It’s time to pull your bustles and goggles out of the closet. The fifth edition of Cogs & Corsets returns June 3 and 4 in downtown Bloomington. Among steampunk festivals, what makes this steampunk festival special? Co-organizer Cathy Sutliff says that the main difference is that Cogs & Corsets is for everybody whether you’re Dr. Who himself or just “steam curious.”
Cogs and Corsets: A Steampunk Happening Event Co-Chairs Cathy Sutliff, left, and Candace Summers
is happening June 4-5 in downtown Bloomington.
For Event co-chair Candace Summers, the timing couldn’t be better.
“This is probably one of the first major outdoor festival-type activities that the community has had (since the pandemic began),” Summers said. “A lot of us are vaccinated, getting vaccinated, we’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, so I really think it s a way to kind of celebrate that we’re making it through it.”
Making it through, but not totally out of the woods yet so the event will look a little different this year.