Odd Mourning Rituals of the Victorians
Kathryn PoeRoom 2
1:30 PM
It is called a Creative Detour
Costume Con
TBD
Oz Room
Affordable Aether: Steampunk on a Budget
Lauren BonneauRoom 1
Green Green with Envy: Arsenic Dresses, Home Furnishings and Food
Yosa AddissRoom 2
How to Read a Sewing Pattern
Denise OdigieRoom 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
3:00 PM
Friends of Dorothy: LGBTQ+ Meetup
Catherine WhaleyAdventure Room
Turning Junk into Punk
Costume Con
TBD
Makers Room
TBD
Oz Room
Let's Talk Makeup
Corin MenchacaRoom 1
Fox #1
Room 2
A Taste of Oz
Molly KetchumRoom 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
4:30 PM
Learn the Witch Dance
Marti SterinAdventure Room
Make Your Own Patchwork of Oz Passport
Melissa AnunsonMakers Room
TBD
Oz Room
Costumes for Cameras
Greg KrumreyRoom 1
OMG Is that a Dead Bird on Her Head? The History of Huge Edwardian Hats
Yosa AddissRoom 2
Guest of Honor Meet and Greet Panel
TeslaConRoom 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
6:00 PM
Paid Dinner
TeslaConAdventure Room
8:00 PM
Dance Waltz
TeslaConMain Stage
10:00 PM
Flying Monkey Rave
Jashin LinMain Stage
Friday November 13th 2026
9:00 AM
Miss Lizzy's Traveling Historical Fashion Show Grand Exhibition & Conversation
Costume Con
Wet-Felted Poppy
Makers Room
TBD
Oz Room
Bringing back the Punk in SteamPUNK!
Captain QuaestorRoom 1
The Man Who Dreamed of Oz
Room 2
Movie #1
Room 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
10:30 AM
T.E.A. Society Game #1
Adventure Room
Miss Lizzy's Traveling Historical Fashion Show Grand Exhibition & Conversation
Costume Con
Beading Workshop
Makers Room
TBD
Oz Room
History of Magic Lanterns
Room 1
Baum and the 1893 World's Fair
Room 2
Karen Brown Larimore #1
Room 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
12:00 PM
Movie #2
Room 3
1:00 PM
Teri Panel #1
Room 2
1:30 PM
TBD
Adventure Room
TBD
Costume Con
The Great Flying Monkey Adoption & Haberdashery
Makers Room
TBD
Oz Room
What Happened to The World's Fairs?
Room 1
Dressing Through the Ages: 1700-1900 Fashion Show
Room 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
3:00 PM
Doll & Plushie Tea Party
Adventure Room
TBD
Costume Con
Osteomancy Techniques
Makers Room
The Steam-Powered Sartorial Show
Oz Room
Get Dressed in 1894: Demo of Women's Clothing for Morning, Day, Dinner, and Evening
Room 1
Ease on Down the Road
Room 2
TBD
10th Floor Room
4:30 PM
Hamster Wars
Adventure Room
TBD
Costume Con
Touching History An Interactive and Collaborative Panel
Makers Room
TBD
Oz Room
Page, Stage, and Screen: Adaptations of Oz
Room 1
Fox Panel #1
Room 2
Whimsy as Resistance: The Need for Escapism and Diversion During Troubling Times
Room 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
6:00 PM
Color Theory and Coloring
Oz Room
The Pirate of Oz L. Frank Baum's Plagiarism and Its Ramifications
Room 1
Beginners Witchcraft Herbal
Room 2
8:00 PM
Costume Contest & Fashion Show
Main Room
9:00 PM
Steampunks Have Talent
Makers Room
10:00 PM
Krieger Forbidden Images (18+)
Room 1
Saturday November 14th 2026
9:00 AM
TBD
Costume Con
Pocket watches: meet, greet, see, and learn from collectors
Makers Room
TBD
Oz Room
Above the Clouds: Dispatches from the Bridge of Dragonfly Airship Lines
Room 1
Starting an Airship Club
Room 2
Movie #2
Room 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
10:30 AM
T.E.A. Society Game #2
Adventure Room
TBD
Costume Con
Add a Pop of Poppies
Makers Room
TBD
Oz Room
History of Corsets and How to Wear Them
Room 1
Karen Brown Larimore #2
Room 2
Reimagining Oz: Steampunk, Creativity, and Imagination
Room 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
12:00 PM
Clothing Swap
Makers Room
1:00 PM
Teri Panel #2
Room 2
1:30 PM
Steampunk Nerf Gun Duels
Adventure Room
TBD
Costume Con
TBD
Oz Room
The Oz Comicbook
Room 1
Wizard of Oz themed Tea Party
Room 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
3:00 PM
Crow Party
Adventure Room
TBD
Costume Con
Up Cycling. A little skill and a smaller budget.
Makers Room
Airship Design: Aeronautics vs Aesthetics
Room 1
What Doesn't Kill You... Probably Will - Poison, Peril & the Victorian Home
Room 2
Oz Through the Eyes of TeslaCon: Why This Story Still Inspires Us
Room 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
4:30 PM
Learn the Witch Dance
Adventure Room
TBD
Costume Con
Death on the Falcon, a BrassGear Adventure Radio Production
Main Stage
Victorian Elegance: Create Your Own 19th-Century Hat Pins
Makers Room
What is Steampunk-A Primer-101
Captain QuaestorRoom 1
Fox Panel #2
Room 2
Gothic Steam (Kelsey Josephson & Bobbins)
Room 3
Calamity Labs Presents: Gin, Glorious Gin!
10th Floor Room
6:00 PM
Paid Dinner
Adventure Room
History of Costume-Cons
Oz Room
8:00 PM
Emerald City Jitterbug Ball
Main Stage
Sunday November 15th 2026
9:00 AM
Make and Take: Hand Dyed Lace Flower Pin/Clip
Costume Con
TBD
Makers Room
TBD
Oz Room
Outside the Box
Room 1
Gears & Guitars: An Intro to Steampunk Music
Room 2
Looking Ahead to Next Year with Bobbins
Lord BobbinsRoom 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
10:30 AM
T.E.A. Society Game #3
Adventure Room
TBD
Costume Con
Iron Ladies II: Ruffler Foot Bugaloo
Makers Room
TBD
Oz Room
Steampunked Tea
Room 1
Baum’s ‘Patchwork Girl' and the Victorian Crazy Quilt: From Parlor Art to Steampunk Style
Room 2
Theosophy and the Occult in The Wizard of Oz
Room 3
TBD
10th Floor Room
12:00 PM
Mechanicals, Magic, and the Marvelous Technology in Oz Beyond Dorothy’s Era
Room 1
1:30 PM
Closing Ceremonies
Main Stage