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DICKENS CHRISTMAS SHOW &
FESTIVALS
November 14-17, 2013
Myrtle Beach Convention Center
SHOW HOURS:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 noon - 6:00 p.m.
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Group Pricing for all of the following offerings
require a minimum of 20 participants
Travel to Myrtle Beach for the Dickens Christmas Show. This national award-winning holiday event is your ticket to a fantastic, fun filled shopping experience!
Inspired by Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol", the show takes you back in time to an elaborate 19th century holiday marketplace setting - where shoppers stroll through aisles featuring 350 period-clad vendors hawking everything from fine arts, crafts, imported gifts, toys, gourmet foods, clothing and much, much more.
In keeping with the true spirit of Christmas, the show offers numerous charities and non-profit organizations an opportunity to participate. Their unique fundraising programs offer samplings of holiday foods from around the world, elaborate displays of holiday trees, wreaths, and centerpieces (for silent auction). Hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing? Yes, it's jolly old Saint Nick, himself! Get those keepsake photos with Santa, located in his own Victorian castle.
DICKENS CHRISTMAS SHOW & FESTIVALS
2013 GROUP OPTIONS
Please call us - we can customize a package
that fits your group's specific interests.
from Holiday Victorian Teas to a Christmas Light &
Music Extravaganza and Everything In Between!
This elegant affair takes place in a period holiday setting, bedecked with elaborate holiday décor. Every effort is taken to re-create an experience of actually traveling back in time to a true Victorian Tea. From the period clad wait staff, to the authentic English Bill of Fare, the strolling Victorian entertainers to the one-man performance of Dickens immortal "A Christmas Carol", no detail is left out.
For menus, http://www.dickenschristmasshow.com/victorian.php
DICKENS LUNCHEON TEA
DICKENS HIGH TEA
Discover celebrated holiday traditions of the Lowcountry on this holiday bus group event as you journey to historic Charleston, SC. Visit the renowned Magnolia Plantation that has survived the centuries and witnessed the history of our nation unfold before it - from the American Revolution through the Civil War and beyond. It is the oldest public tourist site in the Lowcountry, and holds the oldest public gardens in America. As you stroll through its gardens, your guide will elaborate on the many varieties of flowers which are in bloom year-round (including the beautiful Sasqua Camellia which will be in full bloom).
Step back in time to the 19th century with a guided tour of the Drayton Family Home. Uncover history while admiring early-American antiques, porcelain, quilts and other heirlooms of the Drayton family. Finally, explore Charleston's unique City Market District while enjoying lunch and shopping on your own before departing back to Myrtle Beach.
Begin your excursion into Christmas past with a unique tour of Marion, SC where the streets and public grounds are illuminated and the residents work at making their properties festive. The Grove Main House, Grounds & Buildings.circa 1895, is no exception. You will feel the spirit of the holiday in this 7000 sq. foot Victorian Mansion .the ladies parlor will be decorated in Victorian Christmas décor as well as other rooms in the house. The grounds feature beautiful camellias, magnolia, nandina and holly in red berries and beautiful greenery. Lunch at Magnolia's... and on to the Marion Presbyterian Church, a lovely porticoed church and the original building of the Presbyterian Church which was organized in 1852. It stands in dignity and beauty under age-old elms on South Main Street. The end of the journey is a stop at First Methodist Church of Marion, organized in 1789 and built in 1912, consists of heavy Victorian woodwork.
OTHER OPTIONS
Murder Mystery Productions and House of Blues in conjunction with
The Dickens Christmas Show and Festivals Present
Take a Step back in Time to London's Victorian era and the crime-solving adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Sleuths, motives, and alibis! Come join us in the famed Indigo Room at House of Blues for a night of mystery and mayhem as Detectives Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson attempt to uncover present day crimes with a Victorian flair! Enjoy a wonderful three course meal while examining clues and uncovering suspects as YOU try to solve the crimes alongside Holmes and Watson! A night to remember for mystery buffs young and old.
http://www.houseofblues.com/venues/clubvenues/myrtlebeach
The WORLD'S LARGEST Drive-Through, Fully Synchronized, LED Christmas Light and Music Show!
Back by Popular Demand! Shadrack's Lights up the Night using the most technologically advanced equipment in the industry. Using Lights synchronized with Holiday Music; this show goes above and beyond traditional Christmas Lighting displays. Be sure to "Drive Through" this most impressive Christmas Light and Music Show. From the folks at Shadrack's, "Christmas Wonderland magically expresses what Christmas means to us. Our hope is for this show to spark a smile on your face like it does ours!" We know this will be a Holiday Tradition enjoyed by all! A portion of Christmas Wonderland's proceeds benefit the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Grand Strand Humane Society.
http://www.shadrackchristmas.com
Located: MB Pelicans Field
21st Avenue N., Myrtle Beach
Ripley's Aquarium is hosting its Annual Festival of Trees from November 1 until December 31. More than 50 trees will be on display throughout the aquarium adorned in unique ornaments, representing the great diversity of the United States.
Some of the festival's most unique trees include the glistening white decorated Alaska tree; the Kentucky Derby inspired red roses tree; Nevada, complete with a showgirl feather headdress; the all patriotic Pennsylvania tree; Oklahoma, with longhorns for a topper; and the magnificent Mardi Gras tree with masks and beads representing Louisiana.
Another great festival feature is the Ripley's Holiday Tree Scavenger Hunt, a unique tree trivia game, available at no charge from the Guest Service desk. This facts-based game will have guests shouting out the answers and testing their knowledge about the state trees.
Festival of Trees is included with regular aquarium admission. Hours: open daily at 9am.
http://www.ripleysaquarium.com/
Located: 1110 Celebrity Circle
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 916-0888
LOCAL HOLIDAY SHOWS and RATES
Ring in the Holidays at The Palace Theatre in Myrtle Beach! Start Christmas in Style as Santa and his merry helpers take you on an unforgettable nostalgic Christmas journey on a 40 ft. ice skating rink and massive winter wonderland stage. From the Creators of the International smash hit, Spirit of the Dance, comes this new and exciting show featuring championship ice skaters, the best high-kicking dancers this side of New York and all your favorite Christmas songs sung by the best of Broadway and London's West End in this two-hour holiday extravaganza. Truly a show not to be missed!
http://www.palacetheatremyrtlebeach.com/
Located: 1420 Celebrity Circle, Broadway at the Beach
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 448-9224
Celebrate the holidays with the Alabama Theatre's award winning production, The South's Grandest Christmas Show. This year's Christmas extravaganza brings an incredible combination of talent, scenery and special effects to the Grand Strand to produce a spectacular new holiday musical experience sure to put you in the season's spirit. So, if you want to celebrate Christmas with an evening filled with song, dance and laughter, the Alabama Theatre is the place you want to be with your family and friends!
http://www.alabama-theatre.com/
Located: 4750 Highway 17 S
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
(843) 272-1111
Christmas on the Grand Strand begins at The Carolina Opry. Often imitated but never equaled, it remains The South's most loved holiday show; blending beloved classics with great new favorites, all bound together by fresh comedy and breathtaking dance. Come home to The Carolina Opry for Christmas. It's warm, it's funny, it's shamelessly sentimental, and your family is going to love it more than ever!
http://www.thecarolinaopry.com/
Located: 48901 N Bus 17
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
(843) 913-4000
Prepare to be astounded and amazed as some of your favorite performers from Yesterday and Today take the stage in this Holiday Extravaganza! "Legends in Concert" is the premiere Impersonator Show in the World featuring acts such as Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Tim McGraw, Buddy Holly and Liberace. These professionals perform using their own voices and bear such striking resemblance to the "real thing" that you'll be hard pressed to tell the difference! Enjoy traditional Holiday offerings along with some of their most popular tunes in this one-of-a-kind Holiday Hit!
http://www.legendsinconcert.com/locations/myrtle-beach/
Located: 2925 Hollywood Drive
(next to Planet Hollywood)
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 238-7827
A Christmas Experience you'll not soon forget awaits you at the new for 2011 "Christmas at Pirate's Voyage". The spirits of me pirates and buccaneers that once sailed the coast of the Carolinas have come to life in Myrtle Beach's newest show in many years. Enjoy the beautiful Christmas Decorations and Traditional Christmas songs. Ye landlubbers will experience the swashbuckling excitement of two pirate crews as they battle for the lost treasure. Sing along with Christmas Carols before continuing into the main theater for the show. Spectacular acrobatic competition, live animals and a brand new original music score by Dolly Parton will create an immersive holiday experience. All this fun and adventure as ye enjoy a spectacular five-course pirate's holiday feast.
http://www.piratesvoyage.com/
Located: 8901 Highway 17 N #B
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 497-9700
TRANSPORTATION
For any groups not arriving by motor coach, transportation is available via 21, 23, 33 passenger mini-buses or 55 passenger motor coach. Contact: grayline@sc.rr.com for your transportation needs (or call 843.448.9483)
MYRTLE BEACH BUS TOURS SUGGESTED ITINERARIES:
4Day/3Night
| Arrive Weds: |
Check in and rest/relax after the trip |
| Thursday: |
Attend Dickens Christmas Show; doors open 9:00am and close at 8:00pm
Evening: Bus Trip through "Shadrack's Christmas Light Show" at the BB&T
Coastal Field. Total Time: 45 min. |
| Friday: |
"Holidays of Yore" Charleston Tour, departs at 8:00am, returns approx. 6:00pm. See Tour Description, above. |
| Saturday: |
Victorian Tea at 11:30am-2:30pm, St. John Greek Orthodox Church. Return to the Dickens Christmas Show to pick up those "must haves" before departure back home! |
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| Arrive Weds: |
Check in and rest/relax after the trip |
| Thursday: |
A Historic Gullah Christmas Tour, Departs 8:30am; returns approx. 5:00pm
Evening: Bus Trip through "Shadrack's Christmas Light Show" at the BB&T
Coastal Field. Total Time: 45 min. |
| Friday: |
Attend Dickens Christmas Show; doors open 9:00 am and close at 8:00pm.
7:00pm: Sherlock Holmes' Murder Mystery Theatre at House of Blues. |
| Saturday: |
11:30am-2:30pm: Victorian Tea at St. John Greek Orthodox Church. Return to the Dickens Christmas Show to pick up those "must haves" before departure back home! |
As you can see, the possibilities for different combinations are endless. No matter how much or how little time your guests may have, we can customize something from these options to satisfy most everyone.
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