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 Chicago edition of the Oddities & Curiosities Expo (O&C Expo) readily returns July 20-21, 2024 at McCormick Place. This vill be our second year in a row at the first and original international event exclusively showcasing oddities vendors and dark artists. Countess Gregula and I are hex-cited to renter the macabre mall of deadly delights for lovers of the strange, unusual, and bizarre.…
C2E2 is one of the major conventions in the Midwest and is a headliner event. It is arguably the most important of the geek conventions in the Chicagoland area. C2E2 has the connotation that if you’re a geek and you’re in the Midwest, you absolutely have to be there. It makes itself huge by choosing the location that proclaims that it’s a…
The Chicago Horror Film Festival will be bringing the world of independent horror cinema to Facets Theater this weekend (May 3rd-5th) for its 25th edition. From the passion of dedicated horror creators and enthusiasts, this eerie event promises three days and nights of captivating programming featuring a curated selection of both local and touring short films. Get ready to experience some fang-tastic…
Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) is returning to Chicago this April! Team Gregula is honored to be approved as the macabre media once again in order for us to cover our 15th edition of C2E2. Excelsior! ReedPop produces this premiere pop culture convention that has grown to be the largest fandom event to take place annually since 2010 in Chicago. During…
Chicago Steampunk Exposition provides an imagination powered inter-dimensional time portal to an alternative 1893 Chicago Exposition! One filled vith awe, vonder, science, and magic! This time they travel to July 1893 vhen the Exposition fell under the dark cloud of Victorian Gothic horrors, Penny Dreadfuls come to life, and the looming presence of the Dark Prince Nosferatu. Vill you fight to protect…
EXXXOTICA Chicago, presented by MyFreeCams, returns for a three-day run in Rosemont, Illinois. The largest event in the USA dedicated to love and sex offers the thousands of attendees the opportunity to meet and greet over 200 adult stars, shop from over 100 exhibitors, see 20 hours of shows on the main stage and attend the educational seminars. So much sveet sexpo for the senses! Team…
Days of the Dead Chicago has returned to its traditional format of two shows per year and horror fans showed up in droves! Days of the Dead Chicago took place from March 22 to 24, bringing a bit of shadow to start the spring. This time, in addition to the regular conventioneers, there were a lot of new conventioneers since the celebrity…
March is the newest macabre month of merriment for us monsters! Days Of The Dead: Chicago (DOTD Chicago) vill be returning this Spring 2024 in Rosemont, Illinois. DOTD Chicago is three full DAYS of morbid movies, vigilant vendors, eerie events, ghoulish guests, freaky fans, creepy characters, and much more! The ultimate fan convention vhere horror comes to party! Celebrity guests include: CLIVE…