{"id":70385,"date":"2025-12-04T00:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/70385\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T00:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:35:11","slug":"krampus-is-the-guest-of-honor-at-the-milk-districts-krampusfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/70385\/","title":{"rendered":"Krampus is the guest of honor at the Milk District&#8217;s KrampusFest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"526\" data-attachment-id=\"405640\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/arts\/krampus-is-the-guest-of-honor-at-the-milk-districts-krampusfest\/attachment\/screenshot-349\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Krampusfest-Courtesy.jpg?fit=2038%2C1376&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2038,1376\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Screenshot&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Krampusfest-Courtesy.jpg?fit=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Krampusfest-Courtesy.jpg?fit=780%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764808510_772_Krampusfest-Courtesy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405640\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Credit: Courtesy<\/p>\n<p>The Milk District dons the horns, furs and chains and summons one of the region\u2019s largest gatherings of holiday mischief-makers for KrampusFest at the Plaza Live. <\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Alpine folklore, Krampus is the horned, hoofed, chain-rattling counterpart to Saint Nick; he punishes the naughty with switches \u2014 and, yes, kidnapping \u2014 and rewards the virtuous, bringing gleeful chaos to the season.<\/p>\n<p> Expect live bands (including infamous locals Bad Santa and the Angry Elves), local eats, festive drinks, costume contests, a Krampuslauf parade and more than 150 holiday vendors. <\/p>\n<p>The festival is free and family-friendly earlier in the day, but after 6 p.m. it shifts to 18-and-up, for the naughty only. VIP packages are available if you want to get that much closer to the mayhem. <\/p>\n<p>2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, The Milk District, 425 N. 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