Did you know Austin is a hot spot for witches and vampires and other creatures of the night? I guess it stands to reason since Austin is such a bat friendly city. (What with their famous bat residents who call the Congress Avenue Bridge home during certain parts of the year and all.)
I just connected the dots that two festivals celebrating witches and vampires will both converge on Austin the same weekend, though. It happened when a friend sent me a link to a story on StrangeandCreepy.com.
Another story about a vampire festival caught my eye. Had to make sure I had that in the March listings on the Paracons & Horror Fests page. (Which I did. )
But in that vampire festival story I found another link to info about a witch festival. That’s how I learned about Witchfest, which will be taking place during the same weekend as the Nosferatu Festival Vampire Weekend.
The Witchfest is only one day: March 7.
The Nosferatu Festival is March 6-8.
Other than being held in the same city during the same weekend, they’ll happen at different places. Here’s more info about both.
The Nosferatu Festival
From the “About This Event” description on Eventbrite:
What better way to Keep Austin Weird than to honor one of the greatest works of cinematic horror with its very own festival? We celebrate 98 years since the endearing Count Orlok, also known as Nosferatu, was first released on March 4th, 1922. What better setting to embrace all things Vampire than Austin, fondly nicknamed Bat City? Nosferatu Festival is a gathering of fans for the mutual admiration of this masterpiece by way of artwork, music, food, drink and general revelry. The Fest is our way of bringing together people spanning all age groups, all cultures and subcultures, and even those alive and undead.
Date and Time: Fri, Mar 6, 2020, 8:00 PM – Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 12:00 AM CST
Location: Come and Take It Live, 2015 East Riverside Drive, #bldg 4 Austin, TX 78741
Socials: Facebook, Instagram
Austin Witchfest
From the Eventbrite description:
Austin Witchfest Inc. is an Austin-based 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to the celebration and education of the religion of witchcraft. Held in the beautiful outdoor spaces of Pioneer Farms, we hope that you will join us for a day full of workshops, rituals, vendors, raffle prizes, entertainment and more! A portion of net proceeds will be donated to charity.
Date and Time: Sat, March 7, 2020 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST
Location: Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms 10621 Pioneer Farms Dr, Austin, TX 78754
Socials: Facebook
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
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