Our Free Halloween Festival awaits!
The Catskills Halloween Vendor & Oddities Market 2024! (That’s October 18-20, 2024, at the Blackthorne Resort of East Durham, New York!)
WE ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST HALLOWEEN FESTIVALS IN THE NORTHEAST!
(YES, THE EVENT IS FREE! IF YOU WANT VIP TICKETS, CLICK HERE!)
Halloween Events, Halloween Markets, Multi-Genre Festivals and Steampunk Events in the lovely New York Catskills!
Halloween Market Vending Application 2024:
apply here.
Find the event on Facebook, too.
Location:
Blackthorne Resort – 518-634-2541
348 Sunset Drive East Durham, New York
We can’t wait to see you all this coming Halloween season!
EVENT HOURS:
While some vendors open early, and some stay late, our general show hours are:
FRIDAY, 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, 10:00 am. to midnight
SUNDAY, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Halloween Quote of the Moment, October 12th:
“If you’ve been chased by every glittering Jack-O-Lantern, had a dozen black cats cross your path, and watched witches knife across the moon on broomstick a-mount, perhaps skip the rest of Halloween and go back to bed.”
-Emo Philips
Our massive FREE Halloween Festival / Halloween Market / Steampunk Festival / Oddities Expo is a vast rumbustification of all manner of strange, unusual, peculiar, eccentric, spooky, magical, magickal, unorthodox, unexpected, pleasant, wondrous, inspired, creative, splendid wares, proffered by small businesses, artists, creators, and makers of a Halloween, Steampunk, Fantasy, or Otherwise Odd variety.
It’s also the proud home of a number of incredible performances by performers whose Autumnal charms will entrance you. Or just make you dance, whichever. Do check out our features – we pride ourselves on being an extravaganza beyond your wildest Halloween dreams!
Did we mention that you can spend the weekend at the Resort itself? Experience a traditional Catskills Resort during the spookiest time of the year in the gloriously haunted upstate New York. You can! If you’d like to stay at the Resort, the whole weekend is available! (While rooms last.)
By the way: If we haven’t mentioned it lately…we are FREE to attend this year!
(We’re so excited!)
MOST RECENT HALLOWEEN MARKET UPDATES
(Updated daily. And as the event gets closer, it might start being more than that. We literally have hundreds of people, vendors, and shows for you!)
10/13 Hard rock in the Phoenix Pub with Mike and the Monsters!
10/12 We bring you Dreams of Wonderland.
10/11 Up next: Wonderplace Alpha, May 2-4, Lake George, New York!
10/10 Blackthorne Resort is nearly sold out!
10/9 The (21+) cannabis stylings of Higher Wellness.
10/8 Beckster Bakes brings a bevy of bafflingly bounteous, bodaceous baked goods!
10/7 More about our Costume Contests.
10/6 The passionate ignition of Amaris the Fire Vixen!
10/5 Have some Free Halloween graphics to share with your friends, enemies, and the voices in the shadows which are almost audible at the full moon.
10/4 Taj Fine Indian Cuisine – Bonus Gallery
10/3 Haunted Dollface!
10/2 Spooky tumblers and other Halloween items from JSD Design!
10/1 Battle weaponry from Action Global, Inc!
9/30 The fresh deliciousness of Lone Birch Farms!
9/29 Goats Goats Goats Goats Goats Goats
9/28 The many talents of of Dr. Lothario, Steampunked evil genius!
9/27 Spooky ghost stories..for kids!
9/26 Glassblowing talents from Glasspup Studios – including live, in-person demos!
9/25 Choccy Milk & Art!
9/24 Our Catskills Oddities Exhibition wants you!
9/23 Eat your fill with El Azteca Mexican food Truck!
9/22 What Halloween is complete without Warrior Kettle Corn?
9/21 Prepare to be vastly entertained by the Madame of Modern Blues, Lex Grey and the Urban Pioneers!
9/20 Wonderplace Alpha.
9/19 Wyrdsdottir’s Metaphysical Moppets are magickal marvels.
9/18 Satisfying, delicious and uplifting: infused baked goods from Fresh Baked 518!
8/17 Egad! You need to check out frozen candy with Freezy Treats!
9/16 Our festival is unbelievably excited to welcome the film and genius of guest star Cory Beepington!
9/15 Customizably marvelous: Made For You!
9/14 We are proud to bring you the music, art, and games of the one, the only Lenino!
9/13 The inspirational Fairy Houses and other magnificent unique creatioinarities by Fairy Odd Susters!
9/12 The Saffron Strand brings you unbelievable Halloween gourmet charcuterie for your gatherings, your get-togethers, your parties, and sometimes, just for yourself.
9/11 Rites and Rituals Special Gallery – for your October edification!
9/10 We are one of the largest free Halloween festivals in the Northeast!
9/9 A bonus gallery of the exceptional oddities of Offbeat Rarities.
9/8 Special guest! The one and only Captainess Spaulding
9/7 Mahara by Bushra
9/6 Creepy Things Oddities & Antiquities
9/5 A gallery of the Halloween Photography of Edward Threet!
9/4 It’s a bonus Halloween note.
9/3 Balancing Essentials returns!
9/2 Behold! The Bull and Bee Meadery (Including Pumpkin Mead!)
9/1 PUMPKIN SPICE EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8/31 It’s the Inevitable Yet Awe-Inspiring Return Of The Great Halloween Parade
8/30 Hec Vito – Halloween and other music!
8/29 Our VIP Tickets are available, by popular demand!
8/28 Brooklyn Boys Cannabis Company REPRESENT!
8/27 MukMerch brings fabulous resin art!
8/26 The glorious folk art of Hildafolk!
8/25 Unlocking the Magic of the Catskills For Halloween: The Perfect Time for Oddities and Unusual Finds
8/24 Never Too Much Glitter’s Marvelous Sponsor Gallery!
8/23 And here comes The Great Halloween Saturday Night Party; The Sweet Laine Sponsor Hat Gallery
8/22 Crazy Cat Lady Candles
8/21 Now, Coney Island Saucery brings their wonderful blend of spice, theme, cuisine, art, and great sideshow taste.
8/20 Massacre Mansion – Our Catskills Halloween Haunt
8/19 Vandergraff – we are honored as an extrardinarily unique maskmaker joins us.
8/18 Startling, splendid crystal: Adirondack Jewelry joins us!
8/17 We’re biased, but we think you should experience the many pleasures of Blackthorne, a traditional Catskills Resort. Get your room today at 518-634-2541.
8/16 What extraordinary ornamentation for the fingers! Never Too Much Glitter Nails graces our Halloween market!
8/15 Treat your ears to the music of The Spellbinder Orchestra!
8/14 And the astonishing horror rock of Mr. Fang and The Darktones.
8/13 The killer Halloween weed of Deadievol Genetics!
8/12 The splendid sorcery of Moon Children!
8/11 From Quebec, Canada: Sarah’s Thread Shop!
8/10 Moon & Leaf Magic
8/9 A compedium of quotes on Magic for your spooky season.
8/8 Embracing Halloween in East Durham with a wide variety of unbelievably interesting October activities.
8/7 S’mores!
8/6 Extaordinary Oddities, Halloween, Steampunk, plushies, and rather more: Pawprintz From The Heart!
8/5 THURSDAY PRE-EVENT MEETUP.
8/4 We welcome delicious handmade individual wood-fired pizzas to the event!
8/3 A list of some of the kinds of Children’s Halloween Crafts we have!
8/2 The brilliant metalwork and art of Brior Rose!
8/1 VIP and Resort Guest Meet and Greet
7/31 Halloween pumpkin decoration (for kids in particular)
7/30 Author and Steampunk Creator Jeff Mach
7/29 Sweet Laine Hats
7/28 Oddities Show and Tell
7/27 Gijinka Ghoul Cosplay
7/26 The oddities and art of Funky Sharky!
7/25 More about Massacre Mansion, the Blackthorne Independent Haunt.
7/24 The art of Veneris Artium
7/23 Fey In The Forest Homestead and Crafts
7/22 Such very Beautiful Things.
7/21 Oddities, oddments, creations, and more with Fungyote!
7/20: The oddities of Offbeat Rarities!
7/19: The Blackthorne Resort’s Very Famous Irish Coffee
7/18: Frankie Goes To Dollywood – A bluegrass/rock/sweet sounds Halloween cover band!
7/17: Finding, Sourcing, and Creating Oddities: A Workshop & Discussion
7/16: Dinker Do Glass Gallery
7/15: Film Festival
7/14: Piratical Halloween Rum Punch
7/13: The Catskills In Autumn
7/12: More Catskills Oddities
7/11: Chris Cyanide Discusses Making Dark Halloween Music
7/10: A Small Catskills Halloween Photo Gallery From Past Years
7/9: Good Juju Rings
7/8: The Halloween Cannabis Village
7/7: Travel Resources & Tips For the Catskills This Halloween Season
7/6: Cosplay and Halloween, with Lady Krystalline
7/5: The Art and Science of Halloween Steampunk Tea Dueling Returns!
7/4: No updates (Have a spooky Independence Day!)
7/3: Michele’s Lemonade and Spooky Dough
7/2 Christy Mcginty of Ghost Whisperer, Little Women LA and Death to Smoochy
7/1: Tom’s Diggitty Dogs
6/30: Wright Cellars
6/25: Taj Fine Indian Cuisine
6/22: Gray’s Treats and Sweets
6/21: Maccame Studios
6/20: The Return of the Happy Haggs Dance Troupe
6/16: – The VIP Seance comes to Catskills Halloween!
6/15: Vendor ~ Sisters of Selene
6/09: Witches Along The Hudson performance troupe
6/27: DJ Ozno, Time Travelling DJ on his World Tour!
5/25: Vendor Trick or Treating
5/24: Drink and Dine at the Blackthorne’s Phoenix Pub
5/23: The Triumphant Return of the Chris Cyanide Solo Bass Project
5/22: Photos With The Giant Steampunk Robot
And you might like to read about:
The 7 Worst Places To Buy Oddities (satire)
5 Terrible Ways To Avoid Con Crash
What Is A Halloween Market?
(From our past events, by B. Daniels.)
VENDING PRICES GO UP:
August 15
September 15
And October 15.
A SAMPLE OF LAST YEAR:
October 19th: Costume parade on Sunday!
ctober 18th: Halloween Party with Krystal! And BearNakid Universal Millworks!
October 17th: Live music by The Dust Bowl Faeries!
October 16th: Horror Trivia with Kim!
October 15th: Live music by Sludge, plus Home Grown Creations and Galaxy Slug!
October 14th: VIP ABSINTHE TASTING! And vending by Oddly Enough!
October 13th: The Do Right Bros
October 12th: Last few Blackthorne Resort rooms available at 518-634-2541!
October 11th: Monstrously Good Teas
October 10th: DJ Ozno, The Original Time Travelling DJ!
Otober 9th: Mike & The Monsters rock the Blackthorne bar!
October 7th: Magick with Lady D!
October 4th: The deliciousness of At First Bite!
October 1st: And he dynamic musical force of Fisher & Keane!
September 23: The Jersey Devil
September 20: Portraits of the Abandoned United States by Steven Bly
September 10: Crazy Chaos
September 4: Gnome Apothecary
September 1: The Chris Cyanide Solo Project
August 27: Movie Mike’s Movies!
August 24: New Facebook flash sale updates! Find out more!
November 8th: Catskills Halloween 2022 captured by William Rusho
October 29th: Catskills Halloween 2022 Gallery by John Christou
October 19th: Let Sleeping Trolls Lie (a production of Storybook Hollow!), Spalunked, LARP Monster Tournament, and more!
October 18th: NEW BAND: Secondary Location
October 17th: Thompson’s Treasures
October 15: Time Passages
October 14: Straight Elevated
October 12: Freddy’s Lemonade and Hot Drinks
October 11: With Glitter On Top, Dragon Moon Creations, Thompson’s Treasures
October 10: Toxic Dreams, Made Essentially For You
October 8: Bee Bunny
October 7: Lady Mae Impressions
October 6: Rebel Rose Curiosities
October 5: Extreme 3d Creations
October 4: Merchant of Many Things
October 3: Ebel Glass
September 30th: Balancing Essentials
September 28th: Witches Brew – The Feral Flame
September 27th: Ghost Crow Art
September 26th: Pixie Floss Artisanal Candy
September 25th: Patch Rabbit!
September 22nd: STEAMPUNK DOOBIE & A MOVIE NIGHT – Bonus Thursday night event!
September 21st: GENOVEVA ROSSI, MOVIE STAR AND SCREAM QUEEN
September 20th: Maid of Thorns
Steptember 19th: HEADLINING GUEST “STEAMPUNK” EDDIE THAYER, Witches Brew
September 18th: My Celtic Imagination
September 17th: DARK CABARTE PERFORMANCE: The Dust Bowl Faeries Musical Duet
September 16th: Eastman Books & Auntie Witch
September 15th: Mystics By Mary
September 14th: Spawn’s Creations
September 13th: Sweet Lilac Boutique
September 12th: Chaotic Crystal Chick Co, Modern Wickcraft
We are a weekend-long Halloween Party, a Fan/Alternative Convention, a Steampunk Festival, the Northeast’s largest Alternative Vendor and Oddities Market, and the most fun you can have anywhere!
Don’t forget to check out our Features and Vendors to see what’s new!
It’s never, ever too early to get in on one of the most marvelous Halloween / Steampunk / Geek Vacations in the Universe!
First, Every year, Blackthorne Halloween City brings out an incredible group of like-minded souls, brought to you by Jeff Mach and Jeff Mach Events. Don’t miss the Steampunk Convention / Halloween vacation of the year! Second, stay up to date… Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesteampunkworldsfair.
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