What Is HAuNTcon?

For Immediate Release:

Contact:
Leonard Pickel
2505 Texas Drive, Suite 104
Irving, Texas 75062
972-951-5100
hauntcon@gmail.com

HAuNTcon is an acronym for the Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Conference, an expo and convention “Designed by Haunters, for Haunters” of every age and level of experience. HAuNTcon brings together people who love Haunted Houses and Halloween for a fun-filled four days and nights of Haunter Education, Tours of Local Haunted Houses, a packed Tradeshow Floor, Hearse Show and an incredible Costume Ball!

The HAuNTcon Haunt Tours start on Wednesday before the conference with a pre-show overnight bus trip that includes lights on and lights off tours of local haunted events. Followed by the Thursday Night Kick-off Tour of an Haunted attraction in the host city. On the Friday Night Haunt Tour, attendees experience yet another haunted event with full actors just like you were seeing it during the October season. But we are not done yet; there is an other tour on Sunday night. On an average year you can tour as many 10 different haunted attractions over the 5 day run of HAuNTcon!

A key component of HAuNTcon is education! Over 40 hours of seminars, Make-n-takes, workshops and demonstrations, all included in the price of admission. Our education is designed to help attendees learn new techniques on makeup and actor training, prop and set building, advertising and marketing, as well as tips and tricks to make their lives easier and their attractions more successful.

The Tradeshow floor, Friday through Sunday, is filled with the latest in fright services and equipment, for the professional Haunted House owner and the Halloween enthusiast alike. From horror makeup and highly detailed masks to static props and large animatronic creatures, everything a Haunter needs will be for sale, often at wholesale prices.

On Saturday night Haunters from across the country show off their most creative costumes at the massive HAuNTcon Costume Ball, a rocking party that celebrates the joy of getting into character for fun, rather than for work. It’s like Halloween in May!

On Sunday the hotel parking lot fills with a collection of creepy tricked-out vehicles and funeral cars for the Hearse and Parade Car Rally and later that afternoon is the infamous HAuNTcon Haunted Garage sale. Buy sell and trade any and everything haunted at this flea market/swap meet.

The conference wraps up with advanced education on the Monday following the tradeshow with day-long hands-on workshops, covering everything from attraction design to creating realistic scenes of terror at your event!

“HAuNTcon is an opportunity for Haunters to network, share tips and stories, get fresh ideas, learn new ways of doing things and check out the latest in Haunting props,” explains Leonard Pickel, HAuNTcon event coordinator. “It is the best investment you can make on your Haunted Event.”

Attendee and Exhibitor Registration is available at www.hauntcon.com, as is a schedule of events for the weekend. Discount hotel rates for the Crowne Plaza Hotel are also available on the convention website.

If you own a Haunted House, or would like to find out how to get started in the Haunt business, then HAuNTcon is a “not to be missed” convention! Even if you just like Haunted Houses and Halloween, you are in for a rare inside look at how major Haunted Attractions across the country scare millions of people each October. Go to www.hauntcon.com to learn more, and register for the next HAuNTcon!