Steampunk Tea Potluck Party

Name: Steampunk Tea Potluck Party
Start: 2025-06-15T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-06-15T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Larz Anderson Park

Schedule

Sun Jun 15 2025 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Larz Anderson Park | Brookline, MA

Boston Area Steampunk Gatherings presents:
Steampunk Tea Potluck Party!
This Tea Party is intended to be free for everyone... You do not need to know anything about steampunk to come have an enjoyable day with us.
If it is within your means, please consider bringing some cash to donate towards paying for the permit and expenses. We have reserved a Covered Picnic Area for shelter from the elements so this event is rain or shine.
This event description is broken down into sections so that you may choose which info is most relevant to you.
In order to sustain our ability to attain permits here in the future... There are rules listed at the bottom of this event page. You will be expected to follow them respectfully so please read them.
Our time schedule:
10AM= Opening Ceremony
11= Presentations
High Noon= Tea Duelling
12:30PM-ish= Bribing begins
1-ish= Teapot Racing
1:30-ish= Crazy Teacup Contest
2= Kite Flying
☕🍽️🫖 Tea Party ☕🍽️🫖
Bring anything Tea Party related. Our color scheme is Pink and Champagne.
This is thee perfect time to bring out your favorite teapot, cups, plates and dining ware.... Picnic baskets and blankets... Let's see how fancy you can be!
Don't have any partea supplies? We'll make sure to have some for you to use.
🥐🥨🍩 Potluck 🍓🥧🍰
This event is being held as a Potluck.
A potluck is when everyone,who is able to, brings enough food or drinks for themselves and then some extra to share with everyone else.
In the discussion section of this event, we will have a post where you can comment what you are bringing so we have a good variety.
Examples of what to bring:
Tea
Iced Tea
Coffee
Iced coffee
Boba
Chai
Juice
Milk
Cream
Soy or almond milk/cream
Sugar
Raw Sugar
Sweeteners
Agave
Honey
Ice
Coolers
Cookies
Pastries
Cakes
Tea Cakes
Coffee Cakes
Brownies
Scones
Fruits
Vegetables
Cheese and crackers
Finger Foods
Keep in mind if you have specific eating conditions, you might want to make extra sure you have food here that you can eat.
🦑⚗️🧟 Steampunk 🕰️🦾💏
Steampunk is the theme... Steampunk is a form of science fiction. Take the styles and aesthetics of the Victorian Era... (The 1800's). Then imagine if they had advanced technology.
While dressing up is definitely not required in order to attend, I highly encourage all of you to dress accordingly for this event.
Simplicity is sufficient... Things like, nice pants and a shirt or a dress... but if you feel most comfortable in sneakers, jeans and a hoodie, that's perfectly acceptable as well. Punk, Metal, Goth, Hippie... however you want up dress is fine.
Extravagant is right on par though... Top hats, corsets, vests, dresses, jackets, fun hats... Just imagine if everyone dressed to impress.
In the discussion section of this event page I have posted examples of steampunk attire but you are free to put your own spin on things of course.
🪁🫖🍪 Activities 🍪🫖🪁
There will be some amusing and entertaining activities... More may be added as planning proceeds and the date approaches.
The first of which will be...
🤏🍪😰 Tea Duelling! 🤏🍪⏳
Tea Duelling is a battle of grace, precision and intense focus!
Two opposing persons sit facing one another.
They each take a Cookie...
Using only two fingers...
When instructed, they both dunk their cookies into tea...
More than halfway...
At the count of 5...
They remove their cookies and hold them up.
The goal is to outlast your opponent.
The victor is the person whose Cookie crumbles last!
Our second activity will be...
🫖🫖🫖 Tea Pot Racing! 🫖💨🏁
Get yourself a battery powered remote control car... Modify it to resemble a Tea Pot... Manually operated vehicles will be their own class... Pulling it along on a string for example.
We will have an obstacle course set up.
The Tea Pot that Races through the obstacle course in the shortest amount of time wins!
Examples of Tea Pot Racing will be posted discussion section of this event page. I really want to encourage you to create your own racer and participate. It's a lot of fun.
The awards.
Fastest Racer will be the shortest time through the obstacle course.
Fastest Manual Racer will be the shortest time through the obstacle course for racers that are motorless.
Best theme will be the most complete portrayal of their vehicle's theme. For example: Did you match your vehicle and outfit?
Best sport! This will be up to the announcer to decide.
RULES:
#1: Your vehicle may be powered by anything other than a gas engine... Anything from electric motors to pulling it on a string is allowed. (No flying or teleporting permitted.)
#2 In order to participate in this race, the vehicle must be altered to look tea related: teapots, kettles, cups, tea parties, etc....
#3 Oversized vehicles may not be able to participate because the course is only so big... You are welcome to bring a giant teapot racer along... You just won't be able to race it.
#4 Should your vehicle stop moving permanently due to malfunction or a dead battery... or you're too winded... You will be marked as "DNF" did not finish.
Keep in mind that this obstacle course will have ramps so your vehicle should be strong enough to go up a slope.
Judges, such as your host... Will not be allowed to participate. We may run the course for fun though...
Our third activity will be a...
☕☕☕ Crazy Teacup Contest ☕🧉🥇
The Craziest Teacup wins!
Contest rules include:
#1 Safety. Your cup must be safe to use. It cannot get you sick or hurt you. The cup itself cannot be plastic... Examples: glue anywhere near the rim... sharp edges... are not allowed.
#2 Useability. It must be able to be handled by one person. So no giant mugs that require two people to lift.
#3 Modification. You must modify your cup in at least one noticeable way. This will keep everyone from simply buying the same kooky mug online.
Our judge will be looking for these three factors.
Originality...
Ease of use...
Impressiveness...
🪁🐙🪁 Kite Flying! 🪁🛸🪁
If you have a special kite you'd like to show off, now is your chance!
Any and all kites are welcome from classic to classy!
📷🦢⛲ Photo Opportunities 📸💑🖼️
This park has an abundance of splendid photo opportunities as well...
Next to the picnic area is a pond with not one but TWO beautiful bridges, a fountain AND a classy gazebo right on the water...
Across the pond is a public garden...
Behind the gazebo is a classic automobile museum! The building itself is glorious...
There is also a Pergola at the top of the hill, by the additional parking.
If you are a photographer, please message the host! If you have a camera, bring it along!
🌳🦋🪻 Area Description 🛝🚻♿
We will be using the "Covered Picnic Area" of Larz Anderson Park to provide shelter from the elements... There are 8 Picnic Tables under it, 6 grills and wrap around benches on both ends for plenty of seating.
There are many more tables and grills surrounding the shelter... as well as a sink.
The parking lot is a short distance away, along a paved path for accessibility.
A nice playground and two ball fields are immediately next to our area. Children are welcome.
A small building houses accessible bathrooms.
🚸🚲🚌 Travel 🚀🚗🅿️
DRIVING?
The best address to use for directions is 325 Goddard Ave, Brookline, MA. The parking lot is directly opposite from this address...
ADDITIONAL PARKING: can be found atop the neighboring hill... Along the same road as the Auto Museum. (9 Newton St, Brookline).
TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION?
The closest MBTA bus route is the 51. The 51 bus travels between the two stations Reservoir and Forest Hills...
The closest stop is named "Clyde st. @ Whitney St.". It is a five minute walk away: .2 miles... (Reservoir Station is a stop along the D branch of the Green Line Trolley... Forest Hills Station is the last station at the end of the Orange Line Subway.)
I recommend utilizing the Trip Planner on the MBTA's website.
Perhaps some you'd like some maps?
In the Discussion section of this event page are both...
where to park/additional parking...
and how to use the MBTA Trip Planner/directions from the bus stop...
(PLEASE DO NOT PUT LARZ ANDERSON PARK AS YOUR DESTINATION... for the MBTA Trip Planner or Driving or Google maps... The results will get very lost, frustrated and vexed.)
🗣️👂👍 Rules 📜🚭🚮
1: Do not damage any park property.
(You will be held accountable.)
2: Clean up after yourselves.
Do not leave your cups, plates or utensils for others to clean up!
Plenty of trash receptacles are available... and NOTHING HOT WILL BE PUT IN THEM. (e.g. cigarette butts, coals, incense, candles)...
3: No alcohol and no smoking permitted at the picnic area. This is a rule instated by the state.
4: No music. Leave the music up to the host. (The permit office does not allow loud music or performances of any kind.)
5: Respect each other. Be friendly, kind, courteous.
Examples:
Refrain from swearing if children are nearby...
Do NOT talk politics or religion...
No "gatekeeping". We are not exclusive or elitist...
If someone mentions their pronouns, please do your best to adhere to them.
6: No pets. Some people may have a fear of dogs or allergies. So I ask that you please leave your pets at home for this event.
7: If you are bringing homemade foods, please write down what is in it.
8: Be mindful of your own allergies and dietary restrictions.
I doubt I will have to do so... but I do reserve the right to ask anyone to leave if they cannot follow these simple rules.
🫵🗯️📰 You can help promote! 🤳📨📈
We hope you'll bring your friends and family and anybody else you meet while time-traveling.
Sharing this event page in your news feed, in groups and anywhere you can helps immensely.
An image that you can print and cut into flyers will be posted in the discussion section of this event page. Don't have a printer? Public Libraries let you print for free!!
💐🧺🎉 The Crecendo 🪄🎩🐇
Join our Facebook group:
Boston Area Steampunk Gatherings for updates and more information.
If you can bring some cash to contribute towards expenses, that really helps. Your host is a poor city boy... but I know what it's like to not have money to do stuff so hat's why I host free events like this. No one will be turned away for not donating.

Part of the reason I have this event is promote our group's meetups so I encourage you to attend them. They are free: Boston's Monthly Steampunk Gathering. The third Saturday of every month from 6-9PM at Blackmoor Bar and Kitchen in Charlestown. (You can also bring cash to donate for the tea party to these events and give it to the host.)
Thank you for your interest in this....
Steampunk Tea Potluck Party!
Invite your friends... Share this event everywhere...
RSVP and mark your calendars for June 15th 2025 and we'll see you there!