PORT ANGELES — Elaborately decorated holiday trees will be on view at the Festival of Trees during Family Days on Saturday and Sunday.
The three-day fundraiser will raise money for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation at the Vern Burton Community Center at 308 E. Fourth St.
Fifty-three trees decorated by area designers and sold with special gifts called premiums will be auctioned off at tonight’s Festival of Trees Gala.
Those trees and 80 wreaths will be on view Saturday and Sunday during Family Days.
New this year will be 12 gingerbread houses — one nearly 3 feet tall — on view only during Family Days.
The annual event is presented by Sequim Health & Rehabilitation.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 360-417-7144 or by going to the OMC Foundation office at 1015 Georgiana St., Port Angeles. Here is the schedule and prices:
Today
• 10 a.m. and noon — Teddy Bear Teas for parents and children; $12 each or $250 for a VIP table of 10.
The Teddy Bear Teas is sold out.
• 5:30 p.m. — Festival of Trees Gala, sponsored by Sequim Health and Rehabilitation; buffet dinner, tree auction and silent auction; $105 each. A few tickets for the Gala were still available Wednesday.
Saturday
• 8:30 a.m. — Senior Breakfast, a sit-down breakfast sponsored by The Lodge at Sherwood Village, The Fifth Avenue and Sherwood Assisted Living; $12 for adults. Limited tickets will be available at the door.
• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Family Days; public viewing of decorated trees and wreaths, musical entertainers, photos with Santa and children’s activity areas. Tickets are $7 each, children younger than 8 are free.
Sunday
• 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. — Family Days; public viewing of decorated trees and wreaths, musical entertainers, photos with Santa and children’s activity areas. Tickets are $7 each, children younger than 8 free.
