We’re glad to welcome a new vendor to Milwaukee Krampusnacht– The Hodag Store, all the way from Rhinelander, Wisconsin. The Hodag is another horned monster that calls Wisconsin home– the legend dates back to the late 1800s when a prankster named Eugene Shepard claimed he had photographed the monster in the woods outside Rhinelander. The Hodag has since becaome a Wisconsin Legend.
The Hodag Store (538 Lincoln St., Rhinelander) is your one stop Hodag souvenir shop with over 250 items– t-shirts, stickers, games, soda, hats, pins, earrings, and much more. They’ll have a selection of merch on the Krampus Holiday Market floor and you might even see a Hodag or two in the Krampus Parade!
Milwaukee Krampusnacht planning is moving along. This has been a challenging year to plan an event, but as always, we are working hard to bring great entertainment, vendors, and performers to our event. The event is 4-10pm Sunday, Dec. 5 at the Bavarian Bierhaus (700 W. Lexington Blvd., Glendale).
Tickets are on sale now (noon CST, Halloween). The first 100 tickets are free (these will be gone within minutes) and general admission tickets are just $5. Children 12 and under are free (if they’ve been good, otherwise we’re charging them double!) We have always strived to make this an affordable event for anyone who wants to go. We do not have our Kid’s Krampus Hour tickets available yet, still trying to figure out some logistics. We’re hoping to have the Kid’s Krampus Hour tickets available Nov. 5– these will be limited to 50 and includes a special craft-making session, candy bag, and special visit by Saint Nick and Krampus.
The Krampus Parade is currently scheduled for 7pm. If you’re interested in being in the parade as a performer, we will have a registration form online next week. This year Milwaukee Krampusnacht is dedicated to Scott Wolter. Scott was an important part of this event– he participated every year and taught children about the Krampus tradition at our Kid’s Krampus Hour in 2018 and 19. He passed away last year and will be missed.
Scott Wolter in the Krampus Parade, 2019.
We’ve booked most of our entertainment, but expect a couple more acts to be announced in the next couple weeks.
Music line-up:
The Quilz
We’re thrilled to welcome The Quilz, a dreamy and cinematic synthwave duo to Krampusnacht! thequilz.com
The Quilz
Sweet Sheiks
Bringing back jazz and pop from the teens, 20s, and 30s, Sweet sheiks returns for their third Krampusnacht! www.reverbnation.com/sweetsheiks
Sweet Sheiks
Sunspot
Weird Wisconsin rock anthems, Madison’s Sunspot returns for their second Krampusnacht! www.sunspotmusic.com
Sunspot
Leaky Bellows
A Scottish Folk band focused on creating energetic arrangements of historical (and modern) bagpipe, fiddle, and harp repertoire alongside traditional songs and ballads.
DJ 10-foot Tall Krampus (this Krampus will be DJ-ing at the outdoor bar)
Roaming Zombie Choir (they’re baaaack!)
The Krampus Holiday Market is the perfect place to get gifts for all the lovable weirdos in your life, whether they’re naughty or nice. We strived for a nice mix of vendors who have been on the floor before as well as some new faces. Confirmed vendors:
MILWAUKEE KRAMPUSNACHT is happening December 5 at the Bavarian Bierhaus. Tickets will be live on Halloween! As always, one of our attractions is the Krampus Holiday Market where you can find gifts for all the spooky ooky people in your life. We’ll have a range of visual art, clothing, jewelry, candles, ornaments, books, Milwaukee Krampusnacht merch and much more. Note to vendors– we’ve had many inquiries about the vendor floor, and it’s great to see so much talent out there. We are already full up this year, but hoping to expand the vendor floor next year. Drop us a line at: milwaukeeparacon@gmail.com and we can put you on the contact list.
Memento Moira is returning as a vendor for Milwaukee Krampusnacht 2021, with dresses, bowling shirts, and messenger bags (in fabrics designed from her antique ephemera collection), jewelry, accessories, and holiday ornaments. Expect festive monsters, poisons, science, and vintage-inspired frippery. She can also be found at http://www.mememtomoirastudio.com or on FB at http://www.facebook.com/mementomoira
Presentation: “Legend Tripping Wisconsin,” Saturday at 5 PM, Speaker Room A
Jeff brings you a practical guide to exploring some of Wisconsin’s best legends. Including haunted places, supernatural dares, and forgotten history.
Jeff Finup is the creator of the popular Instagram account, Badgerland Legends. He writes about legends, lore, history, oddities, cryptids, and more from the Badger State. He also is the co-host of Wisconsin Legends Podcast.
Presentation: “Macabre Milwaukee Panel” Saturday at 3 PM, Speaker Room A
Author and MPC director Tea Krulos moderates this panel that features local authors Anna Lardinois, Matthew Prigge, and Gavin Schmitt who will discuss historical stories of macabre Milwaukee, including disasters, crime, and gangsters.
Cryptic Requiem Creations specializes in handmade bone and uranium glass jewelry. If you’d like to be slightly radioactive or show off the beauty of life after death, we have exactly what you need!
Presentation: “What Is Cryptozoology?” Saturday at 4PM, Speaker Room A
Barnaby Jones is a cryptozoologist, the founder and lead investigator for Cryptids, Anomalies, and the Paranormal Society based in Wisconsin. He is also the host of Whispers from the Dark podcast and Monday Morning Monsters radio show. Alongside CAPS, Barnaby has traveled across the US in search of answers to the unknown everything from Paranormal to Bigfoot to UFOs.
Presentation: “Milwaukee Forteana: Premonitions & Crisis Apparitions”, Saturday at 2 PM, Speaker Room A
This year’s installment of Allison’s annual Milwaukee Forteana presentation focuses on locals who foresaw terrible things. Their chilling predictions would somehow come to pass. These ill-fated Milwaukeeans experienced psychic premonitions or crisis apparitions, mysterious communications with loved ones at the moment of death.
Our 2016 Researcher of the Year recipient, Allison Jornlin, founded Milwaukee’s first ghost walk in 2008. Today she continues to research and write haunted history tours for cities throughout the U.S. and has a blast working with her brother Mike at American Ghost Walks
Milwaukee Paranormal Conference 