Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals Week-
Celebrating 39 Years of Holiday Tradition
The Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals Will Go On… The tradition reigns and the holiday sparkles brighter than ever with the return of the Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals to the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, November 12-15. Each year brings new festivities, crafters, artisans, exhibits and tours and this year is no exception This year’s 39th Annual Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals, which is a National Award-Winning arts, crafts and gift show set in a Victorian Marketplace is adapting to changes in The New Environment. It was our mission to continue our timeless tradition for many families as safely and responsibly as possible by creating a suitable show floor appropriate for this new environment.
We have implemented safety protocols such as required temperature scanning, mandatory masks or shields, and managing appropriate social distancing. Before anyone is allowed entrance to the Victorian Era Marketplace, it is required for your temperature to be scanned and to properly wear a face mask or shield. The Convention Center has assisted in creating a safe environment for event attendees by implementing their International GBAC Disinfecting Program daily. Bathrooms will be attended to frequently with appropriate sanitization techniques. The facility has their very own heating and air conditioning system which is a Fresh Air System which ensures the quality of air in the building.
We invite you to step back in time into an ever-changing magical setting where shoppers delight and shop from multitude of period clad vendors hawking their wares among the sites & sounds of a Victorian winter wonderland showcasing everything from fine arts and crafts, holiday decorations, homemade soaps & lotions, clothing, jewelry, imported items and more. See exciting new vendors and returning vendors you may have missed over the past few years, all bringing fun & unusual items not found anywhere else on the Grand Strand. Surrounding a spectacular Christmas tree adorned for such a special occasion, everything is dressed and ready for your arrival, even the benches and lampposts are laden with snow. Old Saint Nick visits nearby in his Victorian Castle benefiting the Barnabas Horse Therapy Foundation, the child in all of us is encouraged to come alive!
While there, treat your family to one of the show’s oldest and most memorable exhibits – Santa Through The Ages. Follow the transformation of Santa from Medieval Times through modern day. You can never know too much about this magical man from the North Pole. Elegantly costumed and life sized, the history of each Santa will amaze and enthrall even the biggest scrooge. Wander through the Festival of Trees, an array of fifty magnificent Christmas trees, each dressed in its own unique holiday splendor shimmering, beautifully designed, and sold to benefit the Family Justice Center. See the Festival of Wreaths, fifty spectacular examples of craft and creativity, offered for sale to benefit the Kiwanis Children’s Charities. Ooh and aww over the Festival of Tables centerpieces offering selections that compliment almost any deco, sold to support the Waccamaw Animal Rescue Mission.
And returning to the Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals, by popular demand and keeping a dying art alive, Mr. Sean Keohane along with his Marionette Performers, recreate a lively rendition of the Punch and Judy Shows. Young and old alike enjoy this comedic performance, whether remembering days gone by or generating new ones. Warning… The giggles are contagious!
Experience the Festival of Worlds where you’ll find traditions and foods of selected countries from around the world. Don’t let your taste buds miss out on this one of a kind event which also benefits local charities. In the English tradition, you may decide to step back into the days of old at the Victorian Holiday Teas…an event with authentic flair featuring Mr. Scrooge – the crotchety non believer from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol’ as played by Howard Burnham, festival music, and a divine feast.
From the Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals inception in 1981 …attendees have been intrigued by its uniqueness and new ingredients year after year. Unique to Myrtle Beach and to South Carolina, the Dickens Christmas Show & Festivals has been named one of the “Top 20 Events in the Southeast” in 2018 by the Southeast Tourism Society. As in the tradition of Dickens, local charities are invited to participate and gain support from the giving community. Here for a limited time only, make plans to attend this special annual event with friends and family where you’ll find a holiday spirit you won’t soon forget.
It takes a village to put together this annual event. This show in particular, is one we believe Charles Dickens himself would be proud and happy to attend. Everyone is working together. The vendors, the charities, Leisure Time Unlimited, and the City have come together to make this work. We are all doing our part to protect the local economy, jobs, community and tourism of the city of Myrtle Beach. We are positively contributing to our community by providing opportunity to so many who have gone without for far too long. Charities need to be funded, businesses need to run, exhibitors need face to face interaction to increase their sales, etc. Together we can survive and thrive. Together we will get through this!
For information or tickets, visit www.DickensChristmasShow.com or call 843-448-9483.
Group rates available.