BRINNON — Brinnon Summer Blast, a communitywide celebration for South Jefferson County, will offer a car show, vendors and activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The one-day festival will be at the Brinnon Community Center at 306144 U.S. Highway 101.
It will include more than 40 vendors selling food, plants, crafts and collectibles, as well as a classic car and motorcycle show and raffles, clowns and musical entertainment, said Charlotte VanLaningham, secretary of the group that organized the event, Women’s Life Ministries Leadership Team of Brinnon Community Church.
Performing will be the Backwoods Boys, Michael Rivers, Elvis & Kendra, Mitch Luckett and the 133rd National Guard Patriot Brass Ensemble.
An Airlift Northwest helicopter will be present.
Face-painting and balloons are planned for children.
Barbecue will be served at the picnic shelter.
More than $600 worth of prizes donated by area businesses will be raffled off.
T-shirts commemorating the inaugural event also will be sold.
At the bazaar, Brinnon Community Church will have two tables of rummage sale goods, VanLaningham said.
Classic car show registration will begin at 9 a.m. A $5 donation is requested.
Bazaar tables were $10 each during preregistration.
Proceeds from event registration and food sales will go toward the purchase of new playground equipment for Brinnon Elementary School.
The Brinnon Seniors Supper Club will prepare and sell food items.
Brinnon Community Church is the primary sponsor of the event.
The coordinator of the festival is Kari Lopez, president of the Women’s Life Ministries Leadership Team of the church.
Parking will be available at the quarry across the street, outside of Whitney Gardens, at the school where the helicopter will touch down, by Johnston Realty and at the farmers market field — for a fee of $2 — as well as at the church parking lot, where a shuttle will be provided to the center.
For more information, email brinnonblast@hotmail.com or phone 360-796-4397.
