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In pictures: Lincoln steampunk festival draws enthusiastic crowd

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The steampunk festival has returned to Lincoln for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic

Hundreds of science-fiction fans have been taking part in Lincoln's Steampunk festival.

The four-day event, which features a programme of art, literature, music, fashion, and comedy, has returned to the city for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Organisers said about 8,500 people attended the opening day on Friday.

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Jen Harrison travelled from Cumbria to be among the 8,500-strong crowd on Friday
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Steve Kay and Joanna Martyn brought their "steam wagon" from Barton-upon-Humber
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The festival, which was first held in 2009, takes place around Lincoln Castle and the Bailgate area of the city
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Among those enjoying the fringe-style programme of art, literature, music, fashion and comedy at the festival were Meg and John Armstrong, from Torquay
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It usually attracts about 100,000 visitors to the city including Alyx Dyna, who lives in Monmouth in Wales
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Organisers believe the festival is worth more than £2m to the local economy
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It is the largest and longest-running steampunk festival in the world, organisers say
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Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, incorporating aesthetics from 19th Century industrial steam-powered machinery to create an alternate futuristic reality
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