Policies & FAQ

Rule #1 — Don’t be a dick. Rule #2, refer to Rule #1. Period.

Zero Tolerance Harassment Policy — Horror on Main wants to insure everyone has a good time in a safe environment, regardless of gender or identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion, and we will not tolerate harassment, bullying, or disrespect in any form. Cosplay* is not consent. No is a complete sentence. And silence defaults to no. We not only expect attendees to behave accordingly, we hold our vendors, Guests of Honor, and staff to the same standard. Anyone found in violation of this policy may be removed from the event without refund or apologies at the discretion Horror on Main LLC. We reserve the right to refuse admission of known harassers as either attendees or vendors. If you witness or experience any form of harassment at the event, please contact staff immediately.

COVID and Masks — Current local regulations will be posted and updated here should a health concern arise (such as COVID). Regardless of local or venue regulations, we strongly encourage attendees to be fully vaccinated and we fully support anyone who wishes to wear a mask while at the event. If and when regulations change, we will update this policy. Anyone found harassing an attendee wearing a mask for their own comfort level or safety of others, please see our harassment policy above.

Cash vs Cards – The ticket desk takes cash, card, Venmo, Apple, and PayPal. Most vendors will take cash or card, BUT if you need cash for a vendor and run out, the ticket desk can charge your card (plus fee) for cash to help you grab those items.

Safety — Staff and security may, at their discretion, request to check any bag, backpack, purse, etc. for security reasons. They may also ask to scan attendees with a metal detector. Refusing to comply with the request may result in immediate removal from the event without refund. If either of these inspections finds a threat or danger to staff or event attendees, police will take care of the situation. Theft, threats, hate speech, hateful propaganda or clothing, or other negative outbursts can result with the offender being removed and banned from future events. The Grim Market retains the right to refuse entry to attendees or vendors, and may remove individuals for policy infringement or inappropriate behavior at any time.

Weapons — Real weapons of any kind are not allowed at the event. If you wish to have fake weapons (lightweight, plastic or foam) at the show for your cosplay or to have it signed, please get it approved at the Ticket Counter. If it is deemed too dangerous, we will ask you return it to your room or vehicle. Use common sense.

Service/Emotional Support Animals and Pets – No animals are allowed at the convention, whether part of cosplay or a pet, unless they are a trained service animal wearing their service gear (this tells the public the animal is working and not to be bothered). Service animals must be kept close to their owner, tethered or leashed, and the animal and its actions are 100% the responsibility of their owner. Why no pets or emotional support animals? Three reasons: in a crowd there are countless unknown allergies, we have staff with “dog fear,” and neither The Grim Market nor the hotel has animal insurance against aggression or accidents. There will be no exceptions to this rule. If you bring a pet, we will ask you to put it in your room or otherwise remove it from the public areas used by the event.

Photo Waiver — The Grim Market staff will take pictures of the crowd, vendors, guests, etc. during the event. Attendees acknowledge that these may be used for marketing purposes.

Staff — The Grim Market staff will be wearing clearly marked shirts with badges during duty hours. Security and undercover police officers will be on-site throughout the weekend and called to duty if The Grim Market staff deems it necessary.

Swag — We love it. We welcome it. Whether or not you are a vendor, we invite you to put your small-item swag (stickers, postcards, business cards, buttons, etc) on available tables and counters. Please keep these items to the event area and do not leave them in the general hotel. Please do not set these on vendor tables without the permission of the owner. Also, any items not collected by the end of the convention weekend, will be thrown away.

We reserve the right to change or modify any policy or rule at any time and without notice.

If you didn’t see what you were looking for here, contact us with your question. No question is a dumb question, and it may need to be added to this page.

*for Cosplay and costumes in general, please keep in mind we are a family friendly event. Indecency laws do pertain to the event.