Pennsylvania Christmas + Gift Show — Attraction in Harrisburg

My friend and I have been attending for so many years I can not count. This was our last year. The new layout was confusing at best, we were all over the place yet we went nowhere. The good vendors that we love were not there (and there were many): it seemed like one giant informercial after another and very few quality crafts. Again, and I can’t say this enough…the layout was confusing and just a mess. Changing the entrance to the front of the building made our walk extensive. I told everyone I knew what was the highlight and kickoff of the holiday season is now erased from my tradition. Never again will I waste time going. What a shame! The people I told didn’t even go after I told them not to waste their time....

You have to pay $10 for parking, in addition to $9 entrance fee. Most of the items you can buy from Home Goods, Etsy, or Ebay. Food options are few and over priced. We just stayed at the show for 1 hour and then went to eat at Front St Diner.

I wasted $28 to get into Farm Show Complex to buy another wooden Rudolph that I had bought 2 or 3 years ago in Christmas Show. It's from a very nice vendor, College View Crafts, in Annville. If I need another Rudolph then I can just contact him online or via phone without wasting $28 for parking and entrance! His crafts were only items worth it. It was too muggy and crowded to take photos of his...

My parents, my friends and myself have been going to this show for 10 years. Unfortunately this year may have been our last. Vendors that we loved to see year after year were not there this year amongst many many others. The show has really gone downhill since last year. Way too many commercialized businesses! I am not there to buy a new bath or kitchen, I am there for Christmas gift ideas and to support the vendors that pay so much to be there. These vendors pay a lot to rent their space, make their mk money and time worth while. Less visitors means...