Cherish Our Children — Friday, Dec. 2
Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner starts this evening of giving at 5 p.m., at the Akalat Center in La Push. Enjoy live auction activity and silent auction tables will be available all evening. There will be pictures with Santa and a bake sale. Proceeds go toward the Christmas gift-giving programs in La Push and Forks for children in need.
Breakfast with Santa — 8-11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3
The West End Business and Professional Association and Forks Congregational Church, 280 S. Spartan Ave., team up for this annual event.
Santa is the main attraction. Breakfast is served from 8-11 a.m. Cost: adults, $5; children under 12, $3; pictures with Santa, $5. Enjoy biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, links, French toast, coffee, juice and hot chocolate.
The event will be held in the fellowship hall, lots of room for everyone!
Christmas Bazaar at the VFW Saturday, Dec. 3
The Fletcher-Wittenborn VFW Post 9106, 110 Spartan Ave., will host vendors, crafts and cool stuff for sale for the holidays from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Lunch also will be available to purchase. Come support local artists, small business and our local veterans. For more information, contact Pattie at 640-1814.
Christmas Bazaar at Church of the Nazarene Saturday, Dec. 3
The Nazarene Church, 170 Sol Duc Way, will host a Christmas Bazaar from noon-8 p.m. Senior Parents will be selling tamales, the Bogachiel Garden Club will have soaps, lotions, jewelry and hand-crafted holiday items for sale. Stop by and check out all the great items for sale and after the parade, come by for hot chocolate and cookies.
WEBPA Santa Bucks Drawing, Saturday, Dec. 3
Bring West End Business and Professional Association blue tickets to Forks Outfitters at 1 p.m. and you could win Santa Bucks. Shoppers at participating Forks businesses receive one blue ticket for every $10 they spend. Santa Bucks drawings also will be held on Dec. 10 and Dec. 17.
Forkestra at the Library Saturday, Dec. 3
Forks Community Orchestra members will play your favorite Christmas tunes from 6-6:30 p.m. at the library. Come sing along and get in the spirit before the parade starts.
Twinkle Light Parade, Saturday, Dec. 3
The 15th annual Twinkle Light Holiday Parade runs down Forks Avenue at 6:30 p.m. The event is sponsored and staged this year by the West End Business and Professional Association. Floats and other creations are decorated with festive lights and Santa is the star.
Call 374-3311 for an application.
Tree Lighting Ceremony, about 6:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3
As the Twinkle Light parade ends, the official Tree Lighting Ceremony will begin in The Triangle at Forks Avenue and Sol Duc Way. The tree features wooden ornaments hand-painted by school children. Come and sing some Christmas carols as the switch is flipped and the holiday season officially gets underway!
Moonlight Madness and Customer Appreciation Night, 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3
Local merchants open their doors to holiday shoppers. Come out and enjoy the specials and visit with friends.
Festival of Trees, Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 3-4
Sponsored by the Soroptimist International of the Olympic Rain Forest, the theme for this year’s Forks Festival of Trees is “All I Want For Christmas.” This event showcases the amazing creativity of West End tree decorators and money from the auction of the trees goes to Soroptimist-sponsored charities.
This year the trees will be on display at the Rainforest Arts Center, 35 N. Forks Ave., on:
Saturday, Dec. 3
1 p.m. Open House with lots of fun and music
7 p.m. Open during Moonlight Madness
Sunday, Dec. 4
Doors open at 1 p.m. The live auction of trees and wreaths starts at 2 p.m.
$1,000 Shopping Spree
West End Business and Professional Association members are selling $1 tickets for the $1,000 shopping spree. This year, thanks to Olympic Corrections Center, a second prized has been added, which will be two cords of firewood. The winners will be drawn by Santa on Dec. 17 after the last regular Santa Bucks drawing. Money raised from ticket sales helps to pay for the maintenance of the downtown Christmas decorations and an occasional new one.
