Hudson Valley Sojourner

The Odditorium Carnival will have entertainment and things to do everywhere you go, there will be a vast marketplace teeming with gothic jewelry that could curse your enemies (or at least make them jealous), steampunk gadgets that actually work (mostly), pagan tools for your next ritual, horror collectibles that belong in a museum of the macabre, and handmade curiosities that defy explanation. Add roaming performers with a knack for dark whimsy—like a juggler tossing flaming skulls or a storyteller spinning yarns that end with “and then the hero lost”—all in a circuspunk atmosphere where masked cosplay lets you hide in plain sight or reveal your true, tentacled self.

It’s built by the outliers who’ve packed thousands into Catskills Halloween year after year, proving that free (or close to it) entry, vendor-driven energy, and unfiltered weirdness are the formula for events that stick.

Vendor Wannabes

Vendors of the peculiar, we’re scouting you—spots for your unique wares are open at odditoriumcarnival.com/vending – apply before they’re claimed by someone with a sharper evil grin. Admission details dropping soon, but expect wallet-friendly access because gatekeeping is for the mundane. Entertainment? The kind that lingers like a good curse, with enough surprises to fuel your stories until October rolls around. Stay tuned—summer’s about to get delightfully disrupted by us; and it’s about time!

The people behind the Catskills Halloween Festival have created a Summer extravaganza and market for the October people, the strange and unusual, the eccentric, the peculiar…
Vendor application (vendor spots are discounted to $100 for the first round of vendors – https://odditoriumcarnival.com/vending/.