Weekend at the Asylum

[4] It combines four full days of features, classes, craft workshops and entertainment, such as the Grand Ball, Majors Review (The Major's Soiree) and the Asylum Tea Duelling Championship,[5] along with live music, comedy acts and the largest steampunk market in the world referred to as the Bazaar Eclectica.

[6] The 2009 festival was held between Friday 11 and Sunday 13 September at The Lawn (the former Lincoln Lunatic Asylum) and was attended by 432 steampunks.

[10] The 2012 festival was held between Friday 14 and Sunday 16 September and was the first to no longer include The Lawn as a venue due to its being sold by the City of Lincoln Council earlier in the year.

This festival featured the UK debut of steampunk themed folk rock band Steam Powered Giraffe at Time Travelers.

[16] [17] The 2024 festival will be held between Thursday 22 and Monday 26 August and will include venues across the cathedral quarter, castle, Bailgate area, Bishop Grosseteste University and the University of Lincoln, with evening entertainment at venues such as The Engine Shed and Lincoln Drill Hall.