MAGICAL MENAGERIE MARKET EVENTS

A new season rises. Bigger crowds. Wilder art. Brighter spells.

Each market is its own world, packed with makers who don’t follow trends, they start them.

spooky vibes with the scent of incense and rebellion in the air.

If you’ve been here, you know.

If you haven’t, you will.

Vendors, claim your space.

Collectors, mark your territory.

The gates are now open.

Follow @magicalmenageriemarket and @theapothecarycupboard to step inside and be a part of the magic! 

Artwork by: @thesinisterrex

ValenSTEIN’s Day Market

Jennifer’s Garden • 555 Gore Road • Morris, IL

Saturday, February 14, 2026 | 12 PM to 7 PM

Love is in the lair this Valentine’s Day, and Frank and his Bride invite you to a celebration of romance, revelry, and the delightfully strange. Bigger and better than last year, this market is the perfect destination whether you come hand in hand, arm in arm with friends, or choose to wander the shadows solo.

What to Expect:

• 50 plus vendors conjuring spooky, witchy, horror, and oddities treasures for every heart that beats a little darker

• Food and custom cocktails to wine, dine, and tempt your senses

• An immersive atmosphere where couples, companions, and solitary souls are all welcome to indulge in the unusual

• Free entry and free parking, all ages welcome

Hosted by The Apothecary Cupboard as part of the Magical Menagerie Market.

If you would like to be a vendor at this event or others like it, please contact @magicalmenageriemarket or @theapothecarycupboard on Facebook or Instagram for details.

Flyer artwork by the wickedly talented @thesinisterrex

Note: In accordance with Grundy County and City of Morris zoning regulations, this event will not include psychic readings or similar activities.

Bewitched Bazaar Oddities Market takes over the Renaissance Center on May 16, 2026 from 12 to 7 PM. 

Expect a full day of curiosities, dark art & horror, oddities, witchcraft, and beautifully strange finds from 50 plus vendors who specialize in the unusual and the unforgettable.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase throughout the event, making it easy to linger, explore, and get lost in the atmosphere.

Free entry. All ages welcome.

Renaissance Center

214 N Ottawa St

Joliet, IL

Come browse. Come haunt. Come find something truly Bewitching!

Interested in vending? Reach out to The Apothecary Cupboard or Magical Menagerie Market on Facebook or Instagram for vendor information and availability.

Artwork was made by the wonderfully talented @TheSinisterRex

Dark Arts Emporium

Thornton Distilling Co.

Sunday, June 28, 2026 | 12 PM to 6 PM

Free entry | All ages

The distillery waits by the quarry with brick walls that hold more stories than they let on. On a quiet Sunday its doors open to a wandering crowd and the rooms breathe different air. Barrels whisper. Light falls in narrow bands. Somewhere a floorboard answers like an old friend.

From noon to six the place becomes a living emporium. Makers arrive with curios and charms and art that seems to remember you. Tables gleam with silver and glass. Ink and pigment bloom across prints. Candles drift soft perfume. Textiles carry symbols that feel both ancient and new. Every booth is a threshold and every maker is a guide.

You taste the house spirits or a soft drink and listen as voices fold into the hush of the barrel room. The market is not only a place to buy. It is a passage. Step from the bright afternoon into corners where strange meets beautiful and craft becomes a small spell you can hold.

Free to enter. Open to everyone. Come as you are and leave with something that follows you home in the best possible way.

The Dark Arts Emporium is waiting. 

Will you step inside on Sunday?

Hosted by The Apothecary Cupboard as part of the Magical Menagerie Market.

If you would like to be a vendor at this event or others like it, please contact @magicalmenageriemarket or @theapothecarycupboard on Facebook or Instagram for details.

Flyer art by @thesinisterrex

Fall into a marketplace beyond your wildest haunts and dreams…

because when the veil thins, the spooky begins.

What to Expect:

Over 50 curated vendors offering horror, witchy, oddities, and other spine-chilling delights

Paranormal and haunted-themed goods designed to thrill

Mystical makers and spiritual artisans with handcrafted creations

Cosplay guests to enhance the eerie atmosphere.

Music and Mayhem:

Craft cocktails and cold drinks from the bar to keep your spirits high

When:

Sunday, September 20

Time: 12 PM to 7 PM

Where: 

Jennifer’s Garden

555 Gore Road, Morris, IL 60450

Admission is free. Parking is free. All ages welcome.

Join us and experience what happens Beyond the Veil.

Hosted by The Apothecary Cupboard as part of the Magical Menagerie Market.

If you would like to be a vendor at this event or others like it, please contact @magicalmenageriemarket or @theapothecarycupboard on Facebook or Instagram for details.

Flyer art by @thesinisterrex

Note: In compliance with Grundy County and City of Morris zoning regulations, this event will not include psychic readings or similar activities.

Cruel Yule Krampus Market

Brace yourselves for a frightfully festive time at the fifth annual Cruel Yule Krampus Market, happening during the legendary Krampusnacht weekend at the historic—and haunted—Thornton Distilling Co.

Presented for the third year by The Apothecary Cupboard, this wicked winter market is where the spooky meets the seasonal. Shop 35 darkly delightful vendors slinging everything from eerie art to handcrafted oddities and cosplayers keeping the vibes devilishly merry.

Snap a pic (or a scream) with our roaming Krampus and Santa cosplayers, sip on soul warming cocktails and brews from the distillery, and dig into delicious eats to keep your spirits high.

Don’t miss the Haunted Well Tour! Step into the shadows with a guided look into Thornton Distilling’s eerie prohibition-era well…if you dare.

So grab your horns, your friends, and your holiday mischief and come raise a glass to the darker side of December!

This year’s save-the-date flyer conjures a familiar face from the shadows; our resident flyer artist, Nicholas (Sinister Rex), captured in all his eerie glory. Usually the one crafting the vibrantly dark visuals behind the Magical Menagerie Market, this time he steps into the frame as the subject. 

The haunting image was summoned by none other than Whitney of Whitney Perish Photography, whose lens sees beyond the veil.

Hosted by The Apothecary Cupboard as part of the Magical Menagerie Market.

If you would like to be a vendor at this event or others like it, please contact @magicalmenageriemarket or @theapothecarycupboard on Facebook or Instagram for details.