Ron Meyers Productions, Llc

What Ron Meyers Productions, Llc does

Ron Meyers Productions, LLC is a privately held Gulfport, Mississippi-based event production company founded in 1984 by Ron Meyers. The company organises and produces the Christmas City Gift Show, an annual three-day holiday shopping event held each November at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, MS. The show features over 300 vendor booths selling fashion, jewellery, gourmet foods, handcrafted art, and unique gifts, and is recognised as a top twenty tourism event in the Southeast. Adjacent offerings include Shopper's Paradise (an adults-only Friday evening shopping event with live music and door prizes) and Breakfast with Santa, and the company supports the affiliated Ron Meyers Ministries non-profit from event proceeds.

The business generates revenue from three primary streams: consumer ticket sales (Day Passes at $11, Golden Ticket all-access passes at $30, Shopper's Paradise tickets at $18, and Breakfast with Santa plates), exhibitor booth rentals (ranging from $450 for a 10x10 non-commercial booth to $2,500 for a 20x20 island), and corporate sponsorship packages marketed to local and regional businesses. Go-to-market is event-driven and community-anchored: the company recruits exhibitors via an application-and-review process, sells tickets through its website, phone, and third-party platform iTickets, and relies on media partners such as WLOX plus email/SMS opt-in marketing (text "SNOW" to 888-527-1223). There is no proprietary technology disclosed; operations are run by a 1-10 employee team on an eight-month annual preparation cycle ahead of the November event.

The 2024 edition attracted 14,025 shoppers, with 40%+ travelling more than 40 miles, and the 43rd annual show is scheduled for November 13-15, 2026. The company has no disclosed funding, no external institutional investors, and is wholly controlled by founder Ron Meyers, who also runs the affiliated ministry division that supports Christian rehabilitation centres, anti-human-trafficking organisations, and missions. Beyond the core event, the Ron Meyers podcast has reached audiences in 122 countries and 3,741 cities, providing an additional content distribution channel outside the regional event footprint.

Name

Ron Meyers Productions, Llc

Legal name

Ron Meyers Productions LLC

Website

https://christmascitygiftshow.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ron Meyers Productions, LLC, founded in 1984, organises the annual Christmas City Gift Show at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS, serving 14,000+ holiday shoppers, 300+ exhibitors, and corporate sponsors through ticket sales, booth rentals, and sponsorship packages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Production / Trade Show Management

NAICS

Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Retailers (4594)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHABAJ

Retail, Consumer Goods & Lifestyle Shows Organizers

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Exhibition & Trade Show Organizers

SECONDARYMPAGAFAL

Holiday, Seasonal & Christmas Markets

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Exhibitions, Fairs & Expos (Consumer/Public)

Keywords

• Holiday gift show
• Event production
• Trade show management
• Consumer exhibitions
• Event management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gulfport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from selling tickets to the Christmas City Gift Show, including day passes, multi-day passes (Golden Ticket), Shopper's Paradise events, and Breakfast with Santa.
2. Exhibitor Booth Fees: Revenue from exhibitors renting booth space at the show. Booth fees range from $450-$2,500 for non-commercial vendors and $550-$1,650 for commercial vendors, with additional charges for corner placement, electricity, and table rentals.
3. Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors pay to align with the event, gaining visibility among the large audience of shoppers. The company recruits sponsors to support the show.
4. Ministry/Non-profit Funding: Ron Meyers Ministries is funded by Christmas City proceeds, with donations supporting Christian rehabilitation centers, anti-human trafficking organizations, and missions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ron Meyers Productions organizes and produces the Christmas City Gift Show, an annual three-day holiday shopping event held at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, MS, featuring over 300 vendor booths selling gifts, fashion, jewelry, gourmet foods, and handcrafted art. The company also produces ancillary offerings including the Shopper's Paradise adults-only Friday evening event, Breakfast with Santa, exhibitor booth rentals, and corporate sponsorship packages, and operates an affiliated non-profit ministry (Ron Meyers Ministries) funded by event proceeds.

Product overview

Ron Meyers Productions operates the Christmas City Gift Show as its flagship annual event, a holiday shopping festival held at the Coast Convention Center (Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center) in Biloxi, MS. The core product is the three-day Christmas City Gift Show featuring 300+ vendor booths. Add-on offerings include Shopper's Paradise (adults-only Friday evening shopping), Breakfast with Santa (Saturday morning family event), exhibitor booth rentals for vendors, and corporate sponsorship packages. The company also operates a non-profit ministry division (Ron Meyers Ministries) funded by the event proceeds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Christmas City Gift Show Annual three-day holiday shopping event held at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, MS (scheduled November 13-15, 2026), featuring over 300 vendor booths selling gifts, fashion, jewelry, gourmet foods, and handcrafted art; targeted at Gulf Coast families and holiday shoppers, with door prizes every 15 minutes and a Grand Prize drawing.
• Shopper's Paradise Adults-only Friday evening shopping event (5:00 PM – 9:00 PM) held during the Christmas City Gift Show, featuring live entertainment, a silent auction, door prizes, and wine and beer for purchase; targeted at adult shoppers seeking a curated, after-hours holiday experience, with limited capacity of 2,500 tickets.
• Breakfast with Santa

Quantifiable outcome

• 14,025+ shoppers attended the 2024 show
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WLOXcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal TV station WLOX serves as a media sponsor for the Christmas City Gift Show, providing media coverage and promotional support for the event.
• Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe annual Christmas City Gift Show is held at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, MS. The venue provides the exhibition space for the event.
• iTicketsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party ticketing platform used for online ticket sales for the Christmas City Gift Show.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AmericasMart Atlanta: Runs major Atlanta gift and home market events drawing vendors and buyers from across the Southeast. Directly comparable to Christmas City in targeting regional holiday gift vendors, but operates at significantly larger scale and frequency.
• Dallas Market Center: Operates one of the largest wholesale gift and home trade show complexes in the US, running multiple seasonal gift markets. Comparable as a regional gift show organizer connecting vendors with retail buyers, though significantly larger and year-round.
• NY NOW (Emerald): Major wholesale gift and home accessories market held in New York. Comparable as a gift show organizer connecting exhibitors with retail buyers, but operates as a multi-day national trade event rather than a regional consumer holiday show.
• Las Vegas Market (IMC): International Market Centers' flagship gift and home market in Las Vegas. Comparable as a large-scale gift show organizer offering booths to vendors, but operates at far greater scale and geographically distant.

Direct peers

• Smoky Mountain Gift Show: Regional gift show held in the Southeast US, focused on juried exhibitors selling gifts, crafts, and seasonal items. Most directly comparable to Christmas City in event format, scale, and target audience of regional gift shoppers and vendors.
• Hartford Christmas Craft Show: Regional producer of Christmas and holiday-themed craft shows in the Northeast. Comparable business model: organizes holiday gift shows featuring hundreds of exhibitors, sells tickets to consumers, and operates in a similar niche event-production format.
• Country Christmas Show: Producer of holiday-themed shopping events in the US featuring crafters, artists, and gift vendors. Directly comparable annual holiday consumer shopping event model to Christmas City Gift Show.
• Christmas Festival (Edmond, OK): Annual Christmas shopping event featuring handcrafted gifts, holiday décor, and artisan booths. Comparable consumer-facing holiday shopping event with multi-generational attendees, similar booth count and ticket structure.
• National Craft Shows / Cutting Edge Crafts: Promoter of multiple regional craft and gift shows across the US, with juried artisan vendors. Comparable as a small-scale multiple-event organizer running consumer-facing gift shows.

Regional players

• Coastal Alabama Christmas Market: Holiday market event on the Gulf Coast featuring local vendors and artisans. Comparable regional holiday shopping event, but operates in a different Gulf Coast geography and on a smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkqbeaSJGq5Qi27u-S1U7AA
• Facebookfacebook.com/christmascitygiftshow
• Instagraminstagram.com/christmascitygiftshow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ron-meyers-productions-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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