2022 USA Krampusläufe

According to folklore, Krampus shows up  the night before December 6, known as Krampusnacht, or Krampus Night. Today the tradition live on in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic involves folks dressed as devils, who take over the streets for a Krampuslauf—a Krampus Run of sorts, when people are chased through the streets by these “devils.”

Here in the US, there are Krampuslaufs and other Krampus themed parties, market and more happening all over the country.

Below is list of events, maybe one is in your area!

California:

• The Krampus Cross Country 5K/10K (December 18) - San Francisco, CA
• Krampus Night at PRS (December 15) - Los Angeles, CA
• Krampus in The Evil Garden: A Bizarre Bazaar (November 27) - Alameda, CA
• A Dark Xmas Market (December 10) - Vista, CA

Connecticut:

• The Oddities Bazaar IV & Photos With Krampus (November 12) - Bridgeport, CT

District of Columbia:

• Krampusnacht DC (December 10) - Washington, DC

Florida:

• Krampusfest (December 4) - Orlando, FL
• Krampus Night! (December 9) - Lake Worth, FL
• Krampus Kon 2022 (December 2-4) - Cocoa Beach, FL

Iowa: 

• Krampuslauf (December 3) - Des Moines, IA
• Krampus Fest in Waterloo (December 10) - Waterloo, IA

Illinois:

• Krampus Karnival (November 22) - Chicago, IL
• 10th Annual Martyrs Krampusfest (December 10) - Chicago, IL

Kansas:

• Krampus Night (December 4) - Overland Park, KS

Louisiana:

• Krampus NOLAuf (December 3) - New Orleans, LA

Minnesota:

• KrampusNacht (December 10) - Minneapolis, MN
• Merry Krampus 2022 (December 3) - Minneapolis, MN

Missouri:

• Breakfast for Dinner with Krampus (December 16) - St. Charles, MO

New York:

• Krampus Ball 2022 (December 10) - Rochester, NY

Ohio:

• The Merry Krampus (December 10) - Columbus, OH
• Christkindlmarkt German Christmas Market (November 4-6) - Cincinnati, OH
• Krampus Night at the Sachsenheim (December 10) - Cleveland, OH
• Krampus @ Hansa (December 10) - Cleveland, OH
• Polka Brunch with Santa & Krampus (December 10) - Cleveland, OH
• Krampusfest Cleveland (December 3) - Cleveland, OH
• Krampus Crawl 2022: The Return (December 3) - Wapakoneta, OH

Pennsylvania:

• Black Forest Krampusnacht 2022 (December 3) - Jim Thorpe, PA

South Carolina:

• KRAMPUSLAUF - Krampus Parade (December 10) - Greenville, SC

South Dakota:

• Annual Krampus Pub Crawl (December 2) - Rapid City, SD

Texas:

• 2nd Annual Krampus Fest and Misfit Makers Market (December 17-18) - Denton, TX
• Scream Hollow’s Twisted Christmas 2022 (December 2) - Smithville, TX

Wisconsin:

• Milwaukee Krampusnacht (December 4) - Milwaukee, WI
• Krampustag (December 4) - Glendale, WI

I don't know about you, but I sure am looking forward to seeing photos from these events and hearing all about them! If you know of an event that we missed, let us know so we can add it.