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Steampunker Holli is seen at 2012's Steampunk City event in Morristown. The event returns as a two-day festival in October, and promises a bigger and more diverse experience than last year's program.

(Babette Daniels, courtesy of Jeff Mach Events)

— A festival dedicated to all things steampunk will descend upon Historic Speedwell this weekend.

Charlotte Adventure gets a fistbump from a fellow steampunker at Steampunk City in 2012.

Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that typically features retro-futuristic technology of a 19th-century-esque world that never was. Steam-powered machinery, clockwork gadgets and a Victorian-era fashion sense, often but not always, figure into enthusiasts' style.

The weekend-long festival will feature shopping for gadgets, gizmos and clothing, several discussions and workshops, and demonstrations of crafts and trades, according to an announcement from the Morris County Park Commission. There will be musicians as well as other performers and entertainers.

Jeff Mach, organizer of the Steampunk City festival,

last month that steampunk's amorphous nature has allowed it to be more inclusive than other enthusiast movements.

"I think the people who are doing steampunk now are basically the ones inventing it, and that's a great thing," Mach said.

Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $5 for children 4 to 16. Children under 4 are admitted free. For more information or preregistration, call 973 285-6550 or visit

. Historic Speedwell is located on 333 Speedwell Avenue in Morristown.

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