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The following are cons, fests, and events that have been held in the past but are currently on pause/hiatus until further notice.
2024
- TBD: Southeast Hollows Haunt Convention – Savannah, GA (Returning in 2025)
- TBD: Kelly Little Green Men Days Festival – Kelly, KY
JANUARY
2025
- January 17-19, 2025: Days of the Dead – Las Vegas, NV
- January 17-19, 2025: Hauntcon – Haunt & Indie Horror Film Show – Orlando, FL
- January 22-25, 2025: Squatch Fest – Longview, WA
- January 31 – February 2, 2025: Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend at the Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, AR
FEBRUARY
2025
- February 21-23, 2025: Days of the Dead – Atlanta, GA
- February 21-23, 2025: Nosferatu Festival – Austin, TX
2024
- February 2-4, 2024: Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend at the Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, AR (Two weekends. Also January 26-28.)
- February 10, 2024: American Hauntings Dead of Winter – Alton, IL
- February 10, 2024: Love Bites Vampire-Themed Craft Event – Manchester, TN
- February 16-18, 2024: Mad Monster Party Carolina – Concord, NC
- February 23-25, 2024: Nosferatu Festival – Austin, TX
MARCH
2024
- March 7-10, 2024: TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show – St. Louis, MO
- March 8-10, 2024: Monster-Mania Con – Cherry Hill, NJ
- March 15-17, 2024: Days of the Dead – Las Vegas, NV
- March 15-17, 2024: Frozen Dead Guys Days Festival – Estes Park, CO
- March 21-24, 2024: Squatchcon – Port Angeles, WA
- March 22-24, 2024: Days of the Dead – Chicago, IL
- March 22-24, 2024: HorrorHound Weekend – Cincinnati, OH
- March 22-24, 2024: Oregon Ghost Conference – Seaside, OR
- March 22-24, 2024: Salem Witch Fest – Salem, MA
- March 23-24, 2024: Women of the Paranormal Celebration at the Haunted Harriman Hospital – Harriman, TN
- March 29-31, 2024: Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival – Nashville, TN
APRIL
2024
- April 4-8, 2024: Overlook Film Festival, A four-day celebration of all things horror in America’s most haunted city – New Orleans, LA
- April 5-8, 2024: Piedmont UFO Fest – Piedmont, MO
- April 6, 2024: MUFON Pittsburgh Area UFO Conference – Youngwood, PA
- April 6-14, 2024: Mermaid Festival – Aberdeen, Washington
- April 11-13, 2024: HorrorHound Rewind – Online/Virtual
- April 11-14, 2024: Hamptons Whodunit – Mystery & True Crime Festival – East Hampton, NY
- April 12-13, 2024: West Tex Paracon – Ballinger, TX
- April 12-14, 2024: Fear Expo – Owensboro, KY
- April 12-14, 2024: Ozark Mountain UFO Conference – Eureka Springs, AR
- April 19-20, 2024: Bigfoot Days – Estes Park. CO (Bigfoot BBQ April 19; Festival April 20)
- April 19-20, 2024: The Haunted Galenda Conference at the DeSoto House Hotel – Galena, IL
- April 19-21, 2024: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Fest – Edison, NJ
- April 26-27, 2024: Fouke Monster Festival – Fouke, AR
- April 26-28, 2024: Tombstone Wild West Paracon – Tombstone, AZ
- April 28, 2024: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
2025
- April 3-6, 2025: The Overlook Film Festival – New Orleans, LA
- April 11-12, 2025: Hauntcon – Haunt & Indie Horror Film Show – Atlanta, GA
MAY
2024
- May 3-5, 2024: Crypticon Seattle – Seattle, WA
- May 4, 2024: The IVth Gathering World Goth Day Festival at the USS Hornet – Alameda, CA
- May 4, 2024: Halfway to Halloween Faire – Manchester, TN
- May 4, 2024: Ohio Bigfoot Conference at the Salt Fork State Park Lodge & Conference Center – Cambridge, OH
- May 4, 2024: Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival – Townsend, TN
- May 10-12, 2024: Sierra Vista UFO Conference – Sierra Vista, AZ
- May 11, 2024: White Hill Mansion Paranormal Expo – Fieldsboro, NJ
- May 17-18, 2024: McMenamins UFO Fest – McMinnville, OR
- May 17-19, 2024: ParaPsyCon at the Ohio State Reformatory – Mansfield, OH
- May 17-19, 2024: Spooky Empire – Orlando, FL
- May 17-19, 2024: Texas Frightmare Weekend – Irving, TX
- May 18, 2024: WNC Bigfoot Festival – Marion, NC
- May 18, 2024: Pennhurst Paracon & Oddities Expo – Spring City, PA
- May 24-26, 2024: The Camp (a The Walking Dead-centric event) – Peachtree City, GA
- May 24-26, 2024: Sage Paracon at the Belle Grove Plantation – King George, VA
- May 31-June 2, 2024: CrimeCon 2024 – Nashville, TN
2025
- May 10, 2025: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
JUNE
2024
- June 1, 2024: Pine Bush UFO Fair – Pine Bush, NY
- June 7-9, 2024: Forest County Bigfoot Festival – Marienville, PA
- June 7-9, 2024: Living Dead Weekend – Monroeville, PA
- June 7-9, 2024: Midwest Haunters Convention – Rosemont, IL
- June 7-11, 2024: Sasquatch Family Reunion – Kettle Falls, WA
- June 8, 2024: Great Florida Bigfoot Conference – Ocala, FL
- June 8, 2024: Wytheville UFO Fest – Wytheville, VA
- June 14-15, 2024: Virginia Bigfoot Con – Weyers Cave, VA
- June 15-16, 2024: Metaline Falls Bigfoot Festival – Metaline Falls, WA
- June 20-23, 2024: Haunted America Conference – Alton, IL
- June 22-23, 2024: Blue Mountain Bigfoot Festival – Baker City, OR
- June 22-23, 2024: Rochester Parafest – Caledonia, NY
- June 22-23, 2024: Sinister Creature Con – Sacramento, CA
- June 28-30, 2024: Days of the Dead – Phoenix, AZ
- June 28-29, 2024: Monster Fest – Canton, OH
- June 29, 2024: Oregon Bigfoot Festival and Beyond – Portland, OR
JULY
2024
- July 5-7, 2024: Days of the Dead – Indianapolis, IN
- July 5-7, 2024: UFO Festival – Roswell, NM
- July 11-14, 2024: MUFON Symposium – Irving, TX
- July 12-14, 2024: Blobfest – Phoenixville, PA
- July 12-14, 2024: Mad Monster Party Arizona – Glendale, AZ
- July 13, 2024: Bigfoot Daze – Willow Creek, CA
- July 13-14, 2024: Texas Haunters Convention – Mesquite, TX
- July 17-20, 2024: Vent Haven International Ventriloquist Convention – Erlanger, KY
- July 19-21, 2024: Kecksburg UFO Festival – Mt. Pleasant, PA
- July 19-21, 2024: Sasquatch Summer Fest – Oakridge, OR
- July 20-21, 2024: Nashville Horror Con – Nashville, TN
- July 21-23, 2024: Idaho Horror Con – Garden City, ID
- July 26-28, 2024: Midsummer Scream – Long Beach, CA
- July 27, 2024: Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference – Gatlinburg, TN
- July 27-28, 2024: OKC Horror Con – Oklahoma City, OK
AUGUST
2024
- August 2-4, 2024: CreepyCon – Knoxville, TN
- August 2-4, 2024: Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Con – Rosemont, IL
- August 2-4, 2024: Georgia Pop and Horror Con – Columbus, GA
- August 2-4, 2024: Monster-Mania Con – Cherry Hill, NJ
- August 4, 2024: Central Pennsylvania Bigfoot and Cryptid Festival – Elysburg, PA
- August 9-10, 2024: Ghosts of Summer PDX – Portland, OR
- August 9-11, 2024: Monsterama – Atlanta, GA
- August 10, 2024: Hill-Con at Haunted Hill View Manor – New Castle, PA
- August 17, 2024: Monster Day Greeley – Greeley, CO
- August 22-24, 2024: MiParacon – Sault Ste. Marie, MI
- August 23-25, 2024: Days of the Dead – Los Angeles, CA
- August 23-25, 2024: Mad Monster Expo – Concord, NC
- August 23-25, 2024: Spooky Empire – Charleston, SC
- August 31-September 1, 2023: Dark History & Horror Con – Champaign, IL
SEPTEMBER
2024
- September 6-8, 2024: Days of the Dead – Houston, TX
- September 13-15, 2024: Gold Country Paracon at the Old Amador County Courthouse – Jackson, CA
- September 13-15, 2024: Great Lakes Paranormal Conference – Glenbeulah, WI
- September 13-15, 2024: HorrorHound Weekend – Cincinnati, OH
- September 13-15, 2024: Tidewater Horror Convention – Virginia Beach, VA
- September 14, 2024: Flatwoods Monster Convention – Flatwoods, WV
- September 14-15, 2024: HorrorCon Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
- September 19-26, 2024: Fantastic Fest – Austin, TX
- September 20-21, 2024: Michigan UFO Con-Tact – Houghton Lake, MI
- September 21-22, 2024: Mothman Festival – Point Pleasant, WV
- September 28, 2024: Van Meter Visitor Festival – Van Meter, IA
- September 28-29, 2024: Haunted Screams Expo – Hampton, VA
- September 28-29, 2024: WPA Cryptid and Supernatural Expo 2024 – Johnstown, PA
OCTOBER
2024
- October 2024: AddamsFest – Westfield, NJ – Click here to see ongoing sights to see during the month and select weekends for various special events, including The Wicked Windows of Westfield, Be Witched Selfie Stop, Morticia & Gomez’s Masquerade Ball, Charlie’s Ale Garden, and Lantern Cemetery Tours at the Presbyterian Church of Westfield.
- October 2-27, 2024: Chicago Horror Film Festival Virtual Fest – Online
October 4-5, 2024: Honobia Bigfoot Festival and Conference – Honobia, OK– CANCELLED- October 4-5, 2024: Eerie Horror Fest – Eerie, PA
- October 4-6, 2024: Days of the Dead – Atlanta, GA
- October 4-6, 2024: MASS Paracon – Fairhaven, MA
- October 4-6, 2024: Monster-Mania Con – Baltimore, MD
- October 5, 2024: Albatwitch Day – Columbia, PA
- October 5-6, 2024: Deep South Para-Comi-Con – Ozark, AL
- October 5-6, 2024: TerrorFest – Conroe, TX
- October 8-17, 2024: Screamfest – Los Angeles, CA
- October 10-12, 2024: Oscoda Michigan Chamber of Commerce Bigfoot Bash – Oscoda, MI
- October 11-13, 2024: Spooky Empire – Orlando, FL
- October 11-13, 2024: Telluride Horror Show – Telluride, CO
- October 11-13, 2024: X-Con – Springfield, MO
- October 12, 2024: Occult Paracon – Peabody, MA
- October 12, 2024: Sleepy Hollow Paracon – Tarrytown, NY
- October 18-20, 2024: Multiverse Fandom Con – Atlanta, GA
- October 18-20, 2024: The Scarefest – Lexington, KY
- October 19, 2024: Manchester Zombie Walk and Halloween Faire – Manchester, TN
- October 19, 2024: Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival – Crossville, TN
- October 19-20, 2024: VultureFest – Makanda, IL
- October 24, 2024: Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival – Manitou Springs, CO
- October 24-26, 2024: Nightmare in the Ozarks Film Festival – Eureka Springs, AR
- October 24-27, 2024: CSICon – Las Vegas, NV
- October 25-27, 2024: HallowCon – Dalton, GA
- October 26-27, 2024: Arkansas Paranormal Expo – Little Rock, AR
- October 26-27, 2024: Mid-Michigan Paracon – Mt. Pleasant, MI
NOVEMBER
2024
- November 2-3, 2024: The New Jersey Paraunity Expo – Woodbridge, NJ
- November 2-7, 2024: CrimeCruise – Roundtrip from Miami, FL (Ports of call: Haiti and Jamaica)
- November 8-10, 2024: Monster-Mania Con – Oaks, PA
- November 16-17, 2024: Dark Arts & Oddities Con – Dekalb, IL
- November 22-24, 2024: Days of the Dead – Chicago, IL
- November 22-24, 2024: Mad Monster Party Atlanta – Atlanta, GA
DECEMBER
2024
- December 7, 2024: Dark Christmas & Krampusnaught Faire – Manchester, TN
- December 7-8, 2024: Horror for the Holidays – Austin, TX
- December 13-14, 2024: Tulsa Horror Con – Tulsa, OK
Alabama
- October 5-6, 2024: Deep South Para-Comi-Con – Ozark, AL
Alaska
Arizona
- April 26-28, 2024: Tombstone Wild West Paracon – Tombstone, AZ
- May 10-12, 2024: Sierra Vista UFO Conference – Sierra Vista, AZ
- June 28-30, 2024: Days of the Dead – Phoenix, AZ
- July 12-14, 2024: Mad Monster Party Arizona – Glendale, AZ
Arkansas
- January 26-28, 2024: Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend at the Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, AR (Two weekends. Also February 2-4.)
- February 2-4, 2024: Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend at the Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, AR (Two weekends. Also January 26-28.)
- April 12-14, 2024: Ozark Mountain UFO Conference – Eureka Springs, AR
- April 26-27, 2024: Fouke Monster Festival – Fouke, AR
- October 24-26, 2024: Nightmare in the Ozarks Film Festival – Eureka Springs, AR
- October 26-27, 2024: Arkansas Paranormal Expo – Little Rock, AR
2025
- January 31 – February 2, 2025: Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend at the Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, AR
California
- May 4, 2024: The IVth Gathering World Goth Day Festival at the USS Hornet – Alameda, CA
- June 22-23, 2024: Sinister Creature Con – Sacramento, CA
- July 13, 2024: Bigfoot Daze – Willow Creek, CA
- July 26-28, 2024: Midsummer Scream – Long Beach, CA
- August 23-25, 2024: Days of the Dead – Los Angeles, CA
- September 13-15, 2024: Gold Country Paracon at the Old Amador County Courthouse – Jackson, CA
- September 14-15, 2024: HorrorCon Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
- October 8-17, 2024: Screamfest – Los Angeles, CA
Colorado
- March 15-17, 2024: Frozen Dead Guys Days Festival – Estes Park, CO
- April 19-20, 2024: Bigfoot Days – Estes Park. CO (Bigfoot BBQ April 19; Festival April 20)
- August 17, 2024: Monster Day Greeley – Greeley, CO
- October 11-13, 2024: Telluride Horror Show – Telluride, CO
- October 24, 2024: Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival – Manitou Springs, CO
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
- February 9-11, 2024: Hauntcon – Haunt & Indie Horror Film Show – Daytona, FL
- May 17-19, 2024: Spooky Empire – Orlando, FL
- June 8, 2024 – Great Florida Bigfoot Conference – Ocala, FL
- October 11-13, 2024: Spooky Empire – Orlando, FL
- November 2-7, 2024: CrimeCruise – Roundtrip from Miami, FL (Ports of call: Haiti and Jamaica)
2025
- January 17-19, 2025: Hauntcon – Haunt & Indie Horror Film Show – Orlando, FL
Georgia
2024
- January 26-28, 2024: Days of the Dead – Atlanta, GA
- May 24-26, 2024: The Camp (a The Walking Dead-centric event) – Peachtree City, GA
- August 2-4, 2024: Georgia Pop and Horror Con – Columbus, GA
- August 9-11, 2024: Monsterama – Atlanta, GA
- October 4-6, 2024: Days of the Dead – Atlanta, GA
- October 25-27, 2024: HallowCon – Dalton, GA
- November 22-24, 2024: Mad Monster Party Atlanta – Atlanta, GA
2025
- February 21-23, 2025: Days of the Dead – Atlanta, GA
- April 11-12, 2025: Hauntcon – Haunt & Indie Horror Film Show – Atlanta, GA
Hawaii
Idaho
- July 21-23, 2024: Idaho Horror Con – Garden City, ID
Illinois
- February 10, 2024: American Hauntings Dead of Winter – Alton, IL
- March 22-24, 2024: Days of the Dead – Chicago, IL
- April 19-20, 2024: The Haunted Galenda Conference at the DeSoto House Hotel – Galena, IL
- June 7-9, 2024: Midwest Haunters Convention – Rosemont, IL
- June 20-23, 2024: Haunted America Conference – Alton, IL
- August 2-4, 2024: Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Con – Rosemont, IL
- August 31-September 1, 2023: Dark History & Horror Con – Champaign, IL
- October 2-27, 2024: Chicago Horror Film Festival Virtual Fest – Online
- October 19-20, 2024: VultureFest – Makanda, IL
- November 16-17, 2024: Dark Arts & Oddities Con – Dekalb, IL
- November 22-24, 2024: Days of the Dead – Chicago, IL
Indiana
- July 5-7, 2024: Days of the Dead – Indianapolis, IN
Iowa
- September 28, 2024: Van Meter Visitor Festival – Van Meter, IA
Kansas
Kentucky
- April 12-14, 2024: Fear Expo – Owensboro, KY
- July 17-20, 2024: Vent Haven International Ventriloquist Convention – Erlanger, KY
- October 18-20, 2024: The Scarefest – Lexington, KY
Louisiana
- April 4-8, 2024: Overlook Film Festival, A four-day celebration of all things horror in America’s most haunted city – New Orleans, LA
2025
- April 3-6, 2025: The Overlook Film Festival – New Orleans, LA
Maine
Maryland
- October 4-6, 2024: Monster-Mania Con – Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts
- March 22-24, 2024: Salem Witch Fest – Salem, MA
- October 4-6, 2024: MASS Paracon – Fairhaven, MA
- October 12, 2024: Occult Paracon – Peabody, MA
Michigan
- August 22-24, 2024: MiParacon – Sault Ste. Marie, MI
- September 20-21, 2024: Michigan UFO Con-Tact – Houghton Lake, MI
- October 10-12, 2024: Oscoda Michigan Chamber of Commerce Bigfoot Bash – Oscoda, MI
- October 26-27, 2024: Mid-Michigan Paracon – Mt. Pleasant, MI
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
- March 7-10, 2024: TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show – St. Louis, MO
- April 5-8, 2024: Piedmont UFO Fest – Piedmont, MO
- October 11-13, 2024: X-Con – Springfield, MO
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
2024
- March 15-17, 2024: Days of the Dead – Las Vegas, NV
- October 24-27, 2024: CSICon – Las Vegas, NV
2025
- January 17-19, 2025: Days of the Dead – Las Vegas, NV
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- March 8-10, 2024: Monster-Mania Con – Cherry Hill, NJ
- April 19-21, 2024: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Fest – Edison, NJ
- May 11, 2024: White Hill Mansion Paranormal Expo – Fieldsboro, NJ
- August 2-4, 2024: Monster-Mania Con – Cherry Hill, NJ
- October 2024: AddamsFest – Westfield, NJ – Click here to see ongoing sights to see during the month and select weekends for various special events, including The Wicked Windows of Westfield, Be Witched Selfie Stop, Morticia & Gomez’s Masquerade Ball, Charlie’s Ale Garden, and Lantern Cemetery Tours at the Presbyterian Church of Westfield.
- November 2-3, 2024: The New Jersey Paraunity Expo – Woodbridge, NJ
New Mexico
- July 5-7, 2024: UFO Festival – Roswell, NM
New York
- April 11-14, 2024: Hamptons Whodunit – Mystery & True Crime Festival – East Hampton, NY
- June 1, 2024: Pine Bush UFO Fair – Pine Bush, NY
- June 22-23, 2024: Rochester Parafest – Caledonia, NY
- October 12, 2024: Sleepy Hollow Paracon – Tarrytown, NY
North Carolina
- February 16-18, 2024: Mad Monster Party Carolina – Concord, NC
- May 18, 2024: WNC Bigfoot Festival – Marion, NC
- August 23-25, 2024: Mad Monster Expo – Concord, NC
North Dakota
Ohio
- March 22-24, 2024: HorrorHound Weekend – Cincinnati, OH
- May 4, 2024: Ohio Bigfoot Conference at the Salt Fork State Park Lodge & Conference Center – Cambridge, OH
- May 17-19, 2024: ParaPsyCon at the Ohio State Reformatory – Mansfield, OH
- June 28-29, 2024: Monster Fest – Canton, OH
- September 13-15, 2024: HorrorHound Weekend – Cincinnati, OH
Oklahoma
- July 27-28, 2024: OKC Horror Con – Oklahoma City, OK
October 4-5, 2024: Honobia Bigfoot Festival and Conference – Honobia, OK– CANCELLED- December 13-14, 2024: Tulsa Horror Con – Tulsa, OK
Oregon
- March 22-24, 2024: Oregon Ghost Conference – Seaside, OR
- May 17-18, 2024: McMenamins UFO Fest – McMinnville, OR
- June 22-23, 2024: Blue Mountain Bigfoot Festival – Baker City, OR
- June 29, 2024: Oregon Bigfoot Festival and Beyond – Portland, OR
- July 19-21, 2024: Sasquatch Summer Fest – Oakridge, OR
- August 9-10, 2024: Ghosts of Summer PDX – Portland, OR
Pennsylvania
- April 6, 2024: MUFON Pittsburgh Area UFO Conference – Youngwood, PA
- May 18, 2024: Pennhurst Paracon & Oddities Expo – Spring City, PA
- June 7-9, 2024: Forest County Bigfoot Festival – Marienville, PA
- June 7-9, 2024: Living Dead Weekend – Monroeville, PA
- July 12-14, 2024: Blobfest – Phoenixville, PA
- July 19-21, 2024: Kecksburg UFO Festival – Mt. Pleasant, PA
- August 4, 2024: Central Pennsylvania Bigfoot and Cryptid Festival – Elysburg, PA
- August 10, 2024: Hill-Con at Haunted Hill View Manor – New Castle, PA
- September 28-29, 2024: WPA Cryptid and Supernatural Expo 2024 – Johnstown, PA
- October 5, 2024: Albatwitch Day – Columbia, PA
- November 8-10, 2024: Monster-Mania Con – Oaks, PA
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- August 23-25, 2024: Spooky Empire – Charleston, SC
South Dakota
Tennessee
- February 10, 2024: Love Bites Vampire-Themed Craft Event – Manchester, TN
- March 23-24, 2024: Women of the Paranormal Celebration at the Haunted Harriman Hospital – Harriman, TN
- March 29-31, 2024: Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival – Nashville, TN
- May 4, 2024:Halfway to Halloween Faire – Manchester, TN
- May 4, 2024: Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival – Townsend, TN
- May 31-June 2, 2024: CrimeCon 2024 – Nashville, TN
- July 20-21, 2024: Nashville Horror Con – Nashville, TN
- July 27, 2024: Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference – Gatlinburg, TN
- August 2-4, 2024: CreepyCon – Knoxville, TN
- October 19, 2024: Manchester Zombie Walk and Halloween Faire – Manchester, TN
- October 19, 2024: Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival – Crossville, TN
- December 7, 2024: Dark Christmas & Krampusnaught Faire – Manchester, TN
Texas
2024
- February 23-25, 2024: Nosferatu Festival – Austin, TX
- April 12-13, 2024: West Tex Paracon – Ballinger, TX
- April 28, 2024: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
- May 17-19, 2024: Texas Frightmare Weekend – Irving, TX
- July 11-14, 2024: MUFON Symposium – Irving, TX
- July 13-14, 2024: Texas Haunters Convention – Mesquite, TX
- September 6-8, 2024: Days of the Dead – Houston, TX
- September 19-26, 2024: Fantastic Fest – Austin, TX
- October 5-6, 2024: TerrorFest – Conroe, TX
2025
- February 21-23, 2025: Nosferatu Festival – Austin, TX
- May 10, 2025: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
- May 24-26, 2024: Sage Paracon at the Belle Grove Plantation – King George, VA
- June 14-15, 2024: Virginia Bigfoot Con – Weyers Cave, VA
- June 8, 2024: Wytheville UFO Fest – Wytheville, VA
- September 13-15, 2024: Tidewater Horror Convention – Virginia Beach, VA
- September 28-29, 2024: Haunted Screams Expo – Hampton, VA
Washington
- January 26-27, 2024: Squatch Fest – Longview, WA
- March 21-24, 2024: Squatchcon – Port Angeles, WA
- April 6-14, 2024: Mermaid Festival – Aberdeen, Washington
- May 3-5, 2024: Crypticon Seattle – Seattle, WA
- June 7-11, 2024: Sasquatch Family Reunion – Kettle Falls, WA
- June 15-16, 2024: Metaline Falls Bigfoot Festival – Metaline Falls, WA
2025
- January 22-25, 2025: Squatch Fest – Longview, WA
West Virginia
- September 14, 2024: Flatwoods Monster Convention – Flatwoods, WV
- September 21-22, 2024: Mothman Festival – Point Pleasant, WV
Wisconsin
- September 13-15, 2024: Great Lakes Paranormal Conference – Glenbeulah, WI
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Online/Virtual
- April 11-13, 2024: HorrorHound Rewind – Online/Virtual
Paracons
2024
- January 26-28, 2024: Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend at the Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, AR (Two weekends. Also February 2-4.)
- February 2-4, 2024: Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend at the Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, AR (Two weekends. Also January 26-28.)
- February 10, 2024: American Hauntings Dead of Winter – Alton, IL
- March 22-24, 2024: Oregon Ghost Conference – Seaside, OR
- March 23-24, 2024: Women of the Paranormal Celebration at the Haunted Harriman Hospital – Harriman, TN
- April 12-13, 2024: West Tex Paracon – Ballinger, TX
- April 19-20, 2024: The Haunted Galenda Conference at the DeSoto House Hotel – Galena, IL
- April 26-28, 2024: Tombstone Wild West Paracon – Tombstone, AZ
- May 11, 2024: White Hill Mansion Paranormal Expo – Fieldsboro, NJ
- May 17-19, 2024: ParaPsyCon at the Ohio State Reformatory – Mansfield, OH
- May 18, 2024: Pennhurst Paracon & Oddities Expo – Spring City, PA
- May 24-26, 2024: Sage Paracon at the Belle Grove Plantation – King George, VA
- June 20-23, 2024: Haunted America Conference – Alton, IL
- June 22-23, 2024: Rochester Parafest – Caledonia, NY
- August 10, 2024: Hill-Con at Haunted Hill View Manor – New Castle, PA
- August 22-24, 2024: MiParacon – Sault Ste. Marie, MI
- September 13-15, 2024: Gold Country Paracon at the Old Amador County Courthouse – Jackson, CA
- September 13-15, 2024: Great Lakes Paranormal Conference – Glenbeulah, WI
- September 28-29, 2024: WPA Cryptid and Supernatural Expo 2024 – Johnstown, PA
- October 4-6, 2024: MASS Paracon – Fairhaven, MA
- October 5-6, 2024: Deep South Para-Comi-Con – Ozark, AL
- October 11-13, 2024: X-Con – Springfield, MO
- October 12, 2024: Occult Paracon – Peabody, MA
- October 12, 2024: Sleepy Hollow Paracon – Tarrytown, NY
- October 18-20, 2024: The Scarefest – Lexington, KY
- October 26-27, 2024: Arkansas Paranormal Expo – Little Rock, AR
- October 26-27, 2024: Mid-Michigan Paracon – Mt. Pleasant, MI
- November 2-3, 2024: The New Jersey Paraunity Expo – Woodbridge, NJ
2025
- January 31 – February 2, 2025: Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend at the Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, AR
Bigfoot Fests & Cryptid Cons
2024
- January 26-27, 2024: Squatch Fest – Longview, WA
- March 21-24, 2024: Squatchcon – Port Angeles, WA
- April 19-20, 2024: Bigfoot Days – Estes Park. CO (Bigfoot BBQ April 19; Festival April 20)
- April 26-27, 2024: Fouke Monster Festival – Fouke, AR
- May 3-5, 2024: Crypticon Seattle – Seattle, WA
- May 4, 2024: Ohio Bigfoot Conference at the Salt Fork State Park Lodge & Conference Center – Cambridge, OH
- May 4, 2024: Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival – Townsend, TN
- May 18, 2024: WNC Bigfoot Festival – Marion, NC
- June 7-9, 2024: Forest County Bigfoot Festival – Marienville, PA
- June 7-11, 2024: Sasquatch Family Reunion – Kettle Falls, WA
- June 8, 2024 – Great Florida Bigfoot Conference – Ocala, FL
- June 14-15, 2024: Virginia Bigfoot Con – Weyers Cave, VA
- June 15-16, 2024: Metaline Falls Bigfoot Festival – Metaline Falls, WA
- June 22-23, 2024: Blue Mountain Bigfoot Festival – Baker City, OR
- June 28-29, 2024: Monster Fest – Canton, OH
- June 29, 2024: Oregon Bigfoot Festival and Beyond – Portland, OR
- July 13, 2024: Bigfoot Daze – Willow Creek, CA
- July 19-21, 2024: Sasquatch Summer Fest – Oakridge, OR
- July 27, 2024: Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference – Gatlinburg, TN
- August 4, 2024: Central Pennsylvania Bigfoot and Cryptid Festival – Elysburg, PA
- September 14, 2024: Flatwoods Monster Convention – Flatwoods, WV
- September 21-22, 2024: Mothman Festival – Point Pleasant, WV
- September 28-29, 2024: WPA Cryptid and Supernatural Expo 2024 – Johnstown, PA
October 4-5, 2024: Honobia Bigfoot Festival and Conference – Honobia, OK– CANCELLED- October 5, 2024: Albatwitch Day – Columbia, PA
- October 10-12, 2024: Oscoda Michigan Chamber of Commerce Bigfoot Bash – Oscoda, MI
- October 19, 2024: Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival – Crossville, TN
2025
- January 22-25, 2025: Squatch Fest – Longview, WA
Halloween Cons
2024
- February 9-11, 2024: Hauntcon – Haunt & Indie Horror Film Show – Daytona, FL
- March 7-10, 2024: TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show – St. Louis, MO
- May 4, 2024: Halfway to Halloween Faire – Manchester, TN
- June 7-9, 2024: Midwest Haunters Convention – Rosemont, IL
- July 13-14, 2024: Texas Haunters Convention – Mesquite, TX
- July 26-28, 2024: Midsummer Scream – Long Beach, CA
- August 2-4, 2024: CreepyCon – Knoxville, TN
- August 9-10, 2024: Ghosts of Summer PDX – Portland, OR
- October 18-20, 2024: The Scarefest – Lexington, KY
2025
- January 17-19, 2025: Hauntcon – Haunt & Indie Horror Film Show – Orlando, FL
- April 11-12, 2025: Hauntcon – Haunt & Indie Horror Film Show – Atlanta, GA
Horror Cons & Fests
2024
- January 26-28, 2024: Days of the Dead – Atlanta, GA
- February 9-11, 2024: Hauntcon – Haunt & Indie Horror Film Show – Daytona, FL
- February 10, 2024: Love Bites Vampire-Themed Craft Event – Manchester, TN
- February 16-18, 2024: Mad Monster Party Carolina – Concord, NC
- February 23-25, 2024: Nosferatu Festival – Austin, TX
- March 8-10, 2024: Monster-Mania Con – Cherry Hill, NJ
- March 15-17, 2024: Days of the Dead – Las Vegas, NV
- March 15-17, 2024: Frozen Dead Guys Days Festival – Estes Park, CO
- March 22-24, 2024: Days of the Dead – Chicago, IL
- March 22-24, 2024: HorrorHound Weekend – Cincinnati, OH
- March 29-31, 2024: Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival – Nashville, TN
- April 4-8, 2024: Overlook Film Festival, A four-day celebration of all things horror in America’s most haunted city – New Orleans, LA
- April 11-13, 2024: HorrorHound Rewind – Online/Virtual
- April 12-14, 2024: Fear Expo – Owensboro, KY
- April 19-21, 2024: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Fest – Edison, NJ
- May 17-19, 2024: Spooky Empire – Orlando, FL
- May 17-19, 2024: Texas Frightmare Weekend – Irving, TX
- May 24-26, 2024: The Camp (a The Walking Dead-centric event) – Peachtree City, GA
- June 7-9, 2024: Living Dead Weekend – Monroeville, PA
- June 22-23, 2024: Sinister Creature Con – Sacramento, CA
- June 28-30, 2024: Days of the Dead – Phoenix, AZ
- July 5-7, 2024: Days of the Dead – Indianapolis, IN
- July 12-14, 2024: Blobfest – Phoenixville, PA
- July 12-14, 2024: Mad Monster Party Arizona – Glendale, AZ
- July 20-21, 2024: Nashville Horror Con – Nashville, TN
- July 21-23, 2024: Idaho Horror Con – Garden City, ID
- July 26-28, 2024: Midsummer Scream – Long Beach, CA
- July 27-28, 2024: OKC Horror Con – Oklahoma City, OK
- August 2-4, 2024: CreepyCon – Knoxville, TN
- August 2-4, 2024: Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Con – Rosemont, IL
- August 2-4, 2024: Georgia Pop and Horror Con – Columbus, GA
- August 2-4, 2024: Monster-Mania Con – Cherry Hill, NJ
- August 9-11, 2024: Monsterama – Atlanta, GA
- August 17, 2024: Monster Day Greeley – Greeley, CO
- August 23-25, 2024: Days of the Dead – Los Angeles, CA
- August 23-25, 2024: Mad Monster Expo – Concord, NC
- August 23-25, 2024: Spooky Empire – Charleston, SC
- August 31-September 1, 2023: Dark History & Horror Con – Champaign, IL
- September 2024 (Date TBA): Tidewater Horror Convention – Norfolk, VA
- September 6-8, 2024: Days of the Dead – Houston, TX
- September 13-15, 2024: HorrorHound Weekend – Cincinnati, OH
- September 13-15, 2024: Tidewater Horror Convention – Virginia Beach, VA
- September 14-15, 2024: HorrorCon Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
- September 28-29, 2024: Haunted Screams Expo – Hampton, VA
- October 4-6, 2024: Days of the Dead – Atlanta, GA
- October 4-6, 2024: Monster-Mania Con – Baltimore, MD
- October 5-6, 2024: Deep South Para-Comi-Con – Ozark, AL
- October 5-6, 2024: TerrorFest – Conroe, TX
- October 11-13, 2024: Spooky Empire – Orlando, FL
- October 11-13, 2024: Telluride Horror Show – Telluride, CO
- October 18-20, 2024: Multiverse Fandom Con – Atlanta, GA
- October 18-20, 2024: The Scarefest – Lexington, KY
- October 19, 2024: Manchester Zombie Walk and Halloween Faire – Manchester, TN
- October 25-27, 2024: HallowCon – Dalton, GA
- November 8-10, 2024: Monster-Mania Con – Oaks, PA
- November 16-17, 2024: Dark Arts & Oddities Con – Dekalb, IL
- November 22-24, 2024: Days of the Dead – Chicago, IL
- November 22-24, 2024: Mad Monster Party Atlanta – Atlanta, GA
- December 7, 2024: Dark Christmas & Krampusnaught Faire – Manchester, TN
- December 7-8, 2024: Horror for the Holidays – Austin, TX
- December 13-14, 2024: Tulsa Horror Con – Tulsa, OK
2025
- January 17-19, 2025: Days of the Dead – Las Vegas, NV
- January 17-19, 2025: Hauntcon – Haunt & Indie Horror Film Show – Orlando, FL
- February 21-23, 2025: Days of the Dead – Atlanta, GA
- February 21-23, 2025: Nosferatu Festival – Austin, TX
- April 11-12, 2025: Hauntcon – Haunt & Indie Horror Film Show – Atlanta, GA
Horror Film Fests
2024
- September 19-26, 2024: Fantastic Fest – Austin, TX
- October 2-27, 2024: Chicago Horror Film Festival Virtual Fest – Online
- October 8-17, 2024: Screamfest – Los Angeles, CA
- October 11-13, 2024: Telluride Horror Show – Telluride, CO
- October 24-26, 2024: Nightmare in the Ozarks Film Festival – Eureka Springs, AR
2025
- April 3-6, 2025: The Overlook Film Festival – New Orleans, LA
UFO Fests and Cons
2024
- April 5-8, 2024: Piedmont UFO Fest – Piedmont, MO
- April 6, 2024: MUFON Pittsburgh Area UFO Conference – Youngwood, PA
- April 12-14, 2024: Ozark Mountain UFO Conference – Eureka Springs, AR
- May 10-12, 2024: Sierra Vista UFO Conference – Sierra Vista, AZ
- May 17-18, 2024: McMenamins UFO Fest – McMinnville, OR
- June 1, 2024: Pine Bush UFO Fair – Pine Bush, NY
- June 8, 2024: Wytheville UFO Fest – Wytheville, VA
- July 5-7, 2024: UFO Festival – Roswell, NM
- July 11-14, 2024: MUFON Symposium – Irving, TX
- July 19-21, 2024: Kecksburg UFO Festival – Mt. Pleasant, PA
- September 20-21, 2024: Michigan UFO Con-Tact – Houghton Lake, MI
- September 28, 2024: Van Meter Visitor Festival – Van Meter, IA
Weird & Wacky Fun
Note: We don’t mean “wacky” out of disrespect. We’re open to suggestions about what to name this catch-all section for things that don’t fit in the other categories.
2024
- February 10, 2024: Love Bites Vampire-Themed Craft Event – Manchester, TN
- March 15-17, 2024: Frozen Dead Guys Days Festival – Estes Park, CO
- April 6-14, 2024: Mermaid Festival – Aberdeen, Washington
- May 4, 2024: The IVth Gathering World Goth Day Festival at the USS Hornet – Alameda, CA
- July 17-20, 2024: Vent Haven International Ventriloquist Convention – Erlanger, KY
- August 17, 2024: Monster Day Greeley – Greeley, CO
- October 2024: AddamsFest – Westfield, NJ – Click here to see ongoing sights to see during the month and select weekends for various special events, including The Wicked Windows of Westfield, Be Witched Selfie Stop, Morticia & Gomez’s Masquerade Ball, Charlie’s Ale Garden, and Lantern Cemetery Tours at the Presbyterian Church of Westfield.
- October 19, 2024: Manchester Zombie Walk and Halloween Faire – Manchester, TN
- October 19-20, 2024: VultureFest – Makanda, IL
- October 24, 2024: Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival – Manitou Springs, CO
- December 7, 2024: Dark Christmas & Krampusnaught Faire – Manchester, TN
- December 7-8, 2024: Horror for the Holidays – Austin, TX
Mystery/True Crime Cons
2024
- April 11-14, 2024: Hamptons Whodunit – Mystery & True Crime Festival – East Hampton, NY
- May 31-June 2, 2024: CrimeCon 2024 – Nashville, TN
- August 31-September 1, 2023: Dark History & Horror Con – Champaign, IL
- October 24-27, 2024: CSICon – Las Vegas, NV
- November 2-7, 2024: CrimeCruise – Roundtrip from Miami, FL (Ports of call: Haiti and Jamaica)
Psychic Fairs
- October 24, 2021: Statler City Psychic Fair – Buffalo, NY
Witch Cons
2024
- March 22-24, 2024: Salem Witch Fest – Salem, MA
- April 28, 2024: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
2025
- May 10, 2025: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
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