The Holiday Expo at Dena’ina is a holiday gift marketplace featuring a wide variety of arts, crafts, and other retail vendors.  This is the perfect opportunity for vendors to offer their products to Alaskans anxious to get a head start on their holiday shopping.

Mark your calendars for the weekend before Thanksgiving! This Expo will be held at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center at 600 W. 7^th Avenue in Anchorage from 10am to 6pm on Saturday, November 23rd and 11am to 5pm on Sunday, November 24^th, 2024.

10’ x 10’ booth rentals are $550. Larger bulk space is available – contact us for details.

All spaces are available on a first come/first serve basis.

We reserve the right to move vendors if there are conflicts of interest with nearby competing businesses, or if it becomes necessary to alter the booth layout for any reason.

The Floor Diagram vendor map posted online is kept up to date as new vendors register.

Spaces include pipes and drapes, with an 8’ back drape wall and 3’ drape rails separating booths. Many vendors typically provide their own booth furnishings. Chairs are provided by the Dena’ina Center. Additional booth items such as tables or carpeting may be rented from the show decorators (follow the link in the “Extra Items” section below).

500 watt electrical hookups will only be available in select rows, at an additional cost of $20. Please let us know on your registration form if you need electrical access.

Vendors requiring more than 500 watts of electricity must make arrangements with the event decorating contractor. Please contact our office for details.

The individual booths are rented to a single company, however some small businesses may wish to share their space with another small business. Booth sharing arrangements must be approved in advance by MATSU Events management.

All vendors selling edible items must be incompliance with the Anchorage Health Department regulations pertaining to the sale of food.

For vendors selling food for for consumption at the Holiday Expo, there is a $250 additional charge imposed by the Dena’ina Center.

Booth rentals may be cancelled, and booth fees will be refunded less a $50 cancellation fee at any time up until November 8th (two weeks prior to the Expo). There will be no cancellation refunds after November 8th unless necessitated by illness or family emergency.

If the Expo is unexpectedly cancelled due any reason beyond our control, all rental fees will be promptly returned.

Adult visitor admission is $5. Children under 12 are free.

Yes. All vendors are required to have an Alaska State business license.

There will be security staff available during all Event hours. The Dena’ina Center is locked and secured after the Expo closes for the day.

As a vendor, you must maintain a safe environment in and around your booth. There can be no overhead covering above your booth, i.e., a popup canopy roof, that would obstruct the building’s overhead fire suppression sprinklers. Keep in mind that no display materials or signage may obstruct or block other vendor booths, pedestrian isles, exit doors, or exit signage.

Of course! You are welcomed and encouraged to have drawings or give away items at the show.  Raffles (where you sell tickets for a chance to win) fall under State gaming regulations and are allowed providing you have the appropriate Alaska State gaming permit.

Our job as promoters is to bring in the largest crowd possible to safely visit your booth to buy your products or services.  We will be running radio and television advertisements as well as targeted social media promotions throughout Southcentral Alaska in the weeks leading up to the Expo.

Corporate sponsorships are win/win. Your financial support helps us defray Expo promotion expenses, and we are able to help you by including your logo on our website, in our marketing materials and media advertising, and by running partner promotions on social media. Contact us for details if you are interested in sponsoring or partnering with this Expo!

We will keep this page updated as the details come together.  In the meantime, if you have more questions, please feel free to contact MATSU Events anytime at 907-947-9900 or via email at matt@matsuevents.com!