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Get ready for the 2026 Krampusnacht in Fayetteville, Arkansas!
What started as a simple float in the 2025 Lights of the Ozarks parade, turned into a holiday media frenzy of epic proportions. So let's show NWA that Krampus has enough support to have a a Krampusnacht of our very own!
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Every year in early December, children all over the world get ready for St. Nicholas to visit them. If they’ve been good, he’ll reward them with presents and treats. But if they’ve been bad, they’ll get a lot more than a lump of coal—they’ll have to face Krampus.
Who’s Krampus, you ask? He’s the half-man, half-goat who comes around every year to chase naughty children from traditions spanning back to the 13th century. European versions of St. Nicholas have long had scary counterparts like Belsnickle and Knecht Ruprecht who dole out punishment. Krampus is one such character who comes from folklore in the Alpine region, where he’s been frightening children and amusing adults for hundreds of years.