Cortland Curiosities

10/15/2026

Just two more days until the Cortland Curiosities Market returns! We know where we'll be haunting on Saturday. 👻

A market for the strange, unusual and wonderfully unexpected, packed with oddities, antiques, dark art, books, bones, plants, pottery, perfume, tarot, vintage finds and plenty more. You won’t find your average craft fair here.

Shop the curious creations of:
- Area 51
- Beacon Peak
- Cortland Curiosities
- Crown City Curiosities
- Dragonfyre Distillery
- Erron Hill Pottery
- Fancifuls by Donna
- Fata Morgana Collage
- From the Dirt Craftworks
- Jon Majka Designs
- Maslins Guarden
- Moonshadow Crafts
- Nipotina Herb Farm
- Press Gurwitz Perfumerie
- Serendipitea Tarot
- TSK Warehouse & Vendor Mall
Plus The Vault will be offering cocktails and nonalcoholic drinks.

Join us Saturday, October 17, from 11 AM to 5 PM at The Vault, 35 Main Street in Cortland. The bar will be open, the vendors will be weird, and admission is free.

See you at the Market. 💀

10/14/2026

Look mom, we're famous! Thanks for the shout out Cortland Standard. We can't wait to see all you spooky kids this Saturday! 🖤

CORTLAND — Oddities, antiques, strange art and a few things that defy explanation are making their way back to downtown Cortland. The 4th Annual Cortland Curiosities Market returns Saturday, Oct.

10/14/2026

Nearly forgotten. Almost lost to time. But the stories buried here deserve to be remembered. 🪦

Hidden away in McGraw, the New York Central College Cemetery is a surviving piece of one of Cortland County’s most remarkable chapters.

For more about the cemetery’s history and a map to help you find it, visit CortlandCuriosities.com and explore the Boneyards & Burial Grounds Trail.

10/13/2026

Some have skeletons in their closets. This one is a story about skeletons buried underneath the closet. 💀

Unearth the whole strange story, then dig into more local mysteries along the Boneyards & Burial Grounds Trail at CortlandCuriosities.com. 🪦

10/12/2026

A giant hoax, a curious comedy and a taste of something entirely new! 🍽️

On October 15, the Center for the Arts of Homer presents The Cardiff Giant, A Problem Comedy by Russell Fox as part of its First Tastes series, pairing new theatrical works with culinary test kitchen samplings.

Read along, take tasting notes and join the conversation with the playwright and culinary artists.

Discover more at CortlandCuriosities.com. Link in bio.

10/10/2026

Why are graveyards so noisy? 🪦

Because of all the coffin. ⚰️

Sounds like everyone’s just dying to be heard. Dig up more strange and forgotten history at CortlandCuriosities.com. Link in bio.

📸: photos curtesy of Cortland County Historical Society

10/08/2026

October 17 the 4th Annual Cortland Curiosities Market Returns.

A market for the strange, unusual and wonderfully unexpected.
You won’t find your average craft fair here.

Shop curious creations from:
All My Friends Books
Area 51
Beacon Peak
Crown City Curiosities
Dragonfyre Distillery
Erron Hill Pottery
Fancifuls by Donna
Fata Morgana Collage
From the Dirt Craftworks
Jon Majka Designs
Maslins Guarden
Moonshadow Crafts
Nipotina Herb Farm
Press Gurwitz Perfumerie
Serendipitea Tarot
TSK Warehouse & Vendor Mall

For more info visit cortlandcuriosities.com or click the link in the bio.

10/07/2026

Spooky season is in full swing, and this time we're clowning around in the cemetery. But the stories buried beneath these headstones are no laughing matter. 🤡

Spend October with Cortland Curiosities as we wander through local cemeteries, uncover forgotten lives and introduce you to some of Cortland County's most peculiar dearly departed. 🪦

The strange and forgotten are waiting to be discovered. Begin your next misadventure at CortlandCuriosities.com. ☠️

10/06/2026

Spooky season has officially begun, and we're spending the month wandering through cemeteries, digging up forgotten stories and visiting some of Cortland County's dearly departed. 🪦

Discover the strange, the spooky and the downright peculiar on the self guided Cortland Curiosities Trail. Your next misadventure awaits at CortlandCuriosities.com. ☠️

10/05/2026

A murder, a notorious trial and a collection more than a century in the making.

On October 10, from 11 AM to 4 PM, the Cortland County Historical Society will host a rare, one-day exhibition of Grace Brown and Chester Gillette memorabilia from the historic Grace Brown Farm.

Explore artifacts from the infamous 1906 murder case, hear from collection owner Edward Seales and discover new insights into the trial with retired Judge John Sherman.

Every attendee will receive a FREE copy of Cortland to the Adirondacks! by Dr. Joseph Brownell.

Discover more at CortlandCuriosities.com. Link in bio.