Mutant Bazaar 61 Brings Christmas in Space to Fort Worth
Mutant Bazaar 61 will bring its Christmas in Space event to Southside Preservation Hall in Fort Worth on Wednesday, December 2. The evening combines a night market, a horror and oddities room, a vintage-video preshow and a mystery holiday movie.
Mutant Bazaar 61 starts with a 40-vendor market
The night market opens at 5 p.m. with more than 40 local artists, collectors, makers and food vendors spread across two rooms. Macabre Alley is the event’s dedicated horror space, featuring vendors focused on oddities, curiosities, mysticism and genre culture.
The market is part of Fort Worth Community Cinema’s monthly Mutant Bazaar series, formerly known as Weird Wednesday. The organizer describes it as the city’s longest-running night market and movie-screening series.
Admission is pay what you can, with donations supporting Southside Preservation Hall and its restoration work. Food and concessions will be available, parking is free, and the event is BYOB.
A vintage-video preshow leads into the mystery movie
At 7 p.m., The Movie Mutant will present a curated collection of unusual trailers, music videos and clips tied to the Christmas in Space theme. The main screening begins at 8 p.m. with a special guest host and a mystery holiday feature.
The official listing does not identify the movie and does not describe it as a horror film. The horror element comes from Macabre Alley and the broader genre atmosphere surrounding the event, while the mystery feature is billed as a holiday treat suitable for all audiences.
The full program is expected to run about 90 minutes once the feature presentation begins. Seating in the chapel is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. The venue recommends arriving early, and guests may want to bring a pillow or blanket for the pews.
A local horror-culture stop before the holidays
The event gives North Texas fans a mix of collecting, local art and communal moviegoing without revealing the night’s central title in advance. Readers looking for other horror events can also find TFR’s report on the Scream anniversary screening with Matthew Lillard in Dallas.
Southside Preservation Hall is located at 1519 Lipscomb Street in Fort Worth. The market opens at 5 p.m., the preshow begins at 7 p.m. and the mystery movie follows at 8 p.m. on December 2.
Sources: Fort Worth Community Cinema
