A Cryptid & Paranormal Weekend at Decades June 6 - 8
Get ready for Tales From The Shadows: A Cryptid & Paranormal Weekend at Decades Friday, June 6 - Sunday, June 8 featuring special guests, food & drink deals, monster merch, family-friendly fun, and more!
Explore the current lineup of specials, guests, and events below!
Tales From The Shadows: A Cryptid & Paranormal Weekend at Decades
Friday, June 6 - Sunday, June 8
Enjoy monster food & drink specials all weekend!
Enjoy a Cryptid Crawl all weekend and get photos with 6 of your favorite cryptid critters at various spots in downtown Lancaster.
Pick up your map at Decades (only 100 available!) and make your way to Madcap & Co., Building Character, Gallery Grow, the Lancaster Troll Market, and Mayhem’s Bookstore to get a sticker at each spot (and enjoy a fun cryptid photo opp)!
Once the map is complete, bring back to Decades for free arcade tokens and a commemorative patch!
FRIDAY
Noon-4pm
Family Time special begins for the summer! FREE $5 arcade tokens with each kids meal purchase.
Make-Your-Own Dragon Terrarium - A kids activity in collaboration with Gallery Grow! Purchase and make your own dragon terrarium habitat for $5. Only 50 available!
6pm-10pm
Glenn Buggoon First Friday Art Gallery featuring his fly swatter paintings in his studio right below Decades
SATURDAY
Noon-4pm
Family Time special continues - Free $5 arcade tokens with each kids meal purchase
Paranormal & Cryptid Experts Meet n’ Greet - Meet some incredible experts in the paranormal and cryptid field! Stop by the booth to learn about their work
Jeffrey R. Frazier, published by Sunbury Press, writes about Pennsylvania folklore and history. He's authored seven (with an eighth coming) "Fireside Tales," three (with two more coming) "Mountain Landmarks," and has a forthcoming "Ghost Tales" book about Pennsylvania's haunted parks and sites.
Swartz Paranormal Investigations is a family (with selected family friends) who travel central Pennsylvania in search of paranormal sites. They scientifically investigate reports of haunted locations and events. They are based in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
Lou Bernard is from Lock Haven. He investigates ghosts, cryptids, and UFO sightings using scientific principles and historic research and writes about his discoveries.
Jeanne Moran writes imaginative stories full of memorable characters, some funny, some fantastical, others courageous. Some characters have jumped right off the page and into Jeanne’s yarn basket, so she crochets them into soft critters that can sit beside her readers.
Albatwitch Day - learn more about this local cryptid community festival!
A Slice Of The Paranormal Podcast - meet the team behind the podcast where the eerie meets the extraordinary, and every episode comes with a side of pizza. Based in Pennsylvania, they dive deep into the unexplained, exploring ghostly encounters, strange histories, and bizarre events from across the country (plus a local pizza place, too).
Madcap & Co. and Lancaster Troll Market will be here at Decades selling monster merch, collectibles, and unique themed gifts
Noon-8pm
Monster & Paranormal Tattoo Flash Sale at Dreams Collide - the team at Dreams Collide, right above Decades, will be offering cool flash sale designs based on monsters, the paranormal, and cryptids.
SUNDAY
Noon-4pm
Family Time special continues - Free $5 arcade tokens with each kids meal purchase
FREE family-friendly monster face-painting for kids! Kids can get their face painted with fun monster, cryptid, and ghost designs
FREE Cryptid coloring pages - featuring some fan-favorites like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster for kids (and kids at heart)
5pm-11pm
50¢ Wing Night with your favorite Decades sauces, including a special edition Area 51 sauce!
7pm-9pm
Samples of Wild Turkey Bourbon and some free swag
