Frequently Asked Questions
Driving directions are found HERE.
The address for The Park Expo and Conference Center is: 800 Briar Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28205
No, there are no restrictions on bags brought into the show. There are also commemorative bags being sold for $6, proceeds benefit Shriners Hospital for Children.
- You get to be the FIRST to see & shop the show!
- Free parking
- Special Entertainment
- Special gift for the first 250 guests
- Free food samples
Yes - take your time shopping, you can stay in the show all day!
Yes – if you are not able to attend on Preview Night, you may enter on any other General Admission day and time. Just a reminder that the tickets are only available for single-day use.
Yes – if you are not able to attend on Early Bird VIP Morning, you may enter on any other General Admission day and time. Just a reminder that the tickets are only available for single-day use.
Strollers and small pull-behind or push carts are permitted.** Grocery-size carts and wagons are not permitted.
*Please note that on Early Bird VIP morning, Saturday, November 16, from 8:00 am - 10:00 am, all wagons, strollers and carts are NOT permitted to enhance the shopping experience for all. *
The biggest tip is this: If you’re approaching The Park Expo and Conference Center from uptown Charlotte, and there is a line of vehicles on Independence Blvd., get out of the line and go on to the next exit. This will bring you to the exit between The Park and Bojangles Arena and will save time.
Parking is available at both The Park Expo and Bojangles Arena. On weekends and holidays, the elementary school on Briar Creek Road also provides parking.
Valet Parking: The Park Expo and Conference Center will offer valet parking for the Southern Christmas Show. This front-door service will allow show guests to pull up right across from the show entrance, and make loading those packages afterward a snap. Valet parking can be purchased at the normal entrances to the main parking lot. The cost is $20. If the main lot is full, there may still be valet parking available, so please let the police officers directing traffic know you want to valet park. Valet parking is not available on Preview Night.
Customers must inform the parking attendant that they need or would like handicapped parking. After paying for parking, the attendant will then give instructions on how to get to the handicapped parking area. To ensure your parking, the customer must hang their handicapped placard from the mirror or notify the attendant that the vehicle has a permanent handicapped parking tag. Please keep in mind that handicapped parking is limited, and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Should all accessible spaces be full, guests will be instructed by a parking attendant on where to park. In the event the lot is full, guests can still request to drop off guests in their car at the front door.
Yes – the building changed names several years ago.