Holiday Gift Expo & Cookie Fest

Simply Events Holiday Gift Expo is back and located this year at the Bradenton Area Convention Center. The 6th Annual Holiday Gift Expo will feature more than 100 specialty local makers, holiday characters, a Cookie Festival, crafts DIY area, ugly sweater contest at 2pm and several fun Christmas photo ops. Your favorite stars from Frozen as well as Jolly Old Santa will arrive at Noon. This year the 6th Annual Holiday Gift Expo will include a Cookie Festival from Noon until 3 pm offering personal time with Santa and the Frozen Princesses, cookie decorating, holiday face painting and of course cookies for eating and beverages.
Several different kinds of unique vendors will be on hand that you will not find in one place or in stores. Vendor selection will include; clothing boutiques, a men’s shopping section, cell phones and cases, home accessories, pet treats and handbags, handmade jewelry, children's items, unique gifts, signs, yard art and plants and of course holiday home décor. The Holiday Gift Expo is Free to enter. Cookie Fest will have a fee to enter per person.