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JANUARY PARACONS, HORROR AND HALLOWEEN FESTS AND MORE
2026
- January 16-18, 2026: Days of the Dead – Las Vegas, NV
- January 23-24, 2026: The 15th Annual ESP Weekend at the Crescent Hotel (with optional Lockdown Night on Jan 22) – Eureka Springs, AR
- January 23-26, 2026: Seeking Spirits at the Queen Mary – Long Beach, CA
- January 30-31, 2026: sQuatch Fest – Longview, WA
- January 31, 2026: Sacramento Horror Film Fest – Sacramento, CA
FEBRUARY PARACONS, HORROR AND HALLOWEEN FESTS AND MORE
2026
- February 20-22, 2026: Days of the Dead – Atlanta, GA
- February 20-22, 2026: Mad Monster Party Carolina – Concord, NC
- February 27, 2026: American Hauntings Dead of Winter – Alton, IL
- February 27-March 1, 2026: Nosferatu Festival – Austin, TX
MARCH PARACONS, HORROR AND HALLOWEEN FESTS AND MORE
2026
- March 5-8, 2026: A Night of Horror International Film Festival – Eau Claire, WI
- March 6-8, 2026: Days of the Dead: All Monsters Attack – Chicago, IL
- March 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, and 28-29, 2026: Mermaid Festival* – Aberdeen, Washington *Held every weekend in March. Note: International Mermaid Day is March 29.
- March 20-22, 2026: HorrorHound Weekend – Cincinnati, OH
- March 26-29, 2026: TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show – St. Louis, MO
- March 27, 2026: Stanley Hotel Royal Blue Ball – Estes Park, CO
- March 27-29, 2026: Frozen Dead Guys Days Festival and Coffin Races – Estes Park, CO
- March 27-29, 2026: Oregon Ghost Conference – Seaside, OR
APRIL PARACONS, HORROR AND HALLOWEEN FESTS AND MORE
2026
- April 3-5, 2026: Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival – Nashville, TN
- April 4, 2026: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
- April 9-12, 2026: The Overlook Film Festival – New Orleans, LA
- April 9-15, 2026: Panic Film Fest – Kansas City, MO and Virtual
- April 10-12, 2026: Ozark Mountain UFO Conference – Eureka Springs, AR
- April 11, 2026: MUFON Pittsburgh Area UFO Conference – Youngwood, PA
- April 11-12, 2026: April Ghouls – Athens, GA
- April 23-24, 2026: Pre-Con Haunt Tours East Coast Haunters Convention – Oaks, PA
- April 24-25, 2026: Bigfoot Days – Estes Park, CO
- April 24-25, 2026: Fouke Monster Festival – Fouke, AR
- April 24-26, 2026: RavenCon – Glen Allen, VA
- April 25-26, 2026: East Coast Haunters Convention – Oaks, PA
MAY PARACONS, HORROR AND HALLOWEEN FESTS AND MORE
2025
- May 2-4, 2025: Crypticon Seattle – Seattle, WA
- May 2-4, 2025: Horror on the Rappahannock, a Horror Reader Weekend event – Fredericksburg, VA
- May 3, 2025: Ohio Bigfoot Conference at the Salt Fork State Park Lodge & Conference Center – Cambridge, OH
- May 3, 2025: Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Festival – Townsend, TN
- May 3, 2025: White Hill Mansion Paranormal Expo – Fieldsboro, NJ
- May 7-11, 2025: Shock Stock Horror Film Fest – London, Ontario, Canada
- May 9-11, 2025: All Monsters Attack – Chicago, IL
- May 9-11, 2025: Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest – Columbia, SC
- May 9-11, 2025: Monster-Mania Con – Baltimore, MD
- May 9-11, 2025: Sierra Vista UFO Conference – Sierra Vista, AZ
- May 10, 2025: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
- May 10, 2025: “Mother Knows Best” a Horror Mom’s Themed Event Halfway to Halloween Faire – Manchester, TN
- May 15-18, 2025: Chicago Horror Film Festival – Chicago, IL
- May 16-17, 2025: McMenamins UFO Fest – McMinnville, OR
- May 16-18, 2025: ParaPsyCon at the Ohio State Reformatory – Mansfield, OH
- May 17-18, 2025: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Fest – Atlantic City, NJ
- May 17-18, 2025: Pennhurst Paracon & Oddities Expo – Spring City, PA
- May 23-25, 2025: Texas Frightmare Weekend – Irving, TX
2026
- May 1-3, 2026: Gold Country Paracon at the California Train Museum in Old Sacramento – Sacramento, CA
- May 1-3, 2026: The Haunted Galenda Conference at the DeSoto House Hotel – Galena, IL
- May 1-3, 2026*: Whitby Goth Weekend – Whitby, North Yorkshire, U.K. *This event will also be held in Oct-Nov.
- May 8-9, 2026: Another Hole in the Head Presents: Warped Dimension Film Festival – San Francisco, CA
- May 29-31, 2026: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Fest – Edison, NJ
JUNE PARACONS, HORROR AND HALLOWEEN FESTS AND MORE
2025
- June 6-8, 2025: Forest County Bigfoot Festival – Marienville, PA
- June 6-8, 2025: Living Dead Weekend – Monroeville, PA
- June 6-8, 2025: Midwest Haunters Convention – Rosemont, IL
- June 7, 2025: Pine Bush UFO Fair – Pine Bush, NY
- June 7, 2025: Rochester Parafest – Caledonia, NY
- June 11-12, 2025: Sasquatch Summer Fest – Oakridge, OR
- June 13-15, 2025: Days of the Dead – Indianapolis, IN
- June 14, 2025: Saucers Over Appalachia Festival – Bristol, VA
- June 14-15, 2025: Metaline Falls Bigfoot Festival – Metaline Falls, WA
- June 20-28, 2025: Chattanooga Film Festival – Chattanooga, TN
- June 20-21, 2025: Virginia Bigfoot Con – Weyers Cave, VA
- June 20-22, 2025: Spooky Empire – Orlando, FL
- June 20-22, 2025: The International Classic Monster Movie Festival – Cranberry Township, PA (This is the summer Monster Bash Conference. There’s also one in the fall in October.)
- June 21, 2025: Glide Sasquatch Festival – Glide, OR
- June 21-22, 2025: Sinister Creature Con – Sacramento, CA
- June 26-29, 2025: Haunted America Conference – Alton, IL
2026
- June 6, 2026: New Jersey’s 4th Annual Cryptids and Paranormal Conference – Plainsboro, NJ
- June 11-14, 2026: CSICon – Buffalo, NY
- June 13, 2026: Great Florida Bigfoot Conference – Ocala, FL
JULY PARACONS, HORROR AND HALLOWEEN FESTS AND MORE
2025
- July 4-6, 2025: UFO Festival – Roswell, NM
- July 11, 2025: DarknessCon: Boise – Garden City, ID
- July 11-12, 2025: Sasquatch Summer Fest – Oakridge, OR
- July 11-13, 2025: Days of the Dead – Phoenix, AZ
- July 11-13, 2025: Blobfest – Phoenixville, PA
- July 11-13, 2025: Mad Monster Party Arizona – Glendale, AZ
- July 12, 2025: Bigfoot Daze – Willow Creek, CA
- July 12, 2025: Squatchfest Music Festival – Kane, PA
- July 12-13, 2025: Nashville Horror Con – Nashville, TN
- July 16-19, 2025: Vent Haven International Ventriloquist Convention – Erlanger, KY
- July 17-20, 2025: MUFON Symposium – Cincinnati, OH
- July 18-20, 2025: Kecksburg VFD UFO Festival – Mt. Pleasant, PA
- July 18-20, 2025: OKC Horror Con – Oklahoma City, OK
- July 19, 2025: Hill-Con Paranormal Convention – New Castle, PA
- July 26, 2025: Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference – Gatlinburg, TN
- July 26-27, 2025: Texas Haunters Convention – Irving, TX
2026
- July 10-12, 2026: Mad Monster Party Arizona – Glendale, AZ
- July 17-19, 2026: Days of the Dead – Indianapolis, IN
- July 31-August 2, 2026: Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Con – Rosemont, IL
AUGUST PARACONS, HORROR AND HALLOWEEN FESTS AND MORE
2025
- August 1-3, 2025: CreepyCon – Knoxville, TN
- August 1-3, 2025: Georgia Pop and Horror Con – Columbus, GA
- August 1-3, 2025: Southeast Hollows Haunt Convention – Perry, GA
- August 8-10, 2025: Houston Horror Film Fest Horror Convention – Houston, TX
- August 8-10, 2025: Monsterama – Atlanta, GA
- August 9, 2025: Central Pennsylvania Bigfoot and Cryptid Festival – Elysburg, PA
- August 9-10, 2025: Deep South Para-Comi-Con – Ozark, AL
- August 15-16, 2025: Monster Bash Film Fest – Canton, OH
- August 15-17, 2025: Midsummer Scream – Long Beach, CA
- August 15-17, 2025: Monster-Mania Con – Cherry Hill, NJ
- August 19-24, 2025: Salem Witch Fest – Salem, MA (online and in-person)
- August 22-23, 2025: MiParacon Presents: Ghostly Great Lakes Weekend – Sault Ste. Marie, MI
- August 22-24, 2025: Mad Monster Expo – Concord, NC
- August 23, 2025: Monster Day Greeley – Greeley, CO
- August 23, 2025: WNC Bigfoot Festival – Marion, NC
2026
- August 7-8, 2026: Ghosts of Summer PDX – Portland, OR
- August 7-9, 2026: Houston Horror Film Fest Horror Convention – Houston, TX
- August 13-15, 2026: Moon Lake Gathering – Mountain Home, UT
SEPTEMBER PARACONS, HORROR AND HALLOWEEN FESTS AND MORE
2025
- September 5-7, 2025: CrimeCon – Denver, CO
- September 12-13, 2025: Flatwoods Monster Convention – Flatwoods, WV
- September 12-14, 2025: DarknessCon: Snake River – Pocatello, ID
- September 12-14, 2025: Great Lakes Paranormal Conference – Glenbeulah, WI
- September 12-14, 2025: HorrorHound Weekend – Cincinnati, OH
- September 12-14, 2025: Tidewater Horror Convention – Virginia Beach, VA
- September 12-15, 2025: Spirits of Gettysburg: A Paranormal Retreat – Gettysburg, PA
- September 18-25, 2025: Fantastic Fest – Austin, TX
- September 20-21, 2025: Gathering of the Ghouls – Chandler, AZ
- September 20-21, 2025: HorrorCon Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
- September 20-21, 2025: Mothman Festival – Point Pleasant, WV
- September 26-27, 2025: Michigan UFO Con-Tact – Houghton Lake, MI
- September 26-28, 2025: Sage Paracon at the Belle Grove Plantation – King George, VA
- September 27, 2025: Boyd Paranormal Convention – Boyd, MN
- September 27, 2025: Van Meter Visitor Festival – Van Meter, IA
- September 27-28, 2025: Haunted Screams Expo – Hampton, VA
- September 27-28, 2025: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Fest – Edison, NJ
- September 27-28, 2025: WPA Cryptid and Supernatural Expo – Johnstown, PA
2026
- September 4-6, 2026: Days of the Dead – Las Vegas, NV
OCTOBER PARACONS, HORROR AND HALLOWEEN FESTS AND MORE
2025
- October 2025: AddamsFest – Westfield, NJ
- October 4, 2025: TerrorFest – Conroe, TX
- October 4-5, 2025: X-Con Virtual Conference – Online via Zoom
- October 7-16, 2025: Screamfest Horror Film Festival – Los Angeles, CA
- October 10-11, 2025: Eerie Horror Fest – Eerie, PA
- October 10-12, 2025: The International Classic Monster Movie Festival – Cranberry Township, PA (This is the fall Monster Bash Conference. There’s also one in the summer in June.)
- October 10-12, 2025: Telluride Horror Show – Telluride, CO
- October 11, 2025: Albatwitch Day – Columbia, PA
- October 16-19, 2025: Knoxville Horror Film Fest – Knoxville, TN
- October 16-25, 2025: Brooklyn Horror Film Fest – Brooklyn, NY
- October 17-19, 2025: Atlanta Horror Film Festival – Atlanta, GA
- October 17-19, 2025: Multiverse Fandom Con – Peachtree City, GA
- October 17-19, 2025: The Scarefest – Lexington, KY
- October 18, 2025: Upper Cumberland Bigfoot Festival – Crossville, TN
- October 18-19, 2025: VultureFest – Makanda, IL
- October 22-25, 2025: Nightmare in the Ozarks Film Festival – Eureka Springs, AR
- October 24-26, 2025: The Return of the Living Dead Weekend – Monroeville, PA
- October 25, 2025: Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival – Manitou Springs, CO
- October 25-26, 2025: Arkansas Paranormal Expo – Little Rock, AR
- October 30-November 2, 2025: Whitby Goth Weekend – Whitby, North Yorkshire, U.K.
- October 31-November 2, 2025: HallowCon – Dalton, GA
- October 31-November 2, 2025: Spooky Empire – Orlando, FL
2026
- October 30-November 1, 2026*: Whitby Goth Weekend – Whitby, North Yorkshire, U.K. *This event will also be held in May.
NOVEMBER PARACONS, HORROR AND HALLOWEEN FESTS AND MORE
2025
- November 7-9, 2025: Buried Alive Film Festival – Atlanta, GA
- November 7-9, 2025: Horror on the Hudson, a Horror Reader Weekend event – Hudson Valley, NY
- November 8, 2025: The New Jersey Paraunity Expo – Woodbridge, NJ
- November 8-9, 2025: Dark History & Horror Con – Champaign, IL
- November 8-9, 2025: Maryland Pop and Horror Con – Pikesville, MD
- November 15-16, 2025: Dark Arts & Oddities Con – Dekalb, IL
- November 21-23, 2025: Days of the Dead – Chicago, IL
- November 21-23, 2025: Monster-Mania Con – Oaks, PA
- November 22-23, 2025: Tulsa Horror Con – Tulsa, OK
2026
- November 20-22, 2026: Days of the Dead – Chicago, IL
DECEMBER PARACONS, HORROR AND HALLOWEEN FESTS AND MORE
2025
- December 1-31, 2025: Another Hole in the Head Film Festival – San Francisco, CA
- December 4-7, 2025: New York City Horror Film Fest – New York City, NY
- December 5-7, 2025: Days of the Dead – Indianapolis, IN
- December 6-7, 2025: Horror for the Holidays – Austin, TX
Alabama
- August 9-10, 2025: Deep South Para-Comi-Con – Ozark, AL
Alaska
Arizona
2025
- May 9-11, 2025: Sierra Vista UFO Conference – Sierra Vista, AZ
- July 11-13, 2025: Days of the Dead – Phoenix, AZ
- July 11-13, 2025: Mad Monster Party Arizona – Glendale, AZ
- September 20-21, 2025: Gathering of the Ghouls – Chandler, AZ
2026
- July 10-12, 2026: Mad Monster Party Arizona – Glendale, AZ
Arkansas
2026
- January 23-24, 2026: The 15th Annual ESP Weekend at the Crescent Hotel (with optional Lockdown Night on Jan 22) – Eureka Springs, AR
- April 10-12, 2026: Ozark Mountain UFO Conference – Eureka Springs, AR
- April 24-25, 2026: Fouke Monster Festival – Fouke, AR
California
2025
- March 25-30, 2025: Another Hole in the Head Film Festival – San Francisco, CA
- June 21-22, 2025: Sinister Creature Con – Sacramento, CA
- July 12, 2025: Bigfoot Daze – Willow Creek, CA
- August 15-17, 2025: Midsummer Scream – Long Beach, CA
- September 20-21, 2025: HorrorCon Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
- October 7-16, 2025: Screamfest Horror Film Festival – Los Angeles, CA
- December 1-31, 2026: Another Hole in the Head Film Festival – San Francisco, CA
2026
- January 23-26, 2026: Seeking Spirits at the Queen Mary – Long Beach, CA
- January 31, 2026: Sacramento Horror Film Fest – Sacramento, CA
- May 1-3, 2026: Gold Country Paracon at the California Train Museum in Old Sacramento – Sacramento, CA
- May 8-9, 2026: Another Hole in the Head Presents: Warped Dimension Film Festival – San Francisco, CA
Colorado
- March 27, 2026: Stanley Hotel Royal Blue Ball – Estes Park, CO
- March 27-29, 2026: Frozen Dead Guys Days Festival and Coffin Races – Estes Park, CO
- April 24-25, 2026: Bigfoot Days – Estes Park, CO
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
- June 13, 2026: Great Florida Bigfoot Conference – Ocala, FL
Georgia
2026
- February 20-22, 2026: Days of the Dead – Atlanta, GA
- April 11-12, 2026: April Ghouls – Athens, GA
Hawaii
Idaho
- July 11, 2025: DarknessCon: Boise – Garden City, ID
- September 12-14, 2025: DarknessCon: Snake River – Pocatello, ID
Illinois
- February 1, 2025: American Hauntings Dead of Winter – Alton, IL
- March 28-30, 2025: Days of the Dead – Chicago, IL
- April 4-6, 2025: The Haunted Galenda Conference at the DeSoto House Hotel – Galena, IL
- May 9-11, 2025: All Monsters Attack – Chicago, IL
- May 15-18, 2025: Chicago Horror Film Festival – Chicago, IL
- June 6-8, 2025: Midwest Haunters Convention – Rosemont, IL
- June 26-29, 2025: Haunted America Conference – Alton, IL
- August 1-3, 2025: Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Con – Rosemont, IL
- October 18-19, 2025: VultureFest – Makanda, IL
- November 8-9, 2025: Dark History & Horror Con – Champaign, IL
- November 15-16, 2025: Dark Arts & Oddities Con – Dekalb, IL
- November 21-23, 2025: Days of the Dead – Chicago, IL
2026
- February 27, 2026: American Hauntings Dead of Winter – Alton, IL
- March 6-8, 2026: Days of the Dead: All Monsters Attack – Chicago, IL
- May 1-3, 2026: The Haunted Galenda Conference at the DeSoto House Hotel – Galena, IL
- July 31-August 2, 2026: Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Con – Rosemont, IL
- November 20-22, 2026: Days of the Dead – Chicago, IL
Indiana
2025
- June 13-15, 2025: Days of the Dead – Indianapolis, IN
- December 5-7, 2025: Days of the Dead – Indianapolis, IN
2026
- July 17-19, 2026: Days of the Dead – Indianapolis, IN
Iowa
- September 27, 2025: Van Meter Visitor Festival – Van Meter, IA
Kansas
Kentucky
- July 16-19, 2025: Vent Haven International Ventriloquist Convention – Erlanger, KY
- October 17-19, 2025: The Scarefest – Lexington, KY
Louisiana
- April 9-12, 2026: The Overlook Film Festival – New Orleans, LA
Maine
Maryland
- May 9-11, 2025: Monster-Mania Con – Baltimore, MD
- November 8-9, 2025: Maryland Pop and Horror Con – Pikesville, MD
Massachusetts
- August 19-24, 2025: Salem Witch Fest – Salem, MA (online and in-person)
Michigan
- August 22-23, 2025: MiParacon Presents: Ghostly Great Lakes Weekend – Sault Ste. Marie, MI
- September 26-27, 2025: Michigan UFO Con-Tact – Houghton Lake, MI
Minnesota
- September 27, 2025: Boyd Paranormal Convention – Boyd, MN
Mississippi
Missouri
2025
- February 27-March 2, 2025: TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show – St. Louis, MO
- March 27-April 6, 2025: Panic Film Fest – Kansas City, MO and Virtual
2026
- March 26-29, 2026: TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show – St. Louis, MO
- April 9-15, 2026: Panic Film Fest – Kansas City, MO and Virtual
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
- January 16-18, 2026: Days of the Dead – Las Vegas, NV
- September 4-6, 2026: Days of the Dead – Las Vegas, NV
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- March 1-2, 2025: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Fest – Edison, NJ
- March 14-16, 2025: Monster-Mania Con – Cherry Hill, NJ
- May 3, 2025: White Hill Mansion Paranormal Expo – Fieldsboro, NJ
- May 17-18, 2025: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Fest – Atlantic City, NJ
- August 15-17, 2025: Monster-Mania Con – Cherry Hill, NJ
- September 27-28, 2025: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Fest – Edison, NJ
- October 2025: AddamsFest – Westfield, NJ
- November 8, 2025: The New Jersey Paraunity Expo – Woodbridge, NJ
2026
- May 29-31, 2026: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Fest – Edison, NJ
- June 6, 2026: New Jersey’s 4th Annual Cryptids and Paranormal Conference – Plainsboro, NJ
New Mexico
- July 4-6, 2025: UFO Festival – Roswell, NM
New York
- April 10-13, 2025: Hamptons Whodunit – Mystery & True Crime Festival – East Hampton, NY
- June 7, 2025: Pine Bush UFO Fair – Pine Bush, NY
- June 7, 2025: Rochester Parafest – Caledonia, NY
- October 16-25, 2025: Brooklyn Horror Film Fest – Brooklyn, NY
- November 7-9, 2025: Horror on the Hudson, a Horror Reader Weekend event – Hudson Valley, NY
- December 4-7, 2025: New York City Horror Film Fest – New York City, NY
2026
- June 11-14, 2026: CSICon – Buffalo, NY
North Carolina
2025
- February 21-23, 2025: Mad Monster Party Carolina – Concord, NC
- August 22-24, 2025: Mad Monster Expo – Concord, NC
- August 23, 2025: WNC Bigfoot Festival – Marion, NC
2026
- February 20-22, 2026: Mad Monster Party Carolina – Concord, NC
North Dakota
Ohio
2025
- March 21-23, 2025: HorrorHound Weekend – Cincinnati, OH
- May 3, 2025: Ohio Bigfoot Conference at the Salt Fork State Park Lodge & Conference Center – Cambridge, OH
- May 16-18, 2025: ParaPsyCon at the Ohio State Reformatory – Mansfield, OH
- July 17-20, 2025: MUFON Symposium – Cincinnati, OH
- August 15-16, 2025: Monster Bash Film Fest – Canton, OH
- September 12-14, 2025: HorrorHound Weekend – Cincinnati, OH
2026
- March 20-22, 2026: HorrorHound Weekend – Cincinnati, OH
Oklahoma
- July 18-20, 2025: OKC Horror Con – Oklahoma City, OK
- November 22-23, 2025: Tulsa Horror Con – Tulsa, OK
Oregon
2026
- March 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, and 28-29, 2026: Mermaid Festival* – Aberdeen, Washington *Held every weekend in March. Note: International Mermaid Day is March 29.
- March 27-29, 2026: Oregon Ghost Conference – Seaside, OR
- August 7-8, 2026: Ghosts of Summer PDX – Portland, OR
Pennsylvania
2026
- April 11, 2026: MUFON Pittsburgh Area UFO Conference – Youngwood, PA
- April 23-24, 2026: Pre-Con Haunt Tours East Coast Haunters Convention – Oaks, PA
- April 25-26, 2026: East Coast Haunters Convention – Oaks, PA
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- May 9-11, 2025: Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest – Columbia, SC
South Dakota
Tennessee
- April 3-5, 2026: Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival – Nashville, TN
Texas
2025
- February 21-23, 2025: Nosferatu Festival – Austin, TX
- May 10, 2025: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
- May 23-25, 2025: Texas Frightmare Weekend – Irving, TX
- July 26-27, 2025: Texas Haunters Convention – Irving, TX
- August 8-10, 2025: Houston Horror Film Fest Horror Convention – Houston, TX
- September 18-25, 2025: Fantastic Fest – Austin, TX
- October 4, 2025: TerrorFest – Conroe, TX
- December 6-7, 2025: Horror for the Holidays – Austin, TX
2026
- February 27-March 1, 2026: Nosferatu Festival – Austin, TX
- April 4, 2026: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
- August 7-9, 2026: Houston Horror Film Fest Horror Convention – Houston, TX
Utah
- August 13-15, 2026: Moon Lake Gathering – Mountain Home, UT
Vermont
Virginia
2025
- May 2-4, 2025: Horror on the Rappahannock, a Horror Reader Weekend event – Fredericksburg, VA
- June 14, 2025: Saucers Over Appalachia Festival – Bristol, VA
- June 20-21, 2025: Virginia Bigfoot Con – Weyers Cave, VA
- September 12-14, 2025: Tidewater Horror Convention – Virginia Beach, VA
- September 26-28, 2025: Sage Paracon at the Belle Grove Plantation – King George, VA
- September 27-28, 2025: Haunted Screams Expo – Hampton, VA
2026
- April 24-26, 2026: RavenCon – Glen Allen, VA
Washington
- January 24-25, 2025: sQuatch Fest – Longview, WA
- April 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, 2025: Mermaid Festival* – Aberdeen, Washington *Held every weekend in April
- April 10-13, 2025: Squatchcon – Port Angeles, WA
- May 2-4, 2025: Crypticon Seattle – Seattle, WA
- June 14-15, 2025: Metaline Falls Bigfoot Festival – Metaline Falls, WA
West Virginia
- September 12-13, 2025: Flatwoods Monster Convention – Flatwoods, WV
- September 20-21, 2025: Mothman Festival – Point Pleasant, WV
Wisconsin
- March 5-8, 2026: A Night of Horror International Film Festival – Eau Claire, WI
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Online/Virtual
- March 27-April 6, 2025: Panic Film Fest – Kansas City, MO and Virtual
- August 19-24, 2025: Salem Witch Fest – Salem, MA (online and in-person)
- October 4-5, 2025: X-Con Virtual Conference – Online via Zoom
Paracons
2025
- January 23-26, 2026: Seeking Spirits at the Queen Mary – Long Beach, CA
- January 24-27, 2025: Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend at the Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, AR
- January 31 – February 2, 2025: Eureka Springs Paranormal Weekend at the Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, AR
- February 1, 2025: American Hauntings Dead of Winter – Alton, IL
- March 21-23, 2025: Oregon Ghost Conference – Seaside, OR
- April 4-6, 2025: The Haunted Galenda Conference at the DeSoto House Hotel – Galena, IL
- May 3, 2025: White Hill Mansion Paranormal Expo – Fieldsboro, NJ
- May 16-18, 2025: ParaPsyCon at the Ohio State Reformatory – Mansfield, OH
- May 17-18, 2025: Pennhurst Paracon & Oddities Expo – Spring City, PA
- June 7, 2025: Rochester Parafest – Caledonia, NY
- June 26-29, 2025: Haunted America Conference – Alton, IL
- July 19, 2025: Hill-Con Paranormal Convention – New Castle, PA
- August 9-10, 2025: Deep South Para-Comi-Con – Ozark, AL
- August 22-23, 2025: MiParacon Presents: Ghostly Great Lakes Weekend – Sault Ste. Marie, MI
- September 12-14, 2025: Great Lakes Paranormal Conference – Glenbeulah, WI
- September 12-15, 2025: Spirits of Gettysburg: A Paranormal Retreat – Gettysburg, PA
- September 26-28, 2025: Sage Paracon at the Belle Grove Plantation – King George, VA
- September 27, 2025: Boyd Paranormal Convention – Boyd, MN
- October 4-5, 2025: X-Con Virtual Conference – Online via Zoom
- October 17-19, 2025: The Scarefest – Lexington, KY
- October 25-26, 2025: Arkansas Paranormal Expo – Little Rock, AR
- November 8, 2025: The New Jersey Paraunity Expo – Woodbridge, NJ
- November 15-16, 2025: Dark Arts & Oddities Con – Dekalb, IL
2026
- January 23-24, 2026: The 15th Annual ESP Weekend at the Crescent Hotel (with optional Lockdown Night on Jan 22) – Eureka Springs, AR
- February 27, 2026: American Hauntings Dead of Winter – Alton, IL
- March 27-29, 2026: Oregon Ghost Conference – Seaside, OR
- May 1-3, 2026: Gold Country Paracon at the California Train Museum in Old Sacramento – Sacramento, CA
- May 1-3, 2026: The Haunted Galenda Conference at the DeSoto House Hotel – Galena, IL
- June 6, 2026: New Jersey’s 4th Annual Cryptids and Paranormal Conference – Plainsboro, NJ
- June 11-14, 2026: CSICon – Buffalo, NY (Not the typical paracon or UFO fest. Geared more towards skeptics and scientifically-minded, but who are searching for answers and explanations having to do with the paranormal and beyond.)
- August 7-8, 2026: Ghosts of Summer PDX – Portland, OR
Bigfoot Fests & Cryptid Cons
2026
- April 24-25, 2026: Bigfoot Days – Estes Park, CO
- April 24-25, 2026: Fouke Monster Festival – Fouke, AR
- June 6, 2026: New Jersey’s 4th Annual Cryptids and Paranormal Conference – Plainsboro, NJ
- June 13, 2026: Great Florida Bigfoot Conference – Ocala, FL
- August 13-15, 2026: Moon Lake Gathering – Mountain Home, UT
Halloween Cons
- February 27-March 2, 2025: TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show – St. Louis, MO
- April 4-6, 2025: April Ghouls – Athens, GA
- April 11-12, 2025: Hauntcon – Haunt & Indie Horror Film Show – Atlanta, GA
- June 6-8, 2025: Midwest Haunters Convention – Rosemont, IL
- July 26-27, 2025: Texas Haunters Convention – Irving, TX
- August 1-3, 2025: CreepyCon – Knoxville, TN
- August 1-3, 2025: Southeast Hollows Haunt Convention – Perry, GA
- August 15-17, 2025: Midsummer Scream – Long Beach, CA
- September 27-28, 2025: Haunted Screams Expo – Hampton, VA
- October 2025: AddamsFest – Westfield, NJ
- October 31-November 2, 2025: HallowCon – Dalton, GA
2026
- March 26-29, 2026: TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show – St. Louis, MO
- April 23-24, 2026: Pre-Con Haunt Tours East Coast Haunters Convention – Oaks, PA
- April 25-26, 2026: East Coast Haunters Convention – Oaks, PA
Horror Cons & Fests
2026
- January 16-18, 2026: Days of the Dead – Las Vegas, NV
- February 20-22, 2026: Days of the Dead – Atlanta, GA
- February 20-22, 2026: Mad Monster Party Carolina – Concord, NC
- February 27-March 1, 2026: Nosferatu Festival – Austin, TX
- March 6-8, 2026: Days of the Dead: All Monsters Attack – Chicago, IL
- March 20-22, 2026: HorrorHound Weekend – Cincinnati, OH
- April 3-5, 2026: Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival – Nashville, TN
- April 4, 2026: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
- April 11-12, 2026: April Ghouls – Athens, GA
- April 24-26, 2026: RavenCon – Glen Allen, VA
- May 29-31, 2026: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Fest – Edison, NJ
- July 10-12, 2026: Mad Monster Party Arizona – Glendale, AZ
- July 17-19, 2026: Days of the Dead – Indianapolis, IN
- July 31-August 2, 2026: Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Con – Rosemont, IL
- August 7-9, 2026: Houston Horror Film Fest Horror Convention – Houston, TX
- September 4-6, 2026: Days of the Dead – Las Vegas, NV
- November 20-22, 2026: Days of the Dead – Chicago, IL
Horror Film Fests
2026
- January 31, 2026: Sacramento Horror Film Fest – Sacramento, CA
- March 5-8, 2026: A Night of Horror International Film Festival – Eau Claire, WI
- April 9-12, 2026: The Overlook Film Festival – New Orleans, LA
- April 9-15, 2026: Panic Film Fest – Kansas City, MO and Virtual
- May 8-9, 2026: Another Hole in the Head Presents: Warped Dimension Film Festival – San Francisco, CA
- May 29-31, 2026: New Jersey Horror Con and Film Fest – Edison, NJ
- August 7-9, 2026: Houston Horror Film Fest Horror Convention – Houston, TX
UFO Fests and Cons
- April 10-12, 2026: Ozark Mountain UFO Conference – Eureka Springs, AR
- April 11, 2026: MUFON Pittsburgh Area UFO Conference – Youngwood, PA
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.
2026
- March 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, and 28-29, 2026: Mermaid Festival* – Aberdeen, Washington *Held every weekend in March. Note: International Mermaid Day is March 29.
- March 27, 2026: Stanley Hotel Royal Blue Ball – Estes Park, CO
- March 27-29, 2026: Frozen Dead Guys Days Festival and Coffin Races – Estes Park, CO
- May 1-3, 2026*: Whitby Goth Weekend – Whitby, North Yorkshire, U.K. *This event will also be held in Oct-Nov.
- October 30-November 1, 2026*: Whitby Goth Weekend – Whitby, North Yorkshire, U.K. *This event will also be held in May.
Mystery/True Crime Cons
- April 10-13, 2025: Hamptons Whodunit – Mystery & True Crime Festival – East Hampton, NY
- September 5-7, 2025: CrimeCon – Denver, CO
Psychic Fairs
Witch Cons
2025
- May 10, 2025: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
- August 19-24, 2025: Salem Witch Fest – Salem, MA (online and in-person)
2026
- April 4, 2026: Austin Witchfest – Austin, TX
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SOURCES
Where do we find events to list if we’re not personally contacted about them? From these great places:
- Everything Paranormal: events & postings
- Goblinhaus
- FanCons.com
- Haunted Journey – EVENTS!
- Horror Conventions
- Paranormal Event’s page ~~ Paranormal events from around the USA only!!!
- Paranormal & Horror Events Nationwide
- Paranormal News Insider
- Thriller Events
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