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1Georgia Bigfoot Conference 2026 (+ Georgia Bigfoot Town Hall, Apr 2026) GA (location not listed) Date TBA◆2Rougarou Fest Houma, LA Oct 23–25◆3ScareFest Weekend Lexington, KY Oct 23–25◆4Oddities & Curiosities Expo Seattle Seattle, WA Oct 24–25◆5Everglades Skunk Ape Overnight Campout & Investigation (3rd annual) Ochopee, FL Oct 2026◆6Halloween Market (Rockford) Rockford, IL Oct 25◆7Halloween Spooktacular Market Beaver Valley Mall, 570 Beaver Valley Mall Blvd, Monaca, PA Oct 25◆8Hidden Treasures Market: Spooky Halloween Market San Antonio, TX Oct 25◆9The New Orleans Magical Mystic Market & Psychic Fair 1501 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Kenner, LA Oct 25◆10General Sam’s Fright Fest & Haunted Trails Huntsville, TX Oct 29–Nov 1◆11Bladenboro Beast Fest (Beast of Bladenboro) Bladenboro, NC Oct 30–31◆12Squatch Watch 2026 Vancouver Island Courtenay (Comox Valley), BC Oct 30–Nov 1◆13Luna Wicked Witches Halloween Market (Woodstock) Woodstock, ON Oct 30◆14The Dark Wedding Monster Mall (Sanctuary at Clifton's) Los Angeles, CA Oct 30–Nov 1◆15Spooky Empire Orlando, FL Oct 30–Nov 1◆16Switching Hour The McKenzie Project, Inc, 5431 NW 15th St, Bay 10, Margate, FL Oct 30◆17WitchFest Victoria 2026 Victoria, BC Oct 31–Nov 1◆18Ghosted After Dark 2038 E Willard St, Philadelphia, PA Oct 31◆19Oct 31 Spooky Market The Sound at Cypress Waters, 3107 Olympus Blvd, Coppell, TX Oct 31◆20Spooky Saturday MainStreet Market Colorado City, TX Oct 31◆21The Haunted Market Place Denver, CO Oct 31◆22Virginia Ave Market Halloween Grand Opening Virginia Ave Market (Squid Ink Tattoo property), 17314 Virginia Ave, Hagerstown, MD Oct 31◆23The Monster Mall: Chino Chino, CA Nov 1◆24Día de los Muertos Cabalgata & Mercadito Turlock, CA Nov 1◆25HauntFest: Harvest of Horrors 2026 (horror/oddities festival) Elberton, GA Nov 6–7◆26Port Gamble Ghost Conference Port Gamble, WA Nov 6–8◆27New Jersey ParaUnity Expo 2026 Woodbridge, NJ Nov 7◆28Spirit Social 2026 (Night Owl Podcast) Austin, TX Nov 7◆29Market of the Macabre (9th annual) Philadelphia, PA Nov 7◆30Luna Witches Market (Ancaster) Ancaster, ON Nov 7◆31Oddities & Curiosities Expo Portland Portland, OR (Oregon Convention Center) Nov 7–8◆32Lake Barkley Beast Fest 2026 (Bigfoot & Dogman) Eddyville, KY Nov 13–14◆33Sasquatch Summit (since 2013) Ocean Shores, WA Nov 13–14◆34Mall Rat Market: Bad Luck Club (Friday the 13th oddities night) Oviedo, FL Nov 13◆35Molena Bigfoot Fest 2026 Molena, GA Nov 14◆36Raleigh Cryptid Market (Geek and Grub Market, Cryptid Edition) Raleigh, NC Nov 14◆37Twisted Tidings 2026 (curated oddities show; occult, dark art) Sanford, ME Nov 14–15◆38Dark Art & Oddities Con 2026 DeKalb, IL Nov 14–15◆39Horror Rad Mall Market Hillsborough Township, NJ Nov 14◆40Toronto Dark Arts Market: Early Holiday Market Toronto, ON Nov 14◆41The Monster Mall: Santa Ana Santa Ana, CA Nov 14◆42Krampus Market (Morbid Anatomy) Brooklyn, NY Nov 14◆43Oddities & Curiosities Expo Sacramento Sacramento, CA Nov 14–15◆44Atlantic City Punk Rock Flea Market – Holiday Edition Atlantic City, NJ Nov 15◆45Cryptid Con 2026 Florence, IN Nov 21–22◆46Memphis Monster Con 2026 Memphis, TN Nov 21–22◆47The Grim Market Harrisburg, PA (Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey) Nov 21–22◆48The Gothic Market (Grimoire Academy) Holland, MI Nov 21–22◆49Bayou Bloodfest Horror Expo Lafayette, LA Nov 21–22◆50Horror for the Holidays (Blood Over Texas) Austin, TX Nov 21–22◆51Tucson Terror & Oddities Market – The Dark Harvest Tucson, AZ Nov 21◆52The Menagerie Oddities Market: Yuletide Holiday Residency (5th) San Jose, CA Nov 28–Dec 27◆53Tailor-Made Magick Witch Crafts Market Edmonton, AB Nov 28–29◆54Baltimore Krampuslauf & A Cryptid Christmas (American Snallygaster Museum) Baltimore, MD Nov 28–29◆55Midwinter Oddities Market (Appalachian Oddities Market) Jasper, GA Dec 5◆56Georgia Krampus Karnival (1st) Statesboro, GA Dec 5◆57Krampus Kraft Market (Krampusnacht Bremerton 2026) Bremerton, WA Dec 5◆58Merry Krampus Market (2nd) Bowling Green, KY Dec 5◆59Pennsylvania Krampusnacht Harrisburg, PA (Zembo Shrine) Dec 5◆60Tucson Terror & Oddities Krampus Holiday Market Tucson, AZ Dec 5◆61Milwaukee Krampusnacht Milwaukee, WI Dec 6◆62Bigfoot's Winter Wanderland Monaca, PA Dec 6◆63YULE Ottawa Mystic Market (Winter Solstice) Ottawa, ON Dec 12–13◆64Silent Fright (The Monster Mall) Pomona, CA Dec 12◆65Yuletide Market (Painted Wraith; ex-Krampus Market) Bloomington, IL Dec 12◆66The Witchery Market (Yule) Canada (city not shown; TheWitchery.ca) Dec 12–13◆67PNW Witches' Market Yule Celebration 2026 Lynnwood, WA Dec 19–20◆68Krampus Night Market (1st) Stanwood, WA Dec 19◆69Old Town Krampusnacht Lansing, MI Dec 19◆70The Oddities Show (Sanctuary at Clifton's) Los Angeles, CA Jan 9, 2027◆71Days of the Dead Atlanta Atlanta, GA Jan 22–24, 2027◆72sQuatch Fest 2027 (10th anniversary) Longview, WA Jan 29–30, 2027◆73Krampus America Convention 2027 St. Petersburg, FL Feb 5–6, 2027◆74Tailor-Made Magick Witch Crafts Market (Feb) Edmonton, AB Feb 6–7, 2027◆75Squatchman's Squatch Fest 2027 Ferdinand, IN Feb 26–27, 2027◆76Evansville Horror Con 2027 Evansville, IN Feb 27–28, 2027◆77Frogman Festival V Loveland, OH Mar 5–6, 2027◆78Monster-Mania Con 70 Cherry Hill, NJ Mar 5–7, 2027◆79Days of the Dead Chicago Spring Rosemont/Chicago, IL Mar 5–7, 2027◆80Black Swamp Horror & Oddities 2027 Maumee, OH Mar 6–7, 2027◆81Fayetteville's Cryptid Weekend 2027 Fayetteville, WV Mar 6–7, 2027◆82Big Texas Terror 2027 San Antonio, TX Mar 12–14, 2027◆83HorrorHound Weekend (spring) Sharonville, OH Mar 19–21, 2027◆84Roots & Renewal Market 2027 (Spooky Events) Langford, BC Mar 20, 2027◆85Pennsylvania Myths & Legends Festival 2027 Clearfield, PA Apr 3–4, 2027◆86Ozark Mountain UFO Conference Eureka Springs, AR Apr 9–11, 2027◆87Carolina Coastal CryptidFest 2027 (Mermaids to Mothman) Wilmington, NC Apr 10, 2027◆88Aurora UFO Festival Aurora, TX Apr 16, 2027◆89Cryptids & Legends Con (1st, Michiana) Elkhart, IN Apr 17–18, 2027◆90The Midwest ParaCon 2027 Janesville, WI Apr 23–24, 2027◆91ShudderCon 2027 (haunt & horror) East Ridge, TN Apr 24–25, 2027◆92WitchcraftCon 2027 – Minerva's Market Portland, OR Apr 24–25, 2027◆93Ohio Bigfoot Conference 2027 Cambridge, OH May 1, 2027◆94Halfway To Halloween Expo 2027 Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd, Ann Arbor, MI May 7–8, 2027◆95KC Cryptid Conference Kansas City, MO May 15, 2027◆96ParaPsyCon 2027 (Ohio State Reformatory) Mansfield, OH May 15–16, 2027◆97Texas Frightmare Weekend 2027 Irving, TX May 28–30, 2027◆98Forest County Bigfoot Festival 2027 Marienville, PA May 29, 2027◆99Metaline Falls Bigfoot Festival 2027 (6th) Metaline Falls, WA Jun 19–20, 2027◆100Pine Bush UFO Fair 2027 Pine Bush, NY Early Jun 2027◆101Great Florida Bigfoot Conference 2027 Ocala, FL Date TBA◆102Days of the Dead Indianapolis Summer Indianapolis, IN Jul 9–11, 2027◆103CreepyCon 2027 (Halloween & horror convention) Knoxville, TN Jul 30–Aug 1, 2027◆104Houston Horror Film Fest 2027 Houston, TX Aug 6–8, 2027◆105Unicoi's Cryptid Con 2027 Helen, GA Aug 21–22, 2027◆106A Festival of Oddities 2027 Charlotte/Lansing area, MI Sep 4–5, 2027◆107HorrorHound Weekend (fall) Sharonville, OH Sep 10–12, 2027◆108Days of the Dead Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV Sep 17–19, 2027◆109Mothman Festival 2027 Point Pleasant, WV Sep 18–19, 2027◆110Nelsonville Bigfoot Festival 2027 (2nd) Nelsonville, OH Sep 25, 2027◆111South Carolina Bigfoot Festival 2027 (7th year) Westminster, SC Oct 8–9, 2027◆112Gettysburg Para-Jam 2027 Gettysburg, PA Oct 23, 2027◆113Screamiverse Expo 2027 (horror, sci-fi & arts con) Roanoke, VA Date TBA◆

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Cryptid events in Illinois

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Oct 25, 2026

Halloween Market (Rockford)

Rockford, IL
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Nov 14–15, 2026, 11am–6pm

Dark Art & Oddities Con 2026

DeKalb, IL
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Dec 12, 2026

Yuletide Market (Painted Wraith; ex-Krampus Market)

Bloomington, IL
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Mar 5–7, 2027

Days of the Dead Chicago Spring

Rosemont/Chicago, IL
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