Merry Market's holiday shopping weekend at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales reaches its last listed day Sunday, after the show returned Friday with more than 400 vendor booths.
The three-day market was set for Friday, Nov. 13, through Sunday, Nov. 15, according to WBRZ. Listed hours ran 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Booths Inside and Out
WBRZ placed more than 400 booths in the REV building and an adjoining covered pavilion. Country Roads Magazine described the same scale as a mix of local and out-of-town vendors, and the market included businesses from the Baton Rouge area.
The goods on the floor were the usual holiday spread, and then some: clothing, jewelry, home décor, candles, toys, Christmas decorations, sweets, bath and body products and artwork. On Facebook, Merry Market of Louisiana — a page with 15,790 followers — billed the Gonzales dates as Louisiana's largest indoor and outdoor Christmas shopping show.
Kids, Tickets and a Split on VIP
A Kids Zone was planned with Santa, a petting zoo, inflatables, face painting and other activities. General admission was listed at $10, with children younger than 10 free.
VIP pricing does not line up across listings. WBRZ listed VIP tickets at $20. Country Roads listed advance-purchase tickets at $25 for Mimosas in the Morning VIP Shopping on Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon. The listings do not establish whether those figures are different tickets, a fee difference or an update.
A Cut for The Sparrow Foundation
A portion of ticket proceeds was set to benefit The Sparrow Foundation, which provides supportive services to victims of human trafficking in the Baton Rouge area. Sunday's listed close is 4 p.m. at Lamar Dixon.
