Thousands upon thousands of steampunks, revellers and the curious alike turned out for the inaugural Steampunk the Thames Festival which ran over the weekend.

Run by Steampunk the Thames Inc, the three-day event drew in people from around the country for a weekend of amazing art, inspiring imagination and steam-powered fun.

Organisers of the Steampunk the Thames Festival are hailing the inaugural event as a huge success. Pictured: Entrants in the Punk You Ride display held on the Saturday. Photo: Supplied

Committee president Deb MacDonald Brown says she was a tad exhausted on Monday, but that in no way took the shine off of what was a thoroughly fantastic weekend.

'The feedback we've received so far has been overwhelmingly positive and what was really wonderful was seeing so many people come out in costume and enjoy themselves,” says Deb.

'The whole town really got into the spirit of the thing. Even before the festival many businesses got involved as sponsors to support the festival through donations and spot prizes.

'Also some businesses brought in steampunk stuff to sell and did up their windows with displays or dressed mannequins, one museum eve had its best day ever outside of our Thames Heritage Festival.”

The festival proved very popular with punters in the lead up, with the two ticketed events – the Bella Street Steampunk Ball and A night of Burlesque – completely selling out well Steampunk the Thames.

While the Steampunk Street Circus, which took place on Saturday, is estimated to have drawn in some 2,000 or more people to the Thames town centre for a night of revelry and fun.

Baroness Ditzy von Karbon and Lavinia Laudenum-Swoon in their popup Steampunk Emporium. Photo: Supplied

Deb says two of the most popular events of the festival were the Punk Your Ride Parade and Mad Hatters Steampunk Convention, with both also staking place on the Saturday.

'The Punk Your Ride was free expression art, a chance to do something completely different, we had people steampunk their scooters, bicycles, clapped out cars, tractors and body boards. People loved the workmanship and artistry that had gone into people's vehicles.

'While The Mad Hatter's Convention was all about creating costumes where people could get hands-on and make themselves a costume or accessories for free thanks to funding that we received.”

For Deb, one of own favourite moments of the festival was the Academy of Future Past which took place at the School of Mines.

The event saw a number of wonderful artists and teachers talk about their current art practice, she explains.

'The talks were inspiring and provocative and I had to go and get extra seats because we filled out tiny 19th century class room.”

For more information about Steampunk the Thames visit the festival's website at: www.steampunkthethames.org

A performer stunning the crowd during the Bella Street Steampunk Ball which took place on Friday night. Photo: Supplied