{"id":53408,"date":"2025-11-20T00:16:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/53408\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T00:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:16:39","slug":"oddities-curiosities-expo-returns-to-tampa-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/53408\/","title":{"rendered":"Oddities &#038; Curiosities Expo returns to Tampa this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"347795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/oddities-curiosities-expo-returns-to-tampa-this-weekend\/attachment\/oddities-curiosities-expo-charlotte-2025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OCExpo2025-Day2-VMR_7966-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Big Event Media&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1740343659&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2025 Big Event Media, all rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Oddities &amp; Curiosities Expo | Charlotte 2025&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Oddities &amp; Curiosities Expo | Charlotte 2025\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Charlotte stop of the Oddities &amp; Curiosities Expo tour 2025.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OCExpo2025-Day2-VMR_7966-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OCExpo2025-Day2-VMR_7966-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OCExpo2025-Day2-VMR_7966.jpg\" alt=\"Three people in distinct costumes pose together in a convention hall aisle. On the left, a person with blue-streaked hair wears a black goth outfit with a red harness and spiked collar. In the center, a person in dark fantasy attire features scale mail shoulder armor, heavy black face paint, and holds a tall spear. On the right, a person wears a relaxed, earth-toned bohemian outfit with a long patterned skirt and scarf.\" class=\"wp-image-347795\"  \/>The Charlotte stop of the Oddities &amp; Curiosities Expo tour 2025. Credit: Boulevard Trash Entertainment \/ Courtesy of Oddities &amp; Curiosities Expo<\/p>\n<p>Hey weirdos (non-derogatory), some bizarre stuff is coming to a venue near you. <\/p>\n<p>The self-proclaimed OG Oddities expo is parking in Tampa for two days to showcase all things out of the norm. Discover small businesses, vendors, artists and dealers and take home some peculiar items, including but not limited to: taxidermy and preserved creepy crawlies, unconventional crafts, original artwork, jewelry and clothes, skulls and other bones, and horror paraphernalia. <\/p>\n<p>Sideshow performances will serve as the expo\u2019s backdrop, along with classes in taxidermy and entomology. <\/p>\n<p>All items showcased and sold are sustainably sourced and legal to purchase and own, per the expo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/event\/the-oddities-and-curiosities-expo-20901884\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets are $12-$15 for the Tampa Oddities &amp; Curiosities Expo, happening Friday-Sunday, Nov. 22-23 at the Florida State Fairgrounds.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing 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