Why buy ORDINARY gifts when you can find the most UNUSUAL presents this holiday season at California’s most beloved, HAUNTED destination?
Don’t go shopping this holiday season, take an ODDventure™ with the Menagerie!
Shop our Yuletide Oddities market every Saturday through December 30th for themed shows with a variety of purveyors selling extraordinary wares at the Winchester Mystery House.
We’re bringing dark art and bright smiles, macabre celebrations, and something different than the week before: curious creatures, peculiar performers, commemorative goodies, thrilling entertainers, and Yuletide treats. We’ll have STRANGE stocking stuffers, bugs, bones, taxidermy, dark art, UNIQUE fine jewelry, medical specimens, antiques, and BIZARRE collectibles.
Entrance to the grounds to walk with the spirits and partake in our Yuletide festivities is just $5! (under 5 FREE to the Menagerie) House tour prices vary.
The Winchester Mystery House is located at: 525 S. Winchester Blvd. San Jose, CA 95128
THIS SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE: DEC 2nd 12-9pm
A Dark Victorian Christmas with a carefully curated lineup of 45 Victorian inspired artists selling darkly odd wares! We invite you to dress in your finest Victorian era-esque, Edwardian era-esque, Steampunk era-esque…whatever you fancy ~ just dress up and join us.
DON’T FORGET to sign up for workshop! Handmade gifts are thoughtful gifts. WE HAVE TWO fantastic artists and makers teaching on 12/2:
12/2 Silvermoon Curiosities presents Deaths Head Hawks Moth pinning
12/2 The Herbal Apothetique presents Herbal Teas & Tinctures
YOU MUST PURCHASE IN ADVANCE!
The season is heating up~check out the amazing shopping fun we have in store for December 2nd:
-FREE commemorative torches while supplies last**.
-Complimentary photos with the Krampus – snag a photo while you can!
-Music, Magic, & Tarot w/Emcee Tarot & Ritual Arts Tarot.
-Gus and the Many Faces of David Poznic.
-Guided tours 12-4pm hosted by WMH.
-Krampus 1-5ish.
-Goth Christmas Carolers 2-6pm.
-DJ Miz Margo 4-8:30pm.
-“Candlelight” tours 5-9pm hosted by WMH.
-Deaths Head Hawks Moth Workshops.
-Food, wine, & “spirits” served daily.
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ODDITIES MARKET TICKET INFO:
tickets are just $5 / day – ages 5 and under FREE
-purchase online or at the door
-valid re-entry for same day of purchase
-access to the market vendors, gardens, grounds, games, food trucks, & entertainment
-DOES NOT include house tour
-Market and show are ADA accessible ~ parking is free ~ ALL AGES
WMH TOUR INFO:
Winchester Mystery House Tour Tickets can be purchased on their website. House Tours include market entry.
If you’ve already purchased a market ticket and add a tour at a later time, please gift your ticket to a friend or consider it a donation to our crew. We’ve kept our market fee affordable for any circumstance. ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL~NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES
**Advance tickets are recommended for all the festivities and receive commemorative gifts (while supplies last)
www.winchestermysteryhouse.com
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WORKSHOPS:
Deaths Head Moth Workshops:
Comes with pre-matted 8×8 frame and access to digital pinning course as well as everything you need to pin your moth! Designed for all skill levels and cover the basics of pinning and taxidermy. INCLUDES admission to the event. All critters are obtained legally and sustainably. Adults and teens 14+ are invited to sign up. Anyone under the age of 18 will need to arrive with a parent to sign a consent form to take the class.
Herbal Teas and Herbal Tincture Workshops:
Herbal Tea & Tincture Classes come with all supplies, instruction, recipes, strainers, bottles, and a plethora of herbs and what-nots to conjure amazing creations with. You must be 21+ to participate in the Tincture Workshop.
ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL~NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES
YULETIDE CALENDAR – Artists, performers, & giveaways are different every week. Follow us on Facebook and look for emails on weekly reminders! – schedules are subject to change.
Our 5th Annual Holiday Celebration, Yuletide is a weekly show each Saturday and includes the following with the purchase of a $5 ticket (schedules subject to change-please check posting at the show).
-45 Purveyors selling extraordinary wares!
-FREE commemorative gifts while supplies last**w/$5 advanced Menagerie ticket purchase.
-Scheduled entertainment.
-Tarot reading, exhibits, and workshops.
ACCESS TO:
-Guided tours 12-4pm hosted by WMH.
-“Candlelight” tours 5-9pm hosted by WMH.
-Food, wine, & “spirits” served daily.
UP NEXT:
DEC 9th 12-9pm 5th Annual Oddities & Curiosities Holiday Show
-45 Purveyors selling extraordinary wares!
-Misfit Launch: Join our Jolly Band of Misfits ~ learn about the benefits of becoming a member.
-Renegade Circus and the Misfit Toys.
-Ghost stories, the Ghosts of Christmas, & Tarot.
-Doll Part Ornament Making in Santa’s Workshop.
-Victorian Oddities Exhibit by Dr. R. Snick.
DEC 16th 12-9pm Victorian Peddler’s Street Faire
-A carefully curated list of 45 artists hawking Victorian themed & darkly odd wares!
-FREE commemorative Yuletide photo frames**.(-FREE commemorative gifts while supplies last**w/$5 advanced Menagerie ticket purchase)
-Krampus in the Calliope.
-The Return of Stilt Boy!
-Gus and the balloonicycle.
DEC 23rd 12-9pm Procrastinator’s Bizarre Bazaar!
-45 Purveyors selling extraordinary wares!
-Return with your tote from opening day to sign up for a surprise gift card giveaway valid ONLY at the Menagerie with our vendors on 12/23/23.
-Renegade Circus and the Misfit Toys.
-Sideshow Exhibit by Dr. R. Snick.
-The Return of Stilt Boy!
-Doll Part Ornament Making in Santa’s Workshop.
DEC 30th 12-9pm Soul Spa ReEnchantment Faire
-Commemorative 8×10 Wheel of Fortune Tarot Card, while supplies last**.(-FREE commemorative gifts while supplies last**w/$5 advanced Menagerie ticket purchase)
-Jewelry, Art, Candle Magic, Bone Throwing Divination, Custom Sigils & Talisman Making.
-Ring in the New Year with Mystics, Seers, Dancers, and Tarot Readers.
-Dancers, Reiki, Sound Bath, Spirit Blessings, Aura Cleansing.
FAQ’S
-RAIN OR SHINE EVENT
-2 Parking Lots w/Free parking
-Additional parking at nearby lot
-You do not need to purchase a house tour to enter the market
-Service animals welcome
SHOW POLICIES:The Menagerie is a safe space for everyone to come together in all things odd. We have a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, hate, or bullying.
ABSOLUTELY no soliciting of ANY kind: Religious, Political, or Event Scouting. Take a business card.
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone!
The Menagerie Oddities Market is the San Francisco Bay Area’s Official Oddities & Curiosities Show. Follow us on social media or sign up for our newsletter on our website.
Info at: themenagerieodditiesmarket.com
