The Dickens Christmas Show and Festivals2023 2101 North Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

"This was the first year I took my husband and our son to the show. Everyone had a blast there. We loved shopping with the different vendors and looking at the Christmas trees. The entry fee is not expensive at all."

"I’m surprised at the 5⭐️ review by Whitney. No one was impressed with Myra. I never saw her speak kindly to any vendor. She would angrily walk through the aisles with her head down. She never came up to us and welcomed us, asked if we needed anything, asked how we were doing, thanked us for being there or even said hi. She gave everyone a hard time Sunday. She and some staff tried to block the doors Sunday around 5:00 to stop vendors from trying to make tear down easier. My husband told her to move or be moved out of the way. She stepped aside. The front doors were locked and no new people were coming in at 5:00. Just about everyone had left. They wouldn’t open the gate by the docks for people to even get situated to pack and go. Some day, someone is going to sue her for trying to stop them! For someone who has been running and owning this event for 40-plus years, she has no people skills. It’s all about how she and her event will look. No one was happy or impressed by her! She didn’t have a kind word for us or around us from Wednesday to Sunday! The demographics here was 85% seniors. If you have products for seniors, book this next year. Some people were unhappy that there were duplicate vendor types. This does happen at shows. It could have been better, but to me, it wasn’t too bad. We sell candles & soaps, and I thought the mix was good. Each of us had different types of products. All but one was soy. Scentsy had their paraffin poison, but people love that company. She also had different prices for each vendor. Tons of people were upset about that! One vendor paid $300 for a 10X10 that was up by the front door, where we paid $400 for our booth that was in the middle. Then she charged a $14 processing fee for the booth. No vendor got free parking with their booth fees. The food court was awful!! They had the concession stand then 2 food vendors and one dessert vendor in their food court. The Asian food was dry! The Italian food vendor has great foot but it was 3 bites of food. We will never go back to this event. We did make sales, but not like we should have. We made enough money to cover our expenses . We did NOT make much profit! The demographics do not fit this event. They need to just make more space for Christmas decor for the seniors to look at, sell canes, tea, shawls, pain relief products and things like that. Hey, no offense to seniors. I’m almost there. But that’s what’s there. And Myra needs to read up on How to Win Friends and Influence People because she has ZERO people skills!!!"

"What a fun way to spend a rainy day! Our little ones loved all the amazing things to see. Pretend snow to play in, a giant snow globe that you could climb inside, gorgeous Christmas trees, a joggeling board, Christmas carol characters walking around in full character, Santa’s castle and so much yummy food! I found the perfect handmade gift for one of our girls and thoroughly enjoyed watching the Christmas sparkle through our children’s eyes. I haven’t attended the Dickens show since I was a little girl, but I think our family will definitely be making this a tradition from now on."

"Wow and THANK YOU, Myra and crew! This was our first year as the recipient of the proceeds from the Dickens Festival of Trees. The whole experience and the outcome was just incredible! We can’t thank you enough for the opportunity and we look forward to participating again next year. From our Silver Lining family to yours…well done!"

"This was not a very good holiday festival. Barely any vendors with holiday decor or unique gifts. No holiday foods and the world market place food was majorly lacking - Benjamin bagel and a local italian restaurant - sad! Same vendors at ever craft festival in town and then there were home show vendors such as lighting for your house, etc Strange mix. Small and not worth the entrance fee at all. Save your money and go to Charlotte to the southern women’s Christmas show - that’s legit and worth it. Left feeling ripped off."