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Canceled Christmas Market Leaves Local Businesses Scrambling: Report
More than 100 local businesses were stunned when a major holiday sales event was abruptly called off earlier in November.
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA – The sudden cancellation of the planned Northern Virginia Christmas Market last week has left local artisans and businesses scrambling to find other ways to make the seasonal sales that keep them afloat, according to a new report.
The 33rd annual Northern Virginia Christmas Market was canceled days before it was supposed to take place on the weekend of Nov. 6 to Nov. 8.
DC News Now reports that vendors planning to take part reckon they are out of tens of thousands of anticipated sales, and report that the venue hasn’t been transparent with them.
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The new DTC Expo Center was supposed to open in October with the Heritage India Festival. That has now been postponed until late November. A planned gun show was cancelled, and a planned bridal expo was moved to another location.
The DTC Expo Center replaced the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, which is now closed. That expo center hosted the Northern Virginia Christmas Market for decades.
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Organizers say construction and permitting delays caused the cancellation.
Read more from DC News Now here.
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