As Christmas fast approaches, bazaars are available to pick up that special extra something during last-minute shopping.
And, if you haven’t erected a tree for the holidays, there’s still time to cut your own in the national forest or at tree farms.
Here is a list of holiday opportunities this weekend across the North Olympic Peninsula.
Cut your own tree
To cut your own living tree to decorate for the holidays, you can get a permit from the National Forest Service to find your own or visit a tree farm.
The Forest Service sells permits for $5 per tree. A tree can be felled in designated parts of the Olympic National Forest, and maps are provided with permits.
Permits are available at the Forest Service offices in Quinault, Forks, Quilcene and Hoodsport. One tree per household is allowed.
Offices on the North Olympic Peninsula are:
• Hood Canal Ranger District, Quilcene Office, P.O. Box 280, Quilcene, WA 98376; 360-765-2200. The office is one-fourth mile south of Quilcene on U.S. Highway 101. Weekday hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Beginning Saturday, the office will be open on Saturday and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Pacific Ranger District, Recreation Information Center, 551 S. Forks Ave., Forks, WA 98331; 360-374-7566. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
• Quinault Office, 353 South Shore Road, P.O. Box 9, Quinault, WA 98575; 360-288-2525. The office is two miles from U.S. Highway 101. Weekday hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
At least two tree farms on the North Olympic Peninsula allow you to cut your own tree without a journey into the national forest.
The Lazy J Tree Farm in Agnew, at 225 Gehrke Road, provides a saw and charges $6 per foot, including tax. It is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week.
Open daily from dawn to dusk through Dec. 24 is the Deer Park Tree farm, at 4227 Deer Park Road in Port Angeles.
Each tree costs $40.
Park centers sale
Books, DVDs, maps, stuffed animals, games and other items will be on sale at Olympic National Park visitors centers beginning today through Christmas Eve.
Discover Your Northwest, a nonprofit association that provides books and educational materials in Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest visitor centers and ranger stations, will mark items down by 15 percent off the regular price.
Featured items this year include 2010 calendars by Sequim photographer Ross Hamilton and Ken Burns’ recent documentary “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” on DVD, along with the series’ companion book by Dayton Duncan.
Discover Your Northwest members and members of other national park cooperating associations will receive 30 percent off the regular price.
The sale will be at:
• Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mount Angeles Road, Port Angeles; open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
• Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center, open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Sunday.
• Olympic National Park & Olympic National Forest Recreation Information Center in the Forks Transit Center, 551 S. Forks Avenue, Forks; open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Sunday.
Elwha bazaar set
The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe will host its annual Christmas bazaar today and Saturday.
The bazaar will be from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Center’s gymnasium, 2851 Lower Elwha Road.
Bazaar, concert set
A Christmas bake sale and craft bazaar will be presented at St. Herman’s of Alaska Orthodox Christian Church, 1407 30th St., Port Townsend, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m Saturday.
The church choir will perform seasonal melodies after the bazaar from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, phone 360-385-0585 or visit www.orthodoxporttownsend.com.
Holiday bazaar
SEQUIM — Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., will host a Christmas Lane Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
More than 40 local crafters will display their wares; chili, soup and pie will be sold; and there will be a baked goods table.
For more information, phone the church at 360-683-5367.
Friends hold bazaar
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Friends of the Library will hold a Christmas bazaar from noon to 4:30 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Raymond Carver Room at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., will be filled with a selection of gift baskets, toys, art, books, puzzles and more.
Proceeds from the event go toward funding library programs.
For more information, phone Rita Berson at 360-670-6536.
Carolers at market
PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Farmers Market will feature holiday carolers at its Gateway Pavilion location from noon until 1 p.m. Saturday.
Singers from Port Angeles’ Constant Hope Fellowship, under the direction of Pastor Bill Asselin, will perform traditional Christmas carols and contemporary holiday songs.
“Everyone is invited to come to the market and listen to these wonderful carolers and perhaps do a little holiday shopping with us and other downtown businesses,” Market Manager Cynthia Warne said.
The market is open year-round from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
For more information, phone Warne at 360-460-0361.
Arts & Crafts Fair
CHIMACUM — The annual Chimacum Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair will be held in the Chimacum High School Gymnasium, 91 West Valley Road, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Craft vendors from around the Puget Sound area are expected to attend.
A holiday gift shop and food will offer items for sale.
Tickets, which are $3 each, are available at the door.
Art, book sale in PT
PORT TOWNSEND — Artists Jesse Watson and Richard Watson will hold a holiday book and art sale and signing event at Jefferson Community School, 280 Quincy St., Suite I, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Reduced prices on the Watson’s children’s books, prints, cards and original artwork will be offered, and the public will be able to have items signed by the pair.
For more information, visit www.jessewatson.com or phone Jesse Watson at 360-385-0543.
Bake sale set
PORT ANGELES — St. Andrew’s Place, 520 E. Park Ave., will hold a bake sale to raise Christmas funds for residents from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
St. Andrew’s Place is a nonprofit assisted-living community.
Homemade baked goods and homemade candy will be sold.
For more information, phone 360-417-3418.
