This year the parade will be in the open spaces of the West Side of Whitby starting from the Bandstand and joined by The Krampus Krumpettes making its way to the Whalebones with added special performances from Tengu Taiko Drummers at the Captain Cook Memorial Statue and spectacular fire performance from Mister Fox at Dock End. The main event is a fundraiser for Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary and Krampusse (plural) will be seen and heard visiting local businesses throughout the day. Krampus will also be found at the bandstand where there will be activities.

Covid safety has been an important consideration due to previous years events attracting large crowds in narrow streets. The move to the West Side will improve on this.

Later The Krampus Ball will be held at the The Met Lounge & Ballroom where all ticket sales go to St Catherine's Hospice. A full line up of entertainment for the evening will be brought to you by Elvus Krampley, Westenra, Auger and headliners Inkubus Sukkubus.

Tickets are £18.00 plus booking fee and can be bought from Ticketweb https://tinyurl.com/px9fbzsz

There are new additions to the event this year on the Sunday there will be an outing with Thee Wyld Hunt – creatures featuring ravens, black dogs, deer and horses will make their way to the Abbey Headland to finish the weekend with the inaugural Whitby Krampus Run “horse race” with a special ceremony for the winner. Also a Krampus art exhibition at The Whitby Bookshop.

We'd like to thank Yorkshire Coast Bid for their support and funding once again after a successful partnership in 2019 and also Scarborough Borough Council for help with funding.

Another activity to watch out for are weekly workshops where you can get involved with making props from easily sourced or recycled materials and join in the family friendly fun starting from October 20th. This has been made possible with help from the Sirius Minerals Foundation and their Covid-19 recovery grant. Focusing on helping people in the community to get out and about and regain their confidence as the country comes out of lock down.

For more information and further details on all this please visit Whitby Krampus Run's facebook pages or website decadentdrawing.com

Winter is coming and so is Krampus. Be Gut and Release The Beast.

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