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

Thursday November 12th 2026

12:00 PM

TeslaCon Garage Sale

TeslaConMakers Room

Thu 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Dead Time II: More Odd Mourning Rituals of the Victorians

Kathryn PoeRoom 2

Thu 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM

It is called a Creative Detour

Costume Con

Thu 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

TBD

Oz Room

Thu 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Affordable Aether: Steampunk on a Budget

Lauren BonneauRoom 1

Thu 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Green Green with Envy: Arsenic Dresses, Home Furnishings and Food

Yosa AddissRoom 2

Thu 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

How to Read a Sewing Pattern

Denise OdigieRoom 3

Thu 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

TBD

10th Floor Room

Thu 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Friends of Dorothy: LGBTQ+ Meetup

Catherine WhaleyAdventure Room

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Turning Junk into Punk

Costume Con

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

TBD

Makers Room

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

TBD

Oz Room

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Let's Talk Makeup

Corin MenchacaRoom 1

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Fox #1

Room 2

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

A Taste of Oz

Molly KetchumRoom 3

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

TBD

10th Floor Room

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM

Learn the Witch Dance

Marti SterinAdventure Room

Thu 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Make Your Own Patchwork of Oz Passport

Melissa AnunsonMakers Room

Thu 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

TBD

Oz Room

Thu 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Costumes for Cameras

Greg KrumreyRoom 1

Thu 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

OMG Is that a Dead Bird on Her Head? The History of Huge Edwardian Hats

Yosa AddissRoom 2

Thu 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Guest of Honor Meet and Greet Panel

TeslaConRoom 3

Thu 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

TBD

10th Floor Room

Thu 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

6:00 PM

Paid Dinner

TeslaConAdventure Room

Thu 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

8:00 PM

Dance Waltz

TeslaConMain Stage

Thu 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

10:00 PM

Flying Monkey Rave

Jashin LinMain Stage

Thu 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Friday November 13th 2026

9:00 AM

Miss Lizzy's Traveling Historical Fashion Show Grand Exhibition & Conversation

Costume Con

Fri 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Wet-Felted Poppy

Makers Room

Fri 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

TBD

Oz Room

Fri 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Bringing back the Punk in SteamPUNK!

Captain QuaestorRoom 1

Fri 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The Man Who Dreamed of Oz

Room 2

Fri 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Movie #1

Room 3

Fri 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

TBD

10th Floor Room

Fri 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM

T.E.A. Society Game #1

Adventure Room

Fri 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Miss Lizzy's Traveling Historical Fashion Show Grand Exhibition & Conversation

Costume Con

Fri 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Beading Workshop

Makers Room

Fri 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

TBD

Oz Room

Fri 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

History of Magic Lanterns

Room 1

Fri 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Baum and the 1893 World's Fair

Room 2

Fri 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Karen Brown Larimore #1

Room 3

Fri 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

TBD

10th Floor Room

Fri 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Movie #2

Room 3

Fri 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1:00 PM

Teri Panel #1

Room 2

Fri 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

1:30 PM

TBD

Adventure Room

Fri 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

TBD

Costume Con

Fri 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

The Great Flying Monkey Adoption & Haberdashery

Makers Room

Fri 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

TBD

Oz Room

Fri 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

What Happened to The World's Fairs?

Room 1

Fri 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Dressing Through the Ages: 1700-1900 Fashion Show

Room 3

Fri 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

TBD

10th Floor Room

Fri 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Doll & Plushie Tea Party

Adventure Room

Fri 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

TBD

Costume Con

Fri 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Osteomancy Techniques

Makers Room

Fri 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

The Steam-Powered Sartorial Show

Oz Room

Fri 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Get Dressed in 1894: Demo of Women's Clothing for Morning, Day, Dinner, and Evening

Room 1

Fri 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Ease on Down the Road

Room 2

Fri 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

TBD

10th Floor Room

Fri 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM

Hamster Wars

Adventure Room

Fri 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

TBD

Costume Con

Fri 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Touching History An Interactive and Collaborative Panel

Makers Room

Fri 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

TBD

Oz Room

Fri 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Page, Stage, and Screen: Adaptations of Oz

Room 1

Fri 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Fox Panel #1

Room 2

Fri 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Whimsy as Resistance: The Need for Escapism and Diversion During Troubling Times

Room 3

Fri 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

TBD

10th Floor Room

Fri 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

6:00 PM

Color Theory and Coloring

Oz Room

Fri 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Pirate of Oz L. Frank Baum's Plagiarism and Its Ramifications

Room 1

Fri 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Beginners Witchcraft Herbal

Room 2

Fri 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

8:00 PM

Costume Contest & Fashion Show

Main Room

Fri 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

9:00 PM

Steampunks Have Talent

Makers Room

Fri 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM

10:00 PM

Krieger Forbidden Images (18+)

Room 1

Fri 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM