Martyrs' Krampusfest

12/12/2025

Krampus Fest Cafe! Paulina Meat Market brats. House made Potato Pancakes. Pizza slices. (Krampus exists in Italy too!) Handmade empanadas from The Empanada Bike. Krampus Fest Gluhwein. Cold beer in a Krampus Fest Stein. Hot cocoa & Berghoff Root Beer.

12/12/2025

Happy Holidays! Ride in fun holiday style and cozy warmth this weekend. The Holiday Trolley will stop at these neighborhood holiday markets and businesses. We hope to see you for some holiday cheer!

12/11/2025

Add some cheeky pop culture to your life! 3-D printed Art designed, created and printed by Printed Curiosities. Fun, sassy, bold art for your walls, your desk, your Christmas tree! Mix Tapes Your Life handcrafts ornaments, jewelry and more. for you and your wild and fun posse. Perfect stocking stuffers for your wild and fun loved ones. Jush Shop Jewelry curates perfectly simple, lovely jewelry and accessories. A sweet gift for your sweet friends. A Krampus Fest fan favorite!

12/10/2025

Krampus Fest this Saturday Dec 13! We'll celebrate Krampus, St. Nick's partner, who makes sure we all behave. Don't forget hat & gloves for the Krampuslauf-we'll stomp along Lincoln Ave 6:30pm. It'll be a cold one! Wear your best costume for the costume contest on stage . Live music .polka.band AND Wild Earp
Thank you for the mention Chicago Sun-Times

While Santa Claus’ dark counterpart was born centuries ago in Europe, Krampus’ recent explosion in the U.S. is all thanks to one Chicagoan who featured the beast in his comic zine 20 years ago.

12/04/2025

Nature photographer Bob London's stunning photo of a Snowy Owl! Can't wait to see what else he captured on film in the wild outdoors! Billy Goat Soapworks has some of our fav soaps! Luscious scents and so so beautiful in your soap dish. RedAvaDesigns returns with their striking, unique and very lovely jewelry and art. These earrings!!
Sat Dec 13 12noon!

11/28/2025

Cool, unique, fun, handmade, handcrafted, bespoke, beautiful. A few of our 2025 vendors......
Rare Dirndl
From Bupkis
Pretty Spooky Handmade
Death & Body works

11/25/2025

Some of the fantastic & creative costumes from Krampus Costume Contest 2024. We'd love to see yours this year! Dec. 13th @7:30pm. Loudest audience response👏says who wins. $100 cash prize!

11/21/2025

13th on the 13th! Woo hoo! We hope to see you for Krampus Fest. We'll kick off at 12noon. Creators, artists, tailors, stitchers, makers, bakers mixers, welders and glass blowers will have unique creations for your holiday gift list. Krampuslauf 6:30pm. Krampus Costume Contest 7pm. Live music Wild Earp and The Dirn Dolls 7:30pm. No Cover. All Ages.

12/01/2024

The best upcycled rock 'n' roll clothing! Pretty Spooky Handmade shirts, jackets and skirts for all the cool people in your life. And YOU!

11/20/2024

has a vast array of the prettiest candles. And the scents are so lovely! Check out their beautiful green moss art. We just love the natural elements of these frames.
Bob London is a fantastic naturalist photographer who captures the lone silhouette of wildlife in flight and at rest. We love his panoramic vistas and closeups of the American Great Plains and forests.
Sat. Dec. 14. Doors open 12noon. Krampus Cafe will be open!

11/17/2024

3-D Art! Printed Curiosities designs and makes lots of fun and CHEEKY 3D printed items: earrings, ornaments, wall art + more! Perfect gifts for your sassy loved ones and you!
Fun and campy body care products! Perfect stocking stuffers! They work constant graveyard shifts to bring you products that are truly unique and far from ordinary. They make many of their own extracts and oils in their creations. Cruelty-free always.
Sat. Dec. 14 doors open 12noon. No Cover! Bring the kids-Krampus will scare them good!