Krampus Rumpus & Holiday Market

A teaming horde of wild Krampuses! Beer, cider Bavarian music, holiday crafts & food pop-ups. Arrive early for the Market or just come for the Evening Show at BENNY BOY BREWING

BOTH NIGHTS RUMPUS SOLD OUT

SATURDAY, December 7
6pm Market – 8:00 PM Stage Show – 9:30 PM Krampus Attack – Midnight Close

SUNDAY, December 8 (Earlier show)
4pm Market – 7pm Stage Show – 8:30pm Krampus Attack – 10pm Close
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Krampus Los Angeles returns to Benny Boy Brewing, a Lincoln Heights maker of beer and cider with a perfectly festive beer garden strung with lights and glowing with firepits. Come sundown, the devils begin sneaking amongst the party-goers. 

HOLIDAY MARKET 

SHOP: Local artisans will be on hand to help with your holiday gift shopping. Among the arts and crafts you’ll find more than a few Krampus-themed items, including books, chocolate  devils, horned headdresses, and KRAMPUS LOS ANGELES shirts.

DRINK: Sample Benny Boy’s European-inspired California-inflected brews in the tank bar or visit the cider house for some unique offerings, including steaming mulled cider.  

EAT: Pop-ups from favorite local kitchens will cater to all your gastronomical needs throughout the event.

COSTUME: It’s not required, but we’ve noticed that Krampus fans tend to show up in amazing outfits, dressed as a Krampus, Krampus-lite, Krampus-adjacent, Bavarian party animal, or in other holiday looks. Arrive early to exchange pleasantries and snap shots with fellow Krampus aficionados decked out in their diabolically festive best. PRIZES for outstanding costumes during the show

STAGE SHOW

Presiding over the evening will be FESTMEISTER HANS, comedian, singer, actor and emcee for the oldest and largest Oktoberfest in California at the late, great Alpine Village. He will be joined this year by musical accomplices, DIE SAUERKRAUTS, churning out frothy polka favorites that will get you bouncing, swinging, and swigging that beer.

More music from the Krampus homeland will be provided by LADYHOSEN, named for their (almost) namesake leather britches. The all-female lineup is fronted by Munich native Kathrin Jacobs, singing and yodeling you silly. Shes joined by India Anderson on tuba Jessica Fichot on accordion.

KRAMPUSES

Soon after the last tuba note fades, an unholy clanking and clattering will arise. Those at a safe distance will soon see horns waggling over the crowd. The brave and foolish on the frontline will feel the swat of switches as the stomping, snarling devils of KRAMPUS LOS ANGELES ATTACK, out in full force NOTE: They’re friendly to photo requests (assuming you’ve been good this year). But beware the towering black goat-demon, Habergeiss!

2023 EVENT

Dec. 15, 16 2023: Krampus Nights at PRS: Krampus Nights at PRS

KRAMPUS NIGHTS AT PRS

Thursday, Dec. 15, 6 – 9pm
Friday., Dec. 16, 6 – 9pm

Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027

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Two Evenings of Folkloric Holiday Traditions with author Al Ridenour, featuring pre-show Cocktail Hour, live German holiday songs, costumed Krampuses and screening of Krampus video highlight reel. (SAME PROGRAM EACH NIGHT)

ILLUSTRATED TALK

Join us for an evening celebrating everyone’s favorite Alpine monster, with author and Krampus expert Al Ridenour and friends. Ridenour is the author of The Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas (Feral House, 2016), the only in-depth English-language study of the folkloric creature. Now in its second printing, it has been praised by critics including the LA Times’ Elizabeth Hand, who found the book “gleefully erudite,” remarking that it “deserves to become a classic.” This illustrated presentation will reveal how the often-misunderstood figure of the Krampus is connected to centuries-old witchcraft beliefs and an older, darker understanding of the Christmas season as a time offering access to the spirit world. 

COSTUMED KRAMPUSES

A contingent of horned and switch-wielding devils from KRAMPUS LOS ANGELES, the troupe founded by Ridenour, will also be on hand to sniff out exactly who has been naughty this year! Photo ops galore! Mind the switches!

VIDEO SHORTS

Ridenour will also present a quirky collection of short European Krampus videos, featuring DIY horror shorts crafted by Krampus troupes, Krampus disco shows, Krampus music videos for metal bands, workshops for those traumatized by the creature, and other oddities. Der Struwwelpeter will also be back by popular demand. Alongside the Krampus clips, a short excerpt will be included from this rare 1955 film presented in its entirety last year. Based on the 1845 children’s book by Dr. Heinrich Hoffman, Der Struwwelpeter presents charming tableaux precisely mirroring Hoffman’s original illustrations of naughty children meeting terrible ends.  

LIVE MUSIC

The evening will also feature an appearance by renowned singer CHRISTINA LINHARDT performing traditional St. Nicholas songs associated with the Krampus.

CRAFTS AND VENDORS

In addition to the auditorium presentation, attendees will enjoy a pre-show cocktail hour during which they can peruse the PRS bookshop and the wares of local artisans crafting Krampus candles, chocolates, and related items. For the DIYers, there will also be a craft table with supplies and guidance for making a traditional Krampus figure of dried fruit, an item once prominent and still sometimes sold in the Christmas markets of southern Germany and Austria.

BOOK SIGNING

Signed copies of The Krampus and the Old Dark Christmas will be available at the PRS bookstore before and after the event. Author Ridenour will be available for personal inscriptions immediately after his presentation.

COME IN COSTUME!

We encourage attendees to don their finest creepy apparel and folkloric costumes, with crowd favorites receiving PRIZES!

PARKING

Parking is available in both front lot (entry from Los Feliz Blvd. when heading east) and back lot (entry from first alley way, off Griffith Park Blvd. from intersection with Los Feliz Blvd.), as well as ample street parking on Griffith Park Blvd.

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