dec. 6&7, 2025
saturday: 11am-7pm
sunday: 11am-5pm
palmer events center • austin, tx
Thank You Austin!
Thank you, Austin, for another amazing year of Horror For The Holidays! 2025 was the 10th anniversary of HFTH and we couldn't have been happier to welcome our biggest crowd yet. We want to thank all of the kick ass vendors, our evil collaborators and our special guests who made the year really shine. Of course, we thank the community of Austin and our nearby sister cities for coming out to enjoy the event. We already have plans for next year's guests and hope to announce them in early 2025. Mark your calendars for next year's event on Dec. 6 & 7, 2025 at Palmer Events Center.
Please follow us on social media to get up-to-date info on our events. Vendor spots for HFTH 2025 go on sale June 1st, 2025. We don't keep a list of vendors that we reach out to for our events. We announce vendor calls on our socials and this website.
Here's to all of the great memories of 2024 and we look forward to creating more horror for you in 2025!
- The Blood Over Texas Team
WELCOME
HORROR FOR THE HOLIDAYS Holiday Horror Expo is especially made for horror fans and features hordes of vendors selling horror, gothic and dark merchandise. Art, home decor, clothing, jewelry, accessories, collectibles, gifts and more. You're bound to find the perfect gift for that horror junkie, goth, weirdo fiend of yours this holiday season — including yourself. Horror For The Holidays is the biggest and longest running horror-themed holiday market in Austin and celebrates it's 10th year in 2024. It has been a grass-roots event from the beginning that has grown to epic proportions and we thank our vendors and guests for making this event such a success.
And if the killer shopping wasn't enough, we've added tons of creeptastic, and family friendly, attractions to make it the best holiday horror weekend in town. Get your pic with Evil Santa, Watch the epic Krampus Parade, Meet your favorite horror celebrities and MORE!
2019 Winner of the Austin Chronicle's Best of Austin award:
Shopping — "Best Nightmare in time for Christmas!"
THE MARKET
The market has been curated for the ultimate creepy holiday bazaar around. Our horde of vendors sell horror, gothic and dark-related merchandise. Most of our vendors are Texas-based — with many from right here in Austin. Thank you in advance for supporting your local artists and small businesses!
ATTRACTIONS
2024 SPECIAL GUESTS
We are very excited to welcome several special guests to the market. While you're shopping, make sure to stop by to meet our special guests, get an autograph and even get a photo with them. Prices for photos and autographs are determined by the guests and will be displayed at their tables.
LINNEA QUIGLEY
SCREAM QUEEN & HORROR ICON
Linnea Quigley has over 200 horror titles to her name. She has become an icon in horror cinema and one of the original horror scream queens. Often referred to as "Queen of the B's" for her countless roles in cult and B-Movie horror classics. Linnea will be at the expo both days.
ALLAN "TARMAN" TRAUTMAN
PUPPETEER, ACTOR, DIRECTOR & EDUCATOR
Allan “Tarman” Trautman has been a puppeteer for over 40 years, most notably with The Jim Henson Company. He's an actor, director and educator. But us horror fans know him best as Tarman, the Trioxin zombie in the Return of The Living Dead. Allan will be at the expo both days.
DAVID HOWARD "ART THE CLOWN" THORNTON
FILM, STAGE VOICE OVER ACTOR
We welcome David Howard Thornton, “Art The Clown” from the Terrifier series. An actor in film, stage and voice over projects, he really shines as the gore-hungry clown in Terrifier 1, 2 & 3. David will be at the expo both days. (not in costume)
EVIL SANTA
You better watch out! You better not cry! Evil Santa is coming to town! This is Evil Santa. Straight from the bowels of Christmas Hell to walk among the living during this creepy holiday weekend. Get the ultimate holiday card pictures taken with the Evil one. Take the perfect picture with your fiends and family to display on your mantle. A great addition to your family Neckronomicon.
PRICING
DIGITAL: $10
PRINT: $20 (8X10)
Digital pics will be posted in the days after the event on an online gallery. You'll be able to scroll through the gallery to find your pic and download a hi-res image. Prints will be made on-site.
2024 prices are subject to change
EVIL SANTA Ready to slay in his finest — provided by the award-winning, HAWGFLY PRODUCTIONS.
PHOTOS By professional photographer, Andrew Gamble