Seaside Oddities Expo

04/13/2026

The wait is nearly over. Mark your calendars for the 5th Annual Seaside Oddities Expo, returning to the Ventura coast for a weekend of the beautifully bizarre and the elegantly macabre. ⚰️

Gather your curiosities and prepare for the strange. Whether you deal in ethically sourced remains, dark surrealism, or the occult, we want to see your craft. 🥀

The Details:
🗓 WHEN: September 26 & 27, 2026
📍 WHERE: Ventura County Fairgrounds
💀 APPLICATIONS: Open May 22nd (World Goth Day!)

Don’t miss your chance to be part of the most haunted weekend of the year 🦇🪦

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04/06/2026

Meet the artist behind Year 5! 🕯️🐖
We are honored to announce that the official poster for the 5th Annual Seaside Oddities Expo is being illustrated by the legendary !
Swipe through to see the hauntingly beautiful world he creates. ➡️

Hailing from Macedonia, Antonio has become a powerhouse in the international heavy metal and “dark art” communities. You may recognize his work from iconic album covers for bands like Dopelord and Die Young, or from his recent massive success in the gaming world—specifically his incredible illustrations for Magic: The Gathering’s horror set, Duskmourn.

His technique is a mesmerizing display of patience and precision, using stippling and cross-hatching with fine-liner pens. His work mimics the look of 15th-century woodcut engravings but is infused with a modern, surrealist twist. Often described as “occult,” “esoteric,” or “blackwork,” his art is the perfect embodiment of the weird and wonderful spirit we celebrate every year.

SAVE THE DATE:
🗓️ September 26 & 27, 2026
📍 Ventura County Fairgrounds

We can’t wait to show you the official Year 5 poster design. Trust us—it’s worth the wait. Welcome to the Seaside family Antonio💀🖤

12/27/2025

12/24/2025

🖤🎄 Merry Gothmas 🎄🖤

To our oddities lovers, misfits, makers, and spooky souls

Thank you for showing up, shopping small, supporting artists, and keeping the strange alive. From Seaside Oddities Expo to Merry Gothmas and everything in between, you’ve helped create a space where the weird, the curious, and the unconventional are always welcome.

May your holidays be darkly magical, your homes filled with bones, candles, and curiosities, and your new year full of beautiful oddities and haunted inspiration.

However you celebrate (or don’t), thank you for being part of our spooky family.

Until next time…
Merry Gothmas, Unhappy Holidays, and stay strange. 🕯️🦇

With love & gratitude,
Christina
Seaside Events

12/16/2025

Our 2nd Merry Gothmas was beautifully eerie in all the best ways. 🕸️🖤
Thank you to everyone who showed up, shopped small, and supported our dark little community.

Huge gratitude to our vendors, performers, and special guests — your creativity and passion make these events possible. We’re proud to create a safe space for the weird, the curious, and the beautifully unusual.

📸 Photos from Sunday by Michele Evans.

See you next at the 5th Seaside Oddities Expo
📅 September 26 & 27, 2026
📍 Ventura County Fairgrounds, Downtown Ventura

Until then… stay spooky. 🦇✨

12/16/2025

Our 2nd Merry Gothmas weekend was beautifully eerie in all the best ways…To every attendee, supporter, and spooky soul who showed up and shopped small: thank you for keeping our dark little community alive. Your energy, your excitement, and your love for the strange means everything to us.

A massive thank you to our incredible vendors, performers, and special guests who poured their hearts, talent, and creativity into this event. You are the backbone of these shows, and we’re beyond grateful to share space with such dedicated makers of the macabre.

We’re endlessly proud to create a safe space for the weirdos, the misfits, the curious, and the beautifully unusual — a place where everyone can belong exactly as they are. 🕸️🖤

See you next at the
Seaside Oddities Expo
📅 September 26 & 27, 2026
Ventura County Fairgrounds in Downtown Ventura!

Applications open up on May 22nd, World Goth Day! 🖤

Until then… stay spooky, stay strange, and thank you for being part of our haunted family. 🦇✨

12/15/2025

Thank you KEYT for standing with us. 🎄🦇✨Our event celebrates the holidays in our own spooky, creative way, and we welcome everyone who wants to enjoy the season a little differently. It’s all about community, art, and bringing people together, no matter their traditions. See you next year! 🦇🎄☃️🎁

12/14/2025

12/14/2025

Day 1 of Merry Gothmas was a haunting success! 🖤🎄
Thank you to everyone who stepped into the shadows with us yesterday for the Unhappy Holidays — the energy, the outfits, the vendors, the vibes… pure gothic magic. ❄️🕸️

We’re back TODAY for Day 2!
Doors open at 12PM — join us for more dark art, eerie gifts, spooky photo ops, delicious treats, and festive fright for the whole family. 👁️✨

📸 Photos by Michele Evans

📍 Ventura County Fairgrounds – Santa Cruz Hall
⏰ 12PM–7PM
🎟️ Tickets: $20 at the door
Kids 10 & under FREE with paid adult
merrygothmas.com

See you soon, my ghouls. 🦇

12/13/2025

Know Before You Go 🎄🦇☃️ 🎄🖤 It’s here… Merry Gothmas is TODAY!
Kick off your spooky holiday weekend with us

Event Hours:
🕛 General Admission: 12PM–7PM (Sat & Sun)

Tickets:
🎟 $20 at the door (cash, Venmo, Zelle accepted)
💳 Card purchases require $50 minimum
👶 Kids 10 & under FREE
📲 Have your QR code ready (screenshots recommended)

Parking:
🚗 Fairgrounds parking: $10
🚶‍♀️ Free parking in Downtown Ventura (~15-minute walk)
🚘 Carpool & rideshare encouraged

Shopping:
💰 Vendors accept cash, cards, Venmo/PayPal
💵 Cash is fastest!
🏧 Closest ATM: Players Casino

Family-Friendly:
All ages welcome • spooky themes present

Costumes:
✔ Costumes encouraged
✘ No weapons or weapon props

Accessibility & Allowed Items:
♿ Fully ADA accessible
🛒 Strollers & wagons allowed
🐾 Service animals only

Food & Drink:
Available in designated areas

Re-Entry:
✔ Allowed — keep your wristband
✔ Ask parking for a receipt so you don’t repay

Large Items:
Our staff can help carry purchases to your car

🖤 Thank you for supporting local artists & small businesses —
we can’t wait to see you this weekend at Merry Gothmas!

12/12/2025

🎄🖤 Merry Gothmas — TOMORROW at the Ventura Fairgrounds! Ventura’s haunted holiday marketplace returns for two days of spooky holiday magic!

Shop small, support 90 dark vendors and local artists, enjoy festive photo ops, roaming creepy characters, handmade gifts, ornaments, oddities, art, candles & more.

📅 December 13 & 14
⏰ 12PM–7PM
📍 Santa Cruz Hall – Ventura Fairgrounds
🎟 $20 at the door • Kids 10 & under FREE