Horror For The Holidays Expo 2026 brings a ghost tour to Hilton Austin (500 E 4th St on Saturday, November 21 from 11 AM, running through Sunday, November 22. Plan a costume; it's that kind of night. It is listed as family-friendly. Austin has 2 other Halloween events within three days of this one.
Date & Time
Saturday, November 21 · 11 AM – Sunday, November 22
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 11 AM, running through Sunday, November 22
Where
Hilton Austin (500 E 4th St, Austin, TX), United States
Ages
Family-friendly
Type
Ghost Tour
Dress code
Costumes encouraged
Details
NEW LOCATION! NEW DATES! The 12th annual HORROR FOR THE HOLIDAYS Expo is the biggest and longest running horror-themed holiday event in Austin. Started as a shopping market in 2014, our vendors will always be the heart of HFTH. Along the way, we've added tons of attractions to add to the weekend of horror fun. Making it more of a unique "horror experience" rather than a giant convention. We have always been focused on our local community and it's become an Austin tradition for horror fans.
Come and shop till you drop, meet some horror icons, get your pic with Evil Santa, watch the Krampus Parade, take a spooky craft class, enjoy our Film Festival and hang out with your fellow fiends. Our new move to a hotel will offer a level of horror camaraderie that will make memories for years to come. Made for horror fans by horror fans. Saturday, 21st: Market & guests: 11am to 7pm. Film Fest: 11am-9pm Sunday, 22nd: Market & Guests and the Film Fest: 11am -5pm
SPECIAL GUESTS HORDES OF VENDORS PANELS & Q&As SATURDAY FRIGHT SHOWCASE BLOOD OVER TEXAS FILM FEST EVIL SANTA KRAMPUS PARADE CRAFT CLASSES FUN FOR THE KIDDOS All ages • 12 and under free TIX NOW ON SALE: https://www.bloodovertexas.com/tickets ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SPECIAL GUESTS All guests are attending both days! Professional Photo Ops TBA!
• HEATHER LANGENKAMP: Nightmare on Elm Street (1,3 & New Nightmare), and more. • LISA WILCOX: Nightmare on Elm Street Dream Master 4 & Dream Child, Star Trek: Next Generation and more. • KELLI MARONEY: Night of the Comet, Chopping Mall, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. • JONATHAN BRECK: The Creeper from Jeepers Creepers 1,2 & 3. **IN COSTUME!** • BRIAN PENIKAS The designer of The Creeper in Jeepers Creepers and a makeup/SFX pro in over 100 film and TV titles. • MARC PRICE: "Eddie" from Trick or Treat (1986) and "Skippy" from Family Ties. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• CELEBRITY PROFESSIONAL PHOTO OPS
We will be offering Professional Photo Ops for our Special Guests this year for the first time! Stay tuned for sign ups and info. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• VENDORS Artwith Latex Asleepstanding Design Atomic Vomit Austin Books and Comics Austin's Candles Brad Ricks Bramble & Bone Artistry Bunny Voodoo's Needful Things The Art of Chloe Janowski Claw Co. Games ClingClaws The Collector Squad Connor Steele Illustration Coolsville, USA Creepy Cottage Crochet Curia Arcanum's House of Curiosities The Curiositeer Dan Price/BIGFOOT KNOWS KARATE Dark Earth Designs Dead Dave Designs Deadly Dinks Doug Goodman Horror Writer Drop Dead Cute Shop Eric Butler/Naked Cat Press Fast Custom Shirts FKN Nuts Fleshwadco Frankenplush/Chernobog Creations Gateway to Hell Studios Geek Punk Store Generations of Creations Gothic Gardens Candles Halloween Man Comics Hartera De La Muerta HORROR 4 EVA Horror Hollow Comics House of Blood Ink of Geek Insect Diaries Lucky 666 Mala Luna Creations Mask of Silence Artwork McRod Market Miracle Austin Monica Gallagher Moonblimp The Music of Friday the 13th Nessie Marie Art Outpost 512 PALLBEARER PRESS Plaid Design Pyro Art by Nika The Relic | Dragon S and J Haunted Productions Sass Craft Society Scarlet Rose Casket Sigil Occult Jewelry SuperMercado Comics SVARTVINTER ART Sweet T Customs Third Coast Terrors Up on the Housetop VanDolls folkart Vane Von Frankie's Shop of Horrors More on the way!
Vendor Spaces available. To Apply: https://forms.gle/nu6ZeMTkwSmJLruBA BEWARE OF SCAMMERS: You can only sign up through this form. All email communication is coming from Blood Over Texas with our branding! ******************************** BOT FILM FEST SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN Accepting horror shorts in all sub-genres of horror. Submit via Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com/bloodovertexasfilmfest Regular deadline is Sept. 1st.
******************************** PANELS/Q&As (times TBA) PANELS • "HUNTING CRYPTIDS" featuring Lyle Blackburn ******************************** SATURDAY FRIGHT SHOWCASE New for 2026! After the market closes on Saturday, celebrate the 40th anniversary of Trick Or Treat (1986) with our special guest Marc "Ragman" Price. Marc will be performing a Comedy Set and then doing a Live Commentary to the epic cult classic. Comedy Set: 7:30 Live Commentary and Screening of Trick Or Treat: 8:30
******************************** LOCATION HILTON AUSTIN 500 East 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701 (downtown Austin) BOOK YOUR ROOM: https://www.bloodovertexas.com/location
******************************** MORE INFO Website: www.horrorfortheholidays.com or www.bloodovertexas.com
Event Location
Hilton Austin (500 E 4th St, Austin, TX), United States
