PORT ANGELES — The holiday spirit is in the air this weekend during the annual two-day Vern Burton Christmas Fair.
Admission will be free to the fair set from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St.
“We have it all decked out this year,” said Rob Merritt, city of Port Angeles facilities and events coordinator, who organized the fair.
“We’ve got tons of lights up inside the gym, and we’ve got Christmas trees coming in through the foyer,” he said.
The fair will feature about 40 local vendors selling such handcrafted items as jewelry, pottery, wooden bowls, ornaments, wreaths and gifts.
“It is everything you can think of,” Merritt said.
The fair benefits the local economy, he said.
“Really it is a good community event” and 99 percent of the vendors live on the North Olympic Peninsula, he said.
“It really helps them out for their families for the Christmas season.”
For more information, call 360-417-4523.
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Sequim-Dungeness Valley Editor Chris McDaniel can be reached at 360-681-2390, ext. 5052, or at cmcdaniel@peninsuladailynews.com.