Conference: Festival of Monsters at UCSC

Schedule

Wed Oct 15 2025 at 04:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Digital Arts Research Center | Santa Cruz, CA

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This 3-day academic conference, plus an additional public day, explores monsters in our culture. Oct. 15-18, 2025.
About this Event

The 2025 Festival of Monsters academic conference, hosted by the UC Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies , brings together scholars, artists, students, and members of the general public to explore the ways monsters and tropes of monstrosity pervade our culture.

The conference will take place on the UC Santa Cruz campus on Oct 15-18, 2025, with a day of pubic events in downtown Santa Cruz on Oct. 18. The registration fee includes a welcome reception the evening of Oct. 15, breakfast and lunch on Oct. 16 and 17, a closing Monsters Ball on the evening of October 17th, and all conference events. All conference presenters and attendees should register for the conference by Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.

Although conference events will be taking place on campus, we have reserved a conference room block at the Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz. Please use this link —https://bit.ly/MonsterHotel25— by Sept. 15 to reserve your room at the conference rate of $132/night plus tax. We will provide transportation between the hotel and campus conference events.

Current UC Santa Cruz students, staff and faculty may attend the conference for free. The free registration for DOES NOT include food. Visit https://bit.ly/UCSCMonster25 for UCSC-affiliated registration. If you are a UCSC-affiliated presenter at the conference, please contact Center staff for a code prior to registering.

For parking and transportation details, visit https://www.monsterstudies.ucsc.edu/festivalfaqs.

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Where is it happening?

Digital Arts Research Center, 407 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, United States

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Tickets

USD 225.00 to USD 275.00

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