The New Jersey Vampire Ball

Name: The New Jersey Vampire Ball
Start: 2025-01-24T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-26T18:00:00-05:00
Location: QXT's (Official)

Schedule

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 26 Jan, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

QXT's (Official) | Newark, NJ

You are cordially invited to attend the New Jersey Vampire Ball:
The Court of the Iron Garden proudly celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary & presents The New Jersey Vampire Ball!
Friday Jan. 24, Sat the 25th & Sun. Jan 26th
At the Legendary QXT's Nightclub!
Don your best vampire finery, sharpen your fangs and descend into our dark abyss where delicious drinks and haunting goth music ravish your senses. Come connect with fellow Vampires through lectures, socials, and group activities.
This event WILL SELL OUT!
Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this historic weekend!
Our Unforgettable 3-Day Event includes:
1. A Special Iron Garden Gathering followed by an Exciting Goth Dance Party at QXT's Nightclub
2. The Main Ball w/Live Band, DJ's & Vamp Performers at QXT's
3. Brunch & Discovery Adventures in the fabled City of Newark
Tickets Link & Price Packages: TBA
** Special Iron Garden at QXT's Downstairs - Friday Evening
Dinner Buffet, Speakers, Merchants, Goth Music Lounge & Social
Dress Code: Dress to Impress
. VIP ONLY Convivium Buffet at 6PM
. Merchant, Author, Psychic & Artist: TBA
. Meet & Greet 8PM
. Presenters: TBA
. Iron Garden Program Agenda: TBA
. Followed by QXT's Dark Alternative Dance Party until 3AM
** The Main Ball at QXT's - Saturday Evening
Dress Code: Dress to Impress
. Event doors at 10PM
. Headlining Band TBA
. Tantalizing Performance Artists
. Merchant Room with unearthly vendors TBA
. Best Dressed Pageant w/VIP Judges sponsored by:
Vampire Freaks & Dark Force Fest
. Community Sponsored Raffle Basket
. Charity Fundraiser for The NJ Bat Cave
https://thebatcave.org/
. With the Best Alternative DJ's until 3AM
** Discovery Adventures in Newark - Sunday Afternoon
Dress code: Casual Vampire or All Black
. Noontime Champagne Brunch - TBA
. Visit to the Ballentine House at Newark Museum
https://newarkmuseumart.org/exhibition/the-ballantine-house/
. Mid-afternoon Adventure TBA
. Dress Code: Dress to impress!
Attendees are encouraged to unleash their inner Darkness.
Formal Pagan Attire, Cloaks, Corsets, Capes, Top Hats, Head-dresses, Body Art, Masks, Wings, Fangs, Contacts, Horns, Tails, Velvet, Lace, Leather, Latex & all sort of Decadent Vampire Finery
Attire inspiration can be found in the timeless glamor of the historic styles of Baroque, Edwardian, Gothic, Victorian, and that of the Aristocratic Noblesse.
Creativity, Elegance & Extravagance welcome.
No street clothes.
. Presenters:
Learn, share and engage with some of the top leaders of the Vampire Culture. Topics will include community building, the paranormal, dark paganism, and of course Vampirism! Stay tuned for announcements on speakers, additional topics, and schedule!
. Victuals & Libations
Expect a selection of Vampire themed cocktails to quench your immeasurable thirst. Specials: TBA
QXT's Kitchen will also be open to sate your most ravenous hunger. Menu: TBA
. Photography:
A variety of photographers, both featured & lurking, shall capture the essence of the night, immortalizing our visually haunting affair.
SAVE THE DATE and prepare for an event of unyielding darkness, Celebrating 10 Years of Iron Garden, where you will meet the living, the dead, and those who crave darkness, as you revel in the fruits of NJ's Nightkind Community, surrender to the entrancing melodic echoes of the night and dance in the haunting shadows of our castle abode.
. Castle Location:
QXT's Nightclub
248 Mulberry St, Newark, NJ
https://www.facebook.com/QXTSNJ
https://www.qxtsnightclub.com/
NOTE: This event is 21+ & w/valid photo I.D. for entry.
Walking distance from Newark's Penn Station (PATH & NJ Transit) TWO blocks south from the Prudential Center
Parking on/off streets. Steps from Municipal Parking Lot. Download the Parkwhiz app for discounted garage parking at the Green Street parking lot right across the street!!
. Be a part of the fun contact Event Producer & Iron Garden Primus Madame X at:
https://www.facebook.com/madamex.dreaming
. OUR EVENT SPONSORS:
Vampire Freaks - vampirefreaks.com
Dark Force Fest - darkforcefest.com
13th Hour - 13thhour.com
House of the Dreaming - houseofthedreaming.net
Thanatos Productions LLC - ThanatosProductions.com
. Poster Credit: Baron Victor Von Ravenscroft
https://www.facebook.com/baron.victor.von.ravenscroft