Krampuslauf Parade! Glühwein & Kinderpunsch and Yuletide Hall! 🍻🎶🇩🇪

Krampuslauf Parade at the German ChristKindleMarket! 🇩🇪

We will head to Glühwein & Kinderpunsch for drinks and Yuletide Hall for entertainment after the parade! There’s all kinds of vendors there selling trades too! 🍻🎶

Where: Principal Park
When: Saturday, December 7th
Time: 6:30PM to 8:30PM

Help us celebrate Krampusnacht (Krampus Night, traditionally observed on December 5) a few days later with a Krampus parade at Christkindlmarket Des Moines.

A Krampuslauf (Running of the Krampuses) is a fun run or walk of celebrants dressed as the wicked beast.

Dust off your Krampus costume and join the procession led by led by Saint Nicholas and your handlers, as you portray traditional (and family-friendly) Krampi.

Where the parade takes you after Christkindlmarket Des Moines is up to you and your handlers. But do let the merriment continue!

Who is Krampus?

• Hear the proper pronunciation: Krampus is pronounced “krohm-poo-s” as in “con & puss,” NOT “kram-puh-s” as in “campus. https://en.pons.com/translate/dictionary-of-german-spelling/Krampus

• Krampus | Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus

• Video: Top 5 Krampus Facts and Origin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE_Mmy8PEc0

• Video: Krampus parade in Hollabrunn, Austria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOecWdY9OAk

• Video: Who Is Krampus? | National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrKL7D7QZRA

Don’t have a Krampus costume? Here are a few resources:

• https://www.krampusmasks.com/

• https://www.etsy.com/market/krampus_costume

• http://krampuslosangeles.com/austrian-suits-masks-for-sale/

• Amazon: http://ow.ly/G15B50u3HDn