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     Grab your passports and purses and join the Junior League of McAllen as we celebrate our 23rd Dias Festivos Marketplace, a shopping extravaganza like no other!  This year, our marketplace weekend, themed Christmas Around the World, offers unique gifts and events that will place the world at your fingertips.  The weekend begins Friday, December 4th at 10am with our kickoff event, Passport to Pizzazz!  Transform your holiday parties into faraway destinations with demonstrations in tablescapes and tasty treats, sure to dazzle and delight your guests.  Enjoy a brunch and after the show, explore the aisles of our marketplace with private shopping until 12pm, when the doors open to the public.

     The adventure continues Friday night with our annual Gala and Auction, A Global Affair.  Join us for a night of celebration and spirited giving as we honor some of our sustaining Junior League of McAllen members for their outstanding contributions and continued service to our community.  While there, enjoy dinner, entertainment and an auction.

     Marketplace shopping resumes Saturday, December 5th and Sunday, December 6th.  Stop by and finish your holiday shopping expedition as you traverse the many wonderful vendors and their wares.  Be sure to bring the kids out on Saturday, as Papa Noel makes a special appearance for pictures.  Sunday, enjoy musical stylings from around the globe performed by various artists.  The weekend is sure to excite your imagination and clear your shopping lists.

     The Junior League of McAllen is celebrating Christmas Around the World!  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.

 

 

 

Marketplace Happenings Shopping! Special Events
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Dias Festivos Marketplace 2009 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, "Christmas Around the World", will feature the following special events: 

"A Global Affair"
Gala & Auction

Friday, December 4th, 7pm-11pm
Distinguished Home of Ramon Garcia
$75 per person

"Passport to Pizzazz"
Holiday Entertaining Brunch

Friday, December 4th, 10am-12pm
McAllen Convention Center

Pictures with Papa Noel
Saturday, December 5th
McAllen Convention Center

Music from Around the World
Sunday, December 6th
McAllen Convention Center

Holiday Shopping
Friday, December 4th - Sunday, December 6th
McAllen Convention Center
$5 per person / children under 12 are free

The Dias Festivos Marketplace 2009 general shopping hours are: 
Friday, December 4th
Saturday, December 5th
Sunday, December 6th

 

12 pm -  6 pm
  9 am -  6 pm
11 am -  5 pm

 

   

DIAS FESTIVOS MARKETPLACE - Information Request Form

I would like information about being a merchant at Dias Festivos.
     
MERCHANT APPLICATION AVAILABLE ONLINE - CLICK HERE
I would like to donate an auction item to the Dias Festivos Preview Party.
I would like to purchase tickets to Dias Festivos Marketplace.

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Please answer the following two questions if you are interested in being a merchant:
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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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December 2009