Indiana’s Largest Holiday Shopping Event!

The Christmas Gift + Hobby Show is a place where thousands of people come together to experience a unique shopping event with one-of-a-kind finds. The show features more than 350 exhibitors along with a Holiday Entertainment Stage sure to put you in the holiday mood. Plus, get the chance to meet Santa!

Indiana’s Largest Holiday Shopping Event

This year’s Christmas Gift + Hobby Show offers more unique exhibitors so you can find the perfect gift for that someone you’re searching for. This year also brings more decorations and fresh, all-new storefronts for a total Christmas village makeover.

Search more than 350 vendors under one roof in this exciting five-day shopping event. There truly is something for everyone on your gift-buying list!

Ring in the Holidays with Local Entertainment

Show attendees can enjoy performances from local school choirs, singers, dancers and more — including a special performance from the Circle City Ringers handbell ensemble on Saturday, Nov. 10 at noon — on the Holiday Entertainment Stage.

Listen to heavenly voices and see festive dance performances while you shop for your holiday gifts. There’s fun for the whole family!

Meet Zuzu from “It’s a Wonderful Life”

Best known for her role as Zuzu Bailey in the classic 1946 film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Karolyn Grimes appears at the Gift + Hobby Show as a full-time exhibitor. She’ll be interacting with fans and selling her children’s book, “Zuzu’s Petals: A Dream of It’s a Wonderful Life.” The book is the 2017 Royal Dragonfly Book Award Winner of Best Holiday Book & Best Illustrations.

Meet Zuzu and get her autograph at Booth #598 near the stage. Christmas bells are also available for purchase!

LEGO Christmas Village with Moving Train!

Doug Davis and his custom LEGO creation company, It’s a Block Party, have a special treat for this year’s Gift + Hobby Show visitors. Davis and his team have a Christmas village set on display, made entirely from LEGO pieces, and it’s complete with a moving train set!

Be Merry with Merry Money

Merry Money is back! All show attendees get the chance for some extra green this holiday season. Just register to win Merry Money at the Show Information Booth.

A winner will be drawn every hour throughout the show — all five days of the show — to receive $25 in Merry Money to use at any one vendor of your choice at the Christmas Gift + Hobby Show!

Take Your Photo with Santa!

That’s right! You can’t forget to take your picture with Santa. He will be at the Christmas Gift + Hobby Show throughout the show to greet visitors. And he’ll be seated near the show’s 40-foot live Christmas tree right in the center of West Pavilion. Get in line, and take your best Santa selfie! Ho, ho, ho!

Give the Gift of Reading

Do you or someone you know love to read? More than two dozen Indiana authors will appear at the Christmas Gift + Hobby Show to sell, sign and read from their works.

These authors represent all book genres, from mystery and romance to inspirational, science fiction and wellness. Come stock up on all the books you want for those people on your holiday gift list!