{"id":655,"date":"2026-10-19T12:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/krampus-costumes-take-hundreds-of-hours-to-handcraft\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T12:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:45:09","slug":"krampus-costumes-take-hundreds-of-hours-to-handcraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/krampus-costumes-take-hundreds-of-hours-to-handcraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Krampus Costumes Take Hundreds of Hours to Handcraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd25 Crafting season is in full swing at Krampus Verein Pinellas! \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The herd has been hard at work at the German American Friendship Society building costumes for Season 2026. First, the leather harness base that every costume is built on. Then come the real Icelandic sheepskins, hand cut and fitted, with leather belts to hold it all together. Nothing synthetic. Ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A true KVP Krampus can run $2,100+ in materials, plus dozens of hours of leather work, sewing, and design on crafting days. The masks are hand carved from wood. Every piece is made by our members, for our members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See these beasts in action this season:<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf7a Nov 13: Krampus Crawl in Ybor at BarrieHaus Beer Co., Sky Puppy Brewing, Cigar City Brewing, and Hotel Haya, 6-10 PM<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf0 Nov 19: The Krampus Awakening of Relics &amp; Lore at FloridaRAMA, our VIP and press night with local news, 6-8 PM (ticketed)<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf8 Nov 27: Black Friday Photos with Krampus at FloridaRAMA, 12-5 PM (ticketed)<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf7b Nov 28: Taps &amp; Teufels at Green Bench Brewing Co., St. Petersburg, 6-10 PM<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd14 Dec 5: Krampusnacht at the German American Society of Pinellas County, Pinellas Park, 4-10 PM (ticketed)<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf84 Dec 19: Krampus&#039; Holiday Takeover at FloridaRAMA, 7-11 PM (ticketed)<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc79 Feb 5-6: Krampus America Convention, St. Petersburg (ticketed)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets and info at Krampus.Club and FloridaRAMA.art<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which part of the costume do you think takes the longest to build: the leather, the fur, or the hand-carved mask? Drop your guess below! \ud83d\udc47 #KrampusAmerica #KrampusAmericaConvention #GermanAmericanFriendshipSociety #GAFSPinellas #KrampusVereinPinellas #FloridaRAMA #Krampus #Krampusnacht #FrauPerchta #Costuming #Leatherwork<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"657\" width=\"720\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gasf-fbshare-18d79af90593.jpg?fit=720%2C975&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"658\" width=\"712\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/germantampabay.com\/krampus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/gasf-fbshare-b0afde028d05.jpg?fit=712%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/122244663218286082\/posts\/122252119592286082\">October 19, 2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd25 Crafting season is in full swing at Krampus Verein Pinellas! \ud83d\udd25 The herd has been hard at work at the German American Friendship Society building costumes for Season 2026. 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