PORT ANGELES — Tickets are still available for the Festival of Trees Gala on Friday night and other festival events this weekend.
The festival — centered on a host of elaborately decorated Christmas trees — is one of the most popular and festive holiday season events on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Tickets can be purchased at The Toggery, 105 E. First St., in downtown Port Angeles; 360-457-4303.
Now in its 20th year, the festival is a three-day fundraiser for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation and the Port Angeles Exchange Club.
It will be held Friday through Sunday at Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St.
Decorated Christmas trees and wreaths created by area designers will be auctioned during Friday night’s Festival of Trees Gala, which includes a gourmet buffet dinner and dance.
Trees are decorated by businesses, organizations and community members and often include gifts or other items with them.
The festival’s Family Days on Saturday and Sunday feature entertainment and give visitors a chance to see the Christmas trees before they are delivered to the homes or businesses of the winning bidders.
Festival of Trees events and prices are:
Friday:
• Teddy Bear Tea for parents and children, 10 a.m. and noon. Sold out.
• Festival of Trees Gala at 5:30 p.m.; gourmet buffet, tree auction, silent auction and dancing with live music.
Tickets are $95 each and available at The Toggery.
Saturday:
• Senior Breakfast, 8 a.m., for seniors 55 and older or those with limited mobility; includes sit-down breakfast; $10.
Tickets are at The Toggery and at the door.
• Family Days from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; viewing of decorated trees, musical entertainment and children’s activity areas; $5, free for children younger than 8. Tickets at The Toggery and at the door.
• A Night to Branch Out, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
New to the festival this year, it will be a gathering especially for all who attended Port Angeles area schools and their family and friends.
There will be live music, dancing, food and a raffle of three “fabulously designed” Christmas trees and other items.
Tickets are $10 at The Toggery and at the door.
Sunday:
• Family Days, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; $5, free for children younger than 8. Tickets at The Toggery and at the door.
For information, phone Olympic Medical Center Foundation at 360-417-7144.
