Kelly Wilbur, left, of Arlington, and her husband Tim Wilbur, disguised at right, ran into Koralee Putnam of Pacific at the Bazaar of the Bizarre on Friday evening. The Bazaar, at the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend, is part of the Steampunk Festival happening through today around downtown Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Kelly Wilbur, left, of Arlington, and her husband Tim Wilbur, disguised at right, ran into Koralee Putnam of Pacific at the Bazaar of the Bizarre on Friday evening. The Bazaar, at the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend, is part of the Steampunk Festival happening through today around downtown Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

PHOTOS: Steampunk Festival rolls out adventures in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Adventures of the imagination are flourishing in Port Townsend this weekend with the Brass Screw Confederacy’s seventh annual Steampunk Festival.

A hootenanny, Tactical Croquet, the Bazaar of the Bizarre, the Brass Screw Chautauqua and bands and magic are among the attractions continuing today.

Details are subject to change and can be found at www.brassscrew.org/.

Ashley Mcgehee of Brookings, Ore., made and displayed her Victorian costumes inside the Makers Market at the Northwest Maritime Center on Friday night. The market is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the center in downtown Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

Ashley Mcgehee of Brookings, Ore., made and displayed her Victorian costumes inside the Makers Market at the Northwest Maritime Center on Friday night. The market is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the center in downtown Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

The Sound and Fury Morris Dancers from Seattle brought out the sunshine Saturday afternoon at the Steampunk Festival in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

The Sound and Fury Morris Dancers from Seattle brought out the sunshine Saturday afternoon at the Steampunk Festival in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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