The expo is a traveling event that spans multiple cities and features local artists selling their handmade crafts, resident experts on intriguing topics and a mysterious freak show — so mysterious it was kept under wraps from our photographer.
Divya Anantharaman, right, assists Kimmy Cawthon in a taxidermy workshop during the World Oddities Expo. (Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Divya Anantharaman leads a taxidermy workshop.
(Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Participants work with a rat head during the World Oddities Expo. (Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
People participate in a butterfly-pinning workshop. (Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Butterflies are pinned during a workshop. (Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Mia Gentile takes a photo of Cynthia Maldonado during the 2023 World Oddities Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center. (Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Attendees dressed as Krampus for the expo. (Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Myrissa McAndrews does a live painting during the expo. (Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Myrissa McAndrews works on a live painting. (Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Adri Herrera, left, and Jazzy Flores look over items including a giraffe skull at the Products of the Wild booth. (Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Ashley Rodriguez gets some ink done during the expo from Lainey Shruell of Red and Blue Tattoo. (Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Kathryn Carr performs during the World Oddities Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center.
(Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Attendees cheer as Kathryn Carr finishes her performance. (Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Krystal Younglove and Brynna Raine look on as Kathryn Carr practices a trick before a performance at the expo. (Craig Hudson/For the Baltimore Banner)
Kaitlin Newman is a staff photojournalist at The Baltimore Banner. A Baltimore native, she has previously worked for The Baltimore Sun and The Baltimore Business Journal.
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