Upcoming Events
Chautauqua in the Park
Chautauqua in the Park is a lively, family-friendly celebration of history, culture, and community set against the beautiful backdrop of the park. Expect engaging living-history demonstrations, vintage crafts, music, and storytelling that bring local heritage to life for all ages. Whether you’re curious about pioneer skills, want to see period reenactments, or enjoy hands-on activities that spark imagination, this event offers a charming, interactive way to step back in time while spending a sunny day outdoors.
Stop by the Bug Thugs Booth for a splash of playful science and crafty fun! We’ll have live bug displays, easy insect-themed crafts for kids, and friendly staff ready to answer curious questions. Bring the whole family to touch a beetle, make a mini bug habitat, or pick up a quirky keepsake from our collection. Come say hi, learn something new, and leave buzzing with excitement—we can’t wait to meet you at the park!
Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival
Join us at the Red Barn Arts and Crafts Festival in Kirksville, MO — a lively celebration that draws about 10,000 visitors, features 100+ booths, and overflows with delicious food, talented local vendors, and fun for all ages. It’s a weekend full of color, creativity, and community energy.
Stop by the Bug Thugs booth to chat with our team, browse our whimsical creations, and take home your own handmade piece of arts and crafts. Whether you’re hunting for a unique gift, treating yourself, or just exploring, we’ve got something to make you smile.
See you at the Red Barn — bring your friends, your appetite, and your curiosity!
Springfield Moth Market: Apocalypse
Come and see us at the Moth Market: Apocalypse — an end-of-the-world pop-up full of beautiful, eerie, and utterly unique pieces.
We’ll be showcasing a wide array of insect displays, each lovingly preserved and mounted in hand-crafted oak shadow boxes. Expect:
Dramatic moth arrangements with iridescent wings and apocalyptic vibes
Mixed-species tableaux that feel like relics from a future fossil bed
Curated diptychs and triptychs perfect for mantel, wall, or the bunker
Custom commissions for collectors who want something truly one-of-a-kind
Every shadow box is crafted from solid oak, finished by hand, and wired for easy hanging. Insects are ethically sourced and mounted with archival materials so your piece will last through many doomsdays to come.
Find us at the Moth Market: Apocalypse for close-up views, framing options, and show-only pieces. Bring a friend, bring a flashlight, bring your apocalypse aesthetic. We can’t wait to share these tiny, winged wonders with you.
Columbia Moth Market- Rise of the Living Dead
Moth Market Oddities at the Boone County Fairgrounds is where the strange and spectacular come out to play. Imagine a carnival of curiosities: vintage apothecary jars, taxidermy with personality, hand-forged jewelry, eerie stationery, glow-in-the-dark art, and cabinets of tiny, wonderful oddities laid out under strings of warm lights. It’s a place for collectors, makers, and anyone who loves the unusual.
We’ll be there—Bug Thugs Creations—tabling among the moth wings and moonlit curios. Stop by to browse our handcrafted pieces, see fresh bug-inspired art, and pick up limited-edition enamel pins, patches, and prints. We love talking shop about materials, design stories, and the best ways to display tiny treasures. Expect playful designs, a few delightful surprises tucked into our booth, and friendly faces ready to help you find something that feels like it was made just for you.
What to bring: cash (some vendors prefer it), an open mind, and a camera—this event is made for photos. What to expect: unique finds, curious conversations, and a cozy, slightly otherworldly vibe. Come say hi at Bug Thugs Creations—we’ll have new pieces and our usual batch of weirdly wonderful favorites waiting.
Peculiar Peddlers
Peculiar Peddlers Oddities Show — Atchison, KS
Step right up, curious minds and collectors of the strange! The Peculiar Peddlers Oddities Show in Atchison, KS is the perfect place to roam through cabinets of curios, shelves of the unusual, and tables piled high with things that make you blink twice. Expect a carnival of oddball vendors, taxidermy treasures, vintage medical marvels, bones with stories, handcrafted curios, and delightfully weird art that begs to be the conversation piece in your living room.
Why pop over to our booth?
Hand-mounted insect displays made with care and a wink — each specimen is posed, preserved, and framed to show off nature’s tiny drama.
A playful selection: from jewel-toned beetles and fluttering butterflies to mysterious mantids and glossy goliaths — perfect for collectors, educators, or anyone who likes a little natural wonder on their wall.
Friendly, knowledgeable staff who love swapping insect facts, mounting tips, and the odd entomological anecdote.
Find us at the show — Bug Thugs Creations will have the booth full of mounted insect art that’s equal parts science and spectacle. Stop by, say hello, and take home something beautifully bizarre.
Kansas City Odd & Feral Market
Odd & Feral is a themed curated marketplace created specifically for dark art, witchy finds, oddities, obscure decor, otherworldly items, haunted housewares, grim accessories, cottagegore, creepy couture, gothic goodies and mystical wares.
Stop by the Bug Thugs booth and find the perfect piece to fit your home! Whether you’re hunting for a quirky accent, a bold centerpiece, or a cozy little find that makes your space smile, our collection has something that’ll stick. Friendly faces, one-of-a-kind designs, and a little bit of mischief—come see what bugs you’ll fall for.
Drop in, say hi, and take home something that’s perfectly you. We can’t wait to bug you with style!
Sedalia Missouri Show Me Reptile Show
The Sedalia Show-Me Reptile Show & Pet Expo takes place on Saturday and Sunday, July 18–19, 2026, at the State Fair Community College Expo Center in Sedalia, Missouri. Doors open at 9:00 AM both days, with family-friendly activities, vendor booths, and animal presentations running through mid-afternoon — plan to arrive early for parking and to catch special demonstrations. The Expo Center is located near Highway 50, with easy access from I-70, and plenty of on-site parking and nearby dining options for a full-day outing.
Explore the reptiles and insects at the Sedalia Show-Me Reptile Show! The bugs at the Bug Thugs booth won’t be crawling or flying off your shelf — they’re preserved into beautiful, safe pieces of nature you can take home. Stop by and see:
Live reptiles, fascinating insect displays, and hands-on fun for all ages
Unique preserved specimens at Bug Thugs — artful, ethically prepared, and perfect for collectors, gifts, or home displays
Friendly staff happy to chat about care, preservation, and the stories behind each piece
Bring friends, bring curiosity, and bring a little wonder home with you — Bug Thugs will have something that makes you smile (and maybe say "aww" instead of "ew"). See you there!