Join the Junior League of
McAllen as we celebrate our 24th Dias Festivos Marketplace, a
shopping extravaganza like no other! In 2010, our
marketplace weekend, themed A
Visit from
St.
Nick,
will again feature unique gifts and events and be held at the
McAllen Convention Center. The weekend will begin
Thursday, December 2nd at 7pm
with our Preview Party,Dancing Sugar Plums,
a night of
celebration and spirited giving at which we honor some of our
sustaining Junior League of McAllen members for their
outstanding contributions and continued service to our
community.
Premier marketplace shopping,
our Wondering Eyes event, will take place on Friday at
10am; doors will open to the public at noon. Shop Friday
from 12pm to 6pm, Saturday from 9am to 6pm, and Sunday from
11am to 5pm. A special children's village, Santa's
Reindeer Ranch, will be open on Saturday!
For twenty two years, the
Junior League of McAllen has traditionally opened the holiday season
with its Dias Festivos Marketplace in order to raise funds for the
children of the community. Untold hours of labor organizing
this grand shopping extravaganza result in encouragement and
education for the youth in Hidalgo County, Texas. The event
would not be a success without the generous support of our Corporate
Sponsors and our Auction Donors.
Dias Festivos Marketplace 2010 will feature gourmet foods, apparel, fashion accessories, home
furnishings, original art, and a variety of unique gifts for the holidays. Located inside the
McAllen Convention Center at Expressway 83 &
Ware Road, the marketplace is open to the public
during the first
weekend of December. General Admission is $5, and children
under 12 are admitted free of charge.
Are you interested in being a merchant at
the next Dias Festivos Marketplace?
All
merchants must go through our review process; selections
are made to achieve the best variety of gifts, food, artwork and crafts.
Additional information for potential merchants and Merchant
Applications are available for
you to download from this website.
Dias Festivos Marketplace 2010 will
feature the following
special events:
"Dancing Sugar Plums"
Preview Party Thursday, December 2nd, 7pm-11pm
McAllen Convention Center
Grand Ballroom
$75 per person
"Wondering
Eyes"
Preferred Shopping Event
Friday, December 3rd, 10am-12pm
McAllen Convention Center
Exhibit Hall A
"Santa's
Reindeer Ranch"
Children's Village
Saturday, December 4th, 9am-6pm
McAllen Convention Center
Exhibit Hall A
"A Visit from St. Nick"
Holiday
Shopping
Friday, December 3rd - Sunday, December 5th
McAllen Convention Center
Exhibit Hall A
$5 per person / children under 12 are free
The Dias
Festivos Marketplace 2010 general shopping hours are:
Friday, December 3rd
Saturday,
December 4th
Sunday,
December 5th
12 pm -
6 pm
9 am - 6 pm
11 am - 5 pm
Please enter the following security code:
3004
Name
Company
Address
Phone
Email
Please answer the following two questions if you are
interested in being a merchant:
What are your products?
Do you have a website?
Dias Festivos, the Junior League of McAllen's holiday
gift fair, began in 1987. It followed a
long tradition of fundraisers which included: the first Charity Ball
in 1938, the first Follies in 1947, bridge lessons in 1953, the first
Artist's Costume Ball in 1954, the first weekly modeling at Jones &
Jones in 1957, the first Halloween Barn Dance in 1958, the first rummage
sale in 1959, the first Millionaires Party in 1961, the first Spring
Bouquet to benefit the McAllen International Museum in 1968 and the
first Casino Party in 1981. Our fundraisers enable us to fulfill our Vision Statement of
“significantly improving the lives of children and youth in our
community.”
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WEBSITE UPDATED July 2010
The
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