Midwest WeirdFest

Front L to R: Chris Alan Evans (PEEPING TODD) Dean Bertram (MWWF programming director), Jonnie Stapleton (PEEPING TODD). At the sold-out screening of PEEPING TODD, winner of “Best Comedy Film” MWWF 2026.

The 10th annual MidWest WeirdFest - a cinematic celebration of of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird - takes place March 5-8, 2026 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.The fest's fantastic line-up of horror, sci-fi, underground, paranormal, and documentary cinema showcases 16 feature films, and almo

MidWest WeirdFest announces its first programming wave of 2026 today. The cinematic celebration of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird, is celebrating its 10th anniversary when it returns to the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, March 5-8 2026.“MidWest WeirdFest is delighted to reveal its first wave of

Joseph Granda (L) telling a personal story about David Lynch at the ERASERHEAD screening/Lynch tribute at MidWest WeirdFest 2025. (This photo, and most photos in this story, by Luong Huynh.) The 9th annual MidWest WeirdFest wrapped last week at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.The festival once again delivered a cinematic smorgasb

The 9th annual MidWest WeirdFest - a cinematic celebration of of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird - takes place March 6-9, 2025 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.The fest's fantastic line-up of horror, sci-fi, underground, paranormal, and documentary cinema showcases 14 feature films, and almos

MidWest WeirdFest’s 2025 program will include a special late night tribute to David Lynch, comprised of a retrospective screening of ERASERHEAD, and two related short films. The screening takes place at 10pm Saturday, March 7, 2025 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.The surreal masterpiece of cinema, ERASERHEAD was the first, gro

MidWest WeirdFest announces its first programming wave for 2025 today. The cinematic celebration of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird, is now in its 9th year.

GUNFIGHTER PARADISE filmmaking team. Left to right: Kyle Lewis, Jethro Waters, Sara Ayele, Rob Hinckle.

MidWest WeirdFest, the cinematic celebration of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird, returns for its 8th annual edition to the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this weekend March 1-3, 2024. Programming director Dean Bertram and the rest of the festival team are delighted to introduce the filmmakers who

MidWest WeirdFest announces its full program for 2024 today. The 8th annual film festival - a cinematic celebration of of all things fantastic, frightening, paranormal, and just plain weird - takes place March 1-3, 2024 at the Micon Downtown Cinema in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.Full festival schedule can be seen here.The fest's fantastic line-up of horr