Some highlights other than the Expo Center's displays...The Cherry Civic Center has an antique quilt show put on by the Rotary Club...there's parking and the shuttles have it on their stop schedule. Several churches in the area open their kitchens and the ladies serve fabulous home cooked meals for a low price. The Methodist and the Presbyterian churches are on Broadway and tour buses even stop for the good food at the low cost. If you want to try a local landmark for a meal. Kirchoff's Bakery and Deli is where the locals love to go...even just for a cookie!
http://kirchhoffsbakery.com/ Elanor Burns sets up tents and puts on a bug production at Carson Park (on the shuttle route) many wouldn't miss it for anything. Many vacant downtown stores have vendors set up for the week and you can get everything from a Featherweight to computer programs. Finkle's dept store (closed for years) is where you can go to get hurt books for $5 (quilting and craft titles) there are also many vendors set up in the store. As someone mentioned earlier, downtown parking should be better because they plan to open up the area where the old Executive Inn stood and that is right by the Expo Center. Any questions...just ask. I'm local and my Mom is one of the YoYo's