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The Greenville Convention Center will be transformed into a Winter Wonderland featuring a massive vendor market, roving performers, a European Bier Garden, the North Pole children’s play area, Santa’s Workshop, The Enchanted Tea Party, Little Miss Kringle Pageant, holiday movie night, snowball fights, main stage entertainment, the Grand Carousel, visits with Santa and more!

The Greenville Convention Center has been producing Holiday Fair for 55 years, one of the most successful holiday markets in the Southeast drawing more than 400 vendors from around the country. Local artisans and crafters are featured alongside purveyors of gifts for everyone on the shopping list.

The Rotary Club of Greenville has been raising money for charity through holiday events for more than 50 years. From 1969 to 2000, the Rotary Club of Greenville produced the Singing Christmas Tree. Rotarians then created and operated Roper Holiday Mountain Lights for 26 years, and in 2021 Kringle Holiday Village began at Fluor Field to bring a European inspired festival to the upstate.

“Combining Kringle Village and Holiday Fair is a big win for our community, Matt Hollander, General Manager of the Greenville Convention Center said. “Working together, these two organizations will create a true holiday extravaganza that will build on the traditions of the past while offering new elements that create memories for the future.”

Organizers are focused on the “AND” of this combined event. The thousands of holiday shoppers who have been coming to Holiday Fair for many years can now bring the whole family to enjoy festive food, games and entertainment. The thousands of families that have been entertained at Kringle Village will now be able to stroll through 375 vendors at the Holiday Fair.

“With inspiration from the Rotary Club of Greenville, hundreds of Greenville Volunteers, our sponsors and the resources of the Greenville Convention Center, Kringle Village & Holiday Fair will celebrate the merriment of the season.” Jane Dyer, Event Co-Chair said. “It brings joy to thousands and raises money for our Rotary charities. We give a gift to the community and the community gives back!”