Lunar Faire Night Market 10/24: Dark Carnival @ Freehold
Schedule
Fri Oct 24 2025 at 05:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
East Freehold Showgrounds | Freehold, NJ
Shopping, potions, attractions, food, mayhem, & the best night out you've had in at least a moon! Read on for all the details!About this Event
Dark Carnival.
Deep in the heart of spooky season, we picked a theme that can only be described as...Dark Carnival. What would you look like if you were haunting an abandoned amusement park? We can't wait to find out!
BTW this is an attire theme, we will not actually be bringing in rusty old haunted carnival rides. But we may have at least one faire-themed carnival game that will probably be named something Pachinko ;)
Oh! Guys! We have a tight rope walker!!! He's setting up a rig in the middle of the faire so look up!
This faire's highlights
- Elena Stankina raging the accordion
- Maraoke - live music karaoke by Marin
- Isabel Pluchino - a harpist for the darkness
- Human Slot Machine
- Plus-one discounts for season pass holders
- Halloweekend in-person discount tickets
Fit inspiration:
- gothic circuscore
- creepy clowns
- Harlequin Couture
- American Horror Story: Freakshow vibes
- All of the black and white and red stripes
- Bonus points if you show up as an actual carnival tent
What we cram into 5 short but memorable hours:
- That unmistakable Lunar Faire vibe
- The aesthetic alone
- Faire fashion
- The best, weirdest, and witchiest vendors around
- Potions Lab (non-alcoholic)
- Food trucks!
- Side Quest for vendor discounts and treats!
- Trinket trading!
- Lunar Care community outreach
- Safe and inclusive surroundings
- Curiosities
- Chaos almost guaranteed
- Entertainment for all ages
- Collectible wristband
- Gigantic letters
- Group spellmaking with the Lunar Queene
- Magickal book exchange (sometimes, check for updates)
- The Lunar Faire Drag Show
- Fire dancing by Diiiotima
- Music by Marin Contini
- Gallery Medium Reading by Shauna the Amazing Tap Dancing Medium
- Big 3 Roasts by Doctor Witch the Astrological Heckler
- Sound Healing by the Divine Ensemble
- Egg detox by Noma's House
- Homespun Handmade Carousel (sometimes)
- Drum circle
- Flute wizard
- Bracelet social experiment
- Fortunes told
- Nighttime
- New shit
- Old shit
- A whimsical faire name
- Sideshow acts
- Fairy hair, henna, and face paint
- Music: scheduled and wandering
- Cool people like you
- Cool people unlike you
- More!?
Sometimes Appearing 👀
- Meadow Perry the Bubble Witch!
- Aerial artists
- Homespun Carousel by our pal Al Gori
- Crow the Songbird Ryan Canuel
- Surprise guests and characters
For immediate event and ticket release info, please follow our Eventbrite host page!
Day-of Tickets
Tickets will be available at the gate for our full price: $25. That's why your best bet is to go presale. Presale prices end day of faire at 3:33 am.
Kids under 10 are free
This Faire is Rain or Shine.
This is an all-weather event. The only reason we would cancel is if the weather is extremely severe or if the parking fields are snow-covered, but our blizzard wizard is on retainer to prevent this.
Parking
Free! General parking is on grass and accessible parking is on asphalt close to the entry gate. Overflow parking will be along Seashore and Shore Roads.
We have a more robust FAQ section at lunarfaire.com/attend
That's Khloe, the owner's kid, and Julia, vendor and owner of Darling Thriftique :)
Photos by Mattie Rosen
Where is it happening?
East Freehold Showgrounds, 1500 Kozloski Road, Freehold, United StatesUSD 18.11
