Our next expo date is taking place on Saturday, January 17th 2026 from 10AM-7PM at the historic Proctors Theatre in downtown Schenectady, NY. Proctors Address: 432 State St, Schenectady, NY 12305

Yes! Our expo pricing is as follows: $12 per person when purchased before 1/6/2026 $15 per person after 1/6/2025 or at the door. Children under 10 years of age get in for free with a paid adult.

Not necessarily. The Expo is a showcase of all things wicked, macabre, occult, horror, and darks arts. While our vendor halls and meet and greets are a safer environment - our performances and classes are not. Our family friendly experience is The Nightmare MARKET, that happens twice a year outdoors on Jay Street Marketplace. This experience has entertainment, activities, and family fun for all ages. (www.nightmaremarketny.com)

Yes! Costumes are encouraged. Highly, encouraged.

Yes! We will have a variety of high quality food trucks parked outside Proctors, along with several vendors who specialize in treats and snacks!

The first step to becoming a vendor is filling out our vendor application on the "Vendor Application" page of this website! Applying as a vendor is completely free.

The Nightmare Expo is meticulously curated. We select a diverse array of top-tier vendors and artists from near and far that are truly pushing the boundaries of strange, dark and bizarre. We particularly search for work that falls under the categories of alternative art, oddities, macabre, horror, gothic, vintage, eclectic, low brow - so on and so forth. With that being said, vendor tables for the expo are limited, and our expo only happens once a year! If you don't make it into one date - keep applying!

We will let you know if your application was accepted or denied within 40 days of your filing out your application. The expo requires a lot of planning, so we let people know as soon as possible whether or not they're a good fit for the expo.

Applying to the market is free. After you submit your application, if you're accepted as a vendor for the market, a vendors fee will be due to confirm your booth spot. The pricing is as follows: May 2025: $75 per 10x10 booth space (May markets are outdoors) October 2025: $95 per 10x10 booth space (October markets are outdoors) December 2025: (Pricing to be announced, winter markets will be indoors) We have a non-refund policy for booth fees. We double-permit every market date to have a rain date permitted in an advance to protect your investment as a vendor. Vendors are notified of this rain-date upon acceptance. We additionally do promotion and marketing preparation months before each date. Additionally, for the size of the crowds we draw we truly keep our vendor fees as low as possible. Doing this ensures vendors walk away from our market with a profit margin that is considered a success!

We have 3 options for vending tables. A) Single Option: 6ft x 2ft Table w/ backdrop space $150 B) 10x10 Vending Space: $300 - this option is extremely limited, and are first come first served. only option A is available in the oracle alley.

No, the expo halls at Proctors are well lit, so lighting is not an issue. If you need power to charge batteries, cellphones, extra lights or operate a kiosk you must bring your own power source / portable battery.

No, we do not allow the splitting/sharing of tables at the expo.

Yes. We provide the space, but you must bring your tables, and chairs that you and your staff will need. Accepted vendors will get a full diagram of how we recommend you use your table space.

The market opens to the public from from 10AM-7PM Set up begins promptly at 7:30AM Take down begins promptly at 7:00PM with all vendors required to leave the space no later than 9PM

Proctors is very fortunate to have multiple parking lots and garages (Please See the "Event Map" page of the website to view parking options).