Riot Fest started in Chicago as an indoor concert series over the course of two November nights in 2005 at the Congress Theater. In 2012, marketed as Riot Fest & Carnival moved outside to Humboldt Park in Chicago. Since 2015, the most current incarnation of Riot Fest is now known as the annual 3-day outdoor music festival at Douglass Park in Chicago…
FAN EXPO Chicago took place from August 16 to August 18, 2024, changing from the previous four-day convention format to a three-day convention. The Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont was packed for all three days with cosplayers, vendors, and celebrity guests. The first day had a long and daunting line of eager conventioneers anticipating an early entrance. The media preview hour…
The first fall festivity of the scare season starts on September 1 this year! Our putrid pals at Haunting with Friends are presenting The Spooky Market. The volunteer organization of haunters are bringing together 40+ vendors specializing in spooky, horror, and Halloveen inspired merch for every dark desire. Food trucks vith eerie edibles vill be on location. A costume contest is scheduled.…
For the first time ever, Motor Mania has been commissioned to travel across to a very few select states for an extra special Evel Knievel Tribute Tour. One of the exclusive stops is Volo Museum! Guests vill be able to see the stunt vehicles and gear vorn by Evel Knievel and his son Robbie Knievel including other items from the personal Knievel…
The Wisconsin State Fair is a Great Fair! It's also one that the Gregula family tries not to miss out on every summer. This faBOOlous event took place from August 1-11, 2024 and we spent the last Friday before the Fair closed soaking in the sights and sounds. There is tons of parking, luckily we had a media pass so we got…
Get ready for some super sizzling summer shopping sales including special guests at the 2024 Wheaton All Night Flea Market this August. Fleas included! Special Guests: Count Gregula's Crypt (Horror Entertainment) Dylan Snow Magic (Magician) Butch Patrick (The Munsters) Mindy Cohn (The Facts of Life) Parker Stevenson (The Hardy Boys) Jon Provost (Lassie) Fred "The Hammer" Williamson (Hammer) Doctor Ivan Cryptosis (Horror Host & Comic) And…
It has been a hot and busy summer for us at Da Crypt so far. Too much sunlight - UGH!!! Luckily Count and I have stocked up on the SPF 5000 because we decided to check out Bengtson’s SummerFest 2024 last weekend! Yep, the same fun farm that brings the Pumpkin Fest every Fall is celebrating summer in their own special way.…
It has been a sizzling summer so far, and things are only going to sizzle some more soon! FAN EXPO Chicago vill readily return to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on August 16 - 18, 2024. Team Gregula is hex-cited to be attending the region’s longest-running comic and pop culture convention for our 17th time as official press.…
The 2024 Wisconsin State Fair, presented by UScellular, opens Thursday, Aug. 1 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 11 at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis. Agriculture is the backbone of the Wisconsin State Fair and can be seen throughout the barns, milking parlor, and educational exhibits on the fair grounds. Team Gregula cannot vait to make their annual road trip to "America's…
Who says you have to wait until December for holiday magic? On Saturday July 26 and Sunday July 27, 2024 the Volo Museum in Volo, IL is decking the halls half a year early for its annual Christmas in July weekend! Team Gregula will be in attendance for this fang-tastic event! What to Expect: The Rock-afire Explosion Christmas Show: Step back in…