Krampusmrkt is not your traditional holiday craft fair. As the days grow short and the bitter chill sets in, we gather to celebrate the older, darker winter traditions. Expect a highly curated, immersive market filled with original artwork, hand-poured apothecary, ethically sourced oddities, and unique gifts that nod to ancient Alpine folklore, nocturnal creatures, horned beasts, and the beautiful mysteries of deep winter.

Support Small, Support Strange

Small Business Saturday & Sunday
This year, Krampusmrkt falls perfectly across Thanksgiving weekend. Instead of feeding the corporate machine, we are reclaiming Small Business Saturday—and extending it through Sunday—to put money directly into the hands of independent artists and local makers. When you buy a gift here, you aren’t just crossing a name off a list. You are funding an artist’s livelihood and taking home something made with actual human hands and a whole lot of soul.

Please Note: To ensure a highly curated and cohesive experience for our attendees, vendor participation for the 6th Annual Krampusmrkt is strictly by invitation this year. We are not accepting unsolicited vendor applications for this event.

Meet the Beast: Photos with Krampus

This isn’t your average holiday photo op. We are thrilled to welcome Abigail Breimayer, the mastermind behind Krampus of Monroe, to the 6th Annual Krampusmrkt. Abigail is a professional Special FX makeup artist specializing in hyper-realistic monsters, gore, and cinematic practical effects for filmmakers and haunted houses.

She is bringing her terrifyingly beautiful, full-scale Krampus to the market. This is an intense, movie-quality practical effect featuring full facial prosthetics, custom teeth and nails, cinematic contacts, a full fur suit, and hand-sculpted wooden hoof boots.

Capture the Nightmare: Whether you want a dark holiday keepsake for the mantle or the ultimate alternative Christmas card, step up and meet the folklore face-to-face.

  • Digital Capture: $10 to use their professional tripod setup to take photos on your own phone.

Bring your family, bring your courage, and don’t forget to pay the toll.

about the Michigan firehouse museum
In 2026, we proudly moved our Holy Bones Artisan Markets into a new permanent home: the historic Michigan Firehouse Museum. Located in the heart of Ypsilanti’s Depot Town, this incredible space offers three sprawling floors of beautifully preserved firehouse exhibits, antique trucks, and local history. It provides the perfect, atmospheric backdrop for our dark artisan markets, and we highly encourage you to explore the museum while you shop. (Learn more about their mission at michiganfirehousemuseum.org).