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Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market
- When
- (3 days · Starts in 31 days)
- Where
- Raleigh, NC
- Date source
- Organizer site · christmascarousel.com
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About this event
Christmas Carousel Holiday Gift Market is a Triangle Thanksgiving-weekend indoor show with more than 250 arts, crafts, food, and décor exhibitors in the 90,000-square-foot Jim Graham Building at the NC State Fairgrounds. For over 38 years it has been a Thanksgiving tradition for holiday shoppers, making it one of the state’s larger Christmas gift shows. Santa’s schedule on the show site helps families time a photo stop. Buy tickets before the weekend rush and wear comfortable shoes for the big floor.
Our take: Use Santa’s posted schedule and hit that line first, then shop the outer aisles while the center densifies.
Parking
Free and plentiful at NC State Fairgrounds
Good to know
Fri 9am-6pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 11am-5pm
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