The world’s largest traveling oddities event showcasing hand-selected vendors, dealers, artists, and small businesses with all things weird: taxidermy, preserved specimens, original artwork, horror/Halloween-inspired pieces, antiques, handcrafted oddities, quack medical devices, creepy clothing, odd jewelry, skulls/bones, funeral collectibles, and more. All items legal to own and sustainably sourced. Features sideshow performers on stage throughout the day, plus hands-on taxidermy and entomology classes. A unique collector event with a passionate community.
Details
- Category: Swap Meets
- Subcategory: Collector
- Status: Confirmed
- Dates: 2026-09-12 to 2026-09-13
- Recurrence: Annual touring show; visited SLC in September 2025 and September 2026
- Venue: Mountain America Expo Center — Hall 5
- Address: 9575 S State Street, Sandy, UT, 84070
- Organizer: Oddities & Curiosities Expo (The Sleeping Sirens Oddities)
- Cost: Advanced General Admission: $15; Day-of General Admission: $20 (available from midnight on first show day); Kids 12 and under free (no ticket needed); Taxidermy/entomology classes: $150–$325
- Parking / Transit: Mountain America Expo Center has on-site parking
- Popularity: High — world’s largest traveling oddities event; 36 shows in 35 cities in 2026
- Attendance / Scale: Multiple dozens of curated vendors per show; well-attended touring event
Sources
- https://www.showpass.com/salt-lake-city-oddities-curiosities-expo-2026/
- https://worldodditiesexpo.com/events/
- https://www.cityspark.com/html5-calendar/details/salt-lake-city-world-oddities-expo/17238115/2026-05-23T11
Notes
Note: The ‘World Oddities Expo’ listed for May 23-24, 2026 at Mountain America Expo Center (per CitySpark/fairsandfestivals listings) appears to be a related but possibly separate promoter from the ‘Oddities & Curiosities Expo’ confirmed for Sept 12-13. The Showpass listing confirmed Sept 12-13 with exact pricing. The May 23-24 event may also be valid (listed on Expedia at $52 and Vivid Seats at average $40). Both are collector oddities markets and have been included in the data under the confirmed September event. If the May event is a separate event, it would be: World Oddities Expo, May 23-24, 2026, Mountain America Expo Center, Sandy, UT; admission ~$40-52.