‘Something weird for everyone’: Details about Oddities & Curiosities Expo in Charlotte
Charlotteans who have dreamed of buying earrings made from animal bones, a taxidermy frog wearing a ballet tutu, or a diorama of preserved beetles having a tea party will get their chance this weekend at the Oddities and Curiosities Expo.
Artists and vendors will be selling these items, and more, at the Charlotte Convention Center uptown Saturday and Sunday.
“We truly have something weird for everyone at our shows,” the expo’s website says.
The expo’s Instagram page documents visits to other cities and showcases many of the bizarre and dark art pieces and items people can buy, as well as some attendees’ costumes.
In addition to the shopping, attendees can also take classes on taxidermy, wet specimen preservation, or entomology.
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For those concerned about the legalities about the show’s items, the expo website says they need not worry — although it does advise parental discretion if people are considering bringing children. The taxidermy and preserved animals are sourced from vet clinics, farms, or road kill, the expo’s website says.
“All items you see at our shows are legal to own and sustainably sourced.”
The convention runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets can be purchased online.
Advanced general admission tickets cost about $12 each day, and about $17 if purchased on the day of the convention. Tickets for classes, which are available Saturday or Sunday, each cost about $160 and include convention admission.
