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Saturday 19th September

Full Steam and Spectacle!

Day 2 of the festival is a packed day of FREE daytime entertainment on Ryde's seafront. The day-time entertainment schedule is still being finalised, but will soon be published on this page.

This is followed by our evening ticketed show, Pipetopia, and evening tickets are on sale now!

Save £5 off each evening ticket when you purchase by the end of June!
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Ticketed Evening Entertainment

Pipetopia @ Royal Esplanade Hotel

A high-energy night of bands and driving rhythms, where a standing crowd in steampunk finery can dance the evening away.

Royal Esplanade Hotel

TICKETS: £21 early-bird (£26 after 30 June) inc £1 booking fee

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Free Daytime Events

Saturday on Ryde Seafront

Step into a lively hub of live music, curious stalls, and tempting food and drink, where festival goers are dressed in their splendid steampunk finery to bring the whole scene gloriously to life.

Daytime Festival Site

Tea Duelling @ Royal Esplanade Hotel

Tea Duelling is the art of nerve, timing, and biscuit engineering. Two brave contenders face off, dunking their malted milk biscuits into a cup of tea and holding their nerve before the inevitable collapse. The goal? Keep your biscuit intact longer than your opponent—or risk a soggy downfall. Ridiculous, suspenseful, and utterly British, it’s a steampunk favourite that draws cheers, groans, and plenty of laughter.

Royal Esplanade Hotel

Teapot Racing @ The Vintage Bus Museum

A Steampunk favourite. Fun for kids of all ages, especially the adult ones! You are invited to watch this unique and entertaining spectacle in which grown men and women race their amazing handcrafted remote control teapots around an exciting obstacle course. What could possibly go wrong?

Isle of Wight Bus and Coach Museum

Saturday Pop-Ups Around Town

A vibrant trail of pop-up performances weaving through the Royal Victoria Arcade and Union Street, where buskers, live acts, and flamboyantly costumed street performers bring unexpected bursts of spectacle and sound.

Steampunk Exhibition

Discover a world of Victorian imagination at our Steampunk Futures Exhibition—a fascinating community showcase of art, invention, and creativity, on display 18th–20th September at the Royal Esplanade Hotel.

Royal Esplanade Hotel