The Storm Area 51 event was ambitious enough, but as I recently wrote, it’s now morphed into the Alienstock Festival. It’s set to take place around the same time as Storm Area 51, September 20th, but without the storming and more of a Burning Man vibe. Here’s the nitty grittyContinue Reading
First Matthew “Matty” Roberts proposed a Storm Area 51 movement. Mostly as a joke, but as we know it caught fire to become one of summer 2019’s viral news stories. The Storm Area 51 event was supposed to take place on September 20, 2019 in Amargosa Valley, Nevada from 3-6Continue Reading
There’s a lot of things to consider when it comes to storming Area 51, including: what are you going to wear? As you might imagine, some clever T-shirt designers have hopped on the creating Storm Area 51 shirts bandwagon. Which inspired me to create a Storm Area 51 idea listContinue Reading
I discovered the American Association of Psychics thanks to the Weird Holidays & Observances listings. The first week of August is National Psychic Week, and the first Sunday is National Psychic Day. (Except until today I had it incorrectly listed as the first Monday in August. Whoops. Fixed now!) Anyway,Continue Reading
When I called out the Halloween & Costume Association’s mission to move Halloween, I said, “I’d sign a Save Halloween petition. In fact, I’m so riled up about this I just may start one…” So I did. The Save Halloween Petition Here’s the argument I made for keeping Halloween asContinue Reading
Have you heard about the surprising organization petitioning to move Halloween? Well, I found it surprising because they have “Halloween” in their name. It’s the Halloween & Costume Association. Essentially, they wanted to move Halloween to the last Saturday in October. They started the Move Halloween petition in 2018. OriginallyContinue Reading
I have it noted on the Weird Holidays & Observances calendar that National Ventriloquism Week is July 17-20 this year. However, I always like to fact-check myself to make sure I have dates and such right. I noticed I had the week linked to something, which turns out to beContinue Reading
Children of Dave David Jessup’s therapy is creating curious sculptures out of discarded or broken toy parts. For the past 8 years, Jessup has reassembled toys, he calls his children, and sold them via his website, David-Jessup.squarespace.com, and various art galleries and specialty shops. If visiting the Dallas-Fort Worth area,Continue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Did you know that Stonehenge is a popular summer solstice destination? It’s a popular winter solstice destination for that matter too. I didn’t realize these two times mark popular pilgrimages for Stonehenge visitors until research for summer solstice events (ie. “SpookyContinue Reading
Some places are celebrating midsummer’s arrival on June 21 with scary summer solstice events. For instance, spooky summer camps abound in the U.S., and there’s the two week-long Summer Hauntings at the Lit & Phil in the U.K. Some say the Northern Hemisphere’s longest day of the year is alsoContinue Reading
Updated July 8, 2019 When you read the title, did you hear the Friday the 13th “ch ch ch ah ah ah” in your head? Did you maybe even get a few goosebumps? One of the more exciting types of events I added to the Halloween Cons & Haunted HouseContinue Reading
This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Here’s a fun one for movie buffs from the Weird Holidays & Observances page: June 8 is Ghostbusters Day. And 2019 marks a significant milestone for the paranormal comedy: its 35th anniversary! Yep. That’s right. Ghostbusters was released in theaters 35Continue Reading
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