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2008 Haunt
Industry Event Calendar
Haunted
House-related conventions & gatherings
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2008 Illinois Events
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04/26/08
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
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Chicago Zombie Pub Crawl (Chicago, Illinois)
The event will take place in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. There will be amazing beer specials, and tons of fun, as we hope an army of zombies takes over the area and eats everyone's brains!
Event Website: http://chicagozombiepubcrawl.com/ |
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06/10/08
Starts at 10:30 am |
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Creatures Crypt Haunt Auction (Bloomington, Illinois)
As many of you know, 2007 was Creatures Crypt's
last season. For those of you who aren't familiar with the attraction, it was a
top rated haunted house in Bloomington, IL. You can find out more about
Creatures Crypt by visiting their official
website. You can also read Haunted Illinois' Haunt
Review of this top-notch attraction. The official auction date has been set:
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 at 10:30am.
Click Here for a copy of the official 8 page auction flyer, which has pictures and descriptions of many of the items that will be auctioned off. |
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06/21/08
2:00pm - 6:00pm |
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Zombie March Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)
What if a thousand zombies raided downtown Chicago? Yeah, that's what we had in mind... Dress-up and make-up as your favorite undead and come to Chicago's first-ever zombie walk! These things have happened all over the U.S. and Canada, but never in our lovely city. We look to change that...
Event Website: http://www.chicagozombie.com/ |
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06/27/08 to 06/29/08
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Flashback Weekend (Rosemont, Illinois)
Chicago’s most complete Horror/Movie Memorabilia convention featuring Celebrities, a stunning dealer’s room, costume contest, special events, and a nostalgic recreation of the Drive-in at night featuring 35mm screenings of classic horror films!
Event Website: http://www.flashbackweekend.com/index.shtml |
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07/12/08
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Spider Hill Haunter Seminars (Chillicothe, Illinois)
Come one, come all to the 5th Annual Spider Hill Haunter Seminars! Hosted by Spider Hill, Central Illinois' largest Haunted House attraction, this event has grown by leaps and bounds since its first year. Last year more than twenty different attractions attended. In addition to the seminars, there will also be lights-on and lights-off haunted house tours. |
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2008 Non-Illinois Events
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04/24/08 to 04/27/08
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HauntCon (Houston, Texas)
The National Haunted Attraction Tradeshow and Convention (HAuNTcon) is the first national tradeshow and convention for the Haunted Attraction and Halloween industries, created by Haunters for Haunters.
Event Website: http://www.hauntcon.com/ |
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05/02/08 to 05/04/08
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Chiller Theater (Parsippany, New Jersey)
Chiller Theatre is your online source for horror, sci-fi and fantasy. We're home to the world's best horror and sci-fi convention - the Chiller Theatre Toy, Model & Film Expo.
Event Website: http://www.chillertheatre.com/index.html |
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05/02/08 to 05/04/08
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Eastern Haunters Convention (Frazer, Pennsylvania)
The Eastern Haunters Convention is like a huge reunion that you look forward every year to attending. We offer many of the features of a large haunt convention without the large bite out of your budget. If you are a Professional or Amateur haunter, a Halloween home or yard haunter, or just plan the coolest Halloween parties among all your friends, then this convention is for you. If you like to visit conventions or have never been to one before we welcome everyone who is into Goth, horror movies, classic movies, animatronics, robots, makeup, prop building, airbrushing, or just plain anything to do with Halloween to attend. Our seminars are top notch, and you will find vendors that have products and services that will amaze you.
Event Website: http://www.easternhauntersconvention.com/ |
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05/03/08 to 05/04/08
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"Haunt U" - Hauntertainer University (Fremont, Ohio)
You are all cordially invited to partake in 2 upcoming educational opportunities unlike any other.... the FIRST is an intense 2-day course designed to teach the "tricks of our trade"... when it comes to entertaining... or what we like to call... "Haunter-taining" the innocent patrons who visit our locations each season... The SECOND is a full day class that will be presented at MIDWEST HAUNTERS CONVENTION in Columbus. |
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05/17/08
Starts @ 11am |
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First Annual IN/OH Haunters Gathering (Richmond, Indiana)
The May meeting for the IN/OH Haunters Build Group is now planned as a ‘First Annual IN/OH Haunters Gathering’! Its tentatively located in Richmond, IN [near the border of IN & OH] and scheduled for Sat, 5/17. Anyone from surrounding states in Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, West Virginia and Pennsylvania are invited to attend and bring family & friends as well!
Event Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/INOH-HG/ |
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05/30/08 to 06/01/08
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Great Lakes Frightfest (Petersburg, MI)
Event Website: http://www.greatlakesfrightfest.com/ |
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06/06/08 to 06/08/08
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Rocky Mt. Gathering (Provo, Utah)
Haunters from different areas of the country meet annually to share their skills, stories and just to socialize. These gatherings are typically free events held in someone's home or a local park/campground or other meeting site. They vary in size from 4-5 people to a few hundred haunters and family.
Event Website: http://halloweenpropmaster.com:81/2005_gathering.htm |
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06/13/08 to 06/15/08
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Midwest Haunter's Convention (Columbus, Ohio)
The Midwest Haunters Convention is a weekend event planned for Haunted Attraction Producers, Actors, and Home Haunters. Our goal is to provide you with educational seminars and workshops with experienced presenters, a 75+ vendor tradeshow with the latest in haunt offerings, and place to network with others in the industry during our fun social activities. If you are involved in a haunted house in any way then MHC is the place to be!
Event Website: http://www.midwesthauntersconvention.com/ |
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06/21/08 to 06/22/08
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IMATS / LA (Pasadena, California)
Known simply as “The Show” to the make-up world, the International Make-Up Artist Trade Show (IMATS) is the only show of its kind in the world. Thousands of make-up artists, vendors, manufacturers and enthusiasts convene for the make-up world’s biggest gathering to discuss, display, discover and collect the best the industry has to offer. If you’ve ever wanted to learn the techniques or experiment with the products, or if you just have an interest in the art of make-up, then L.A. is where you need to be in June.
Event Website: http://www.makeupartistshow.com/ |
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06/27/08 to 06/29/08
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Ironstock (Tell City, Indiana)
Come join us for three plus days of Haunting fun. Activities begin Friday night with a meet and greet. Saturday and Sunday allow for family fun. Come learn how to increase your Halloween fun with seminars and demonstrations of exciting techniques.
Event Website: http://www.ironstock.com |
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07/10/08 to 07/14/08
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FrightFest NorthWest 2008
This event has a number of seminars to choose from. "Shade-Tree" seminars are your choice of (1) Making a Necronomicon Tome, (2) Morphing a Talking Face onto a tombstone, (3) Animating a corpsed head onto a fake scanning camera, (4) Baby Doll Butchering.
Event Website: http://www.halloweenfear.com/NWgathering.html |
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09/08/08 to 09/12/08
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Fun Expo (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Fun Expo is the only event devoted to the family & location-based entertainment industry and the trends that drive it. It's a focused & efficient event bringing buyers & sellers together to conduct business.
Event Website: http://www.funexpo.com/ |
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11/17/08 to 11/21/08
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International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (Orlando, Florida)
Everything you need to boost ticket sales and increase revenue comes together at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2008 in Orlando. Borrow ideas from other attractions communities, network with fellow operators, and steer your business in the right direction with products featured by more than 1,100 exhibitors.
Event Website: http://www.iaapa.org/ |
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