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The 10th Annual Holiday Fair at Mansons Hall

The 10th Annual Holiday Fair at Mansons Hall will be from 11 to 3 PM on Sunday December 1, 2024.

“Join us at Manson’s Hall on Sunday, December 1st, from 11am to 3pm for a 10th annual holiday fair.  30 talented vendors will display their finest wares, including gourmet food. handmade crafts, specialty beauty products, natural remedies, unique jewelry, artisan soaps, textiles, beeswax candles, musical instruments, baskets, baked goods, woodwork and handicraft items. The event also features live music and a delightful lunch,” explained Jennifer Pickford, the Hall Manager.

Christmas presents – Photo by Ravi Shah via Flickr (CC By 2.0)

Cortes Currents: When was the first Holiday Fair? 

 Jennifer Pickford: “I just did some research into our database and it looks like there is a record of some kind of a Christmas fair happening since at least 2004.” 

Cortes Currents: Do you get much of a turnout?  

Jennifer Pickford: “We get an immense turnout actually because people seem to be really excited to come out and support their local vendors at this event. And so it’s always nice also for them to come and see how the hall is all decorated in Christmas lights and twinkling and  it just seems like a festive, wonderful event for the whole community to enjoy.” 

Cortes Currents: What does this represent for the vendors? 

 Jennifer Pickford: “This represents really an opportunity for the vendors to showcase what they’ve been working on through the whole year. Many of our vendors only participate in the holiday fair because they have been having a great success at this event, and they see it as an opportunity to  focus on something, a project throughout the year, wherein they will work on their crafts and have an opportunity to really showcase them at this very popular event.”  

 Cortes Currents: Tell me about your vendors.

Jennifer Pickford: 

  • Brig Weiler is our long standing jewelry and crafts and card vendor. 
  • Joy Shipway is going to be having some special holiday treats.  
  • Irene Blueth will be showcasing her silver jewelry. 
  • Dancing Wolf will be selling festive aprons.
  • We have the Cortes Food Bank bringing their designer food bags
  • Xavier Charbonneau has silver jewelry as well.
  • Alanah Caron is bringing her homemade soaps. 
  • Heather McKenzie is coming with some crystal jewelry. 
  • Savannah Young is bringing her pottery. 
  • Hilary Else is bringing her Elsewhere Clothing.  
  • Meredith Bill, has willow baskets, hides, various herbal things like soaps, salves, mists.
  • Tammy Collingwood will be there as well with her homemade cosmetics.
  • We have Monica Menghetti and Sheldon with their books, watches, watch batteries, and handcrafted items.\
  • We will have Cortes Community Radio, CKTZ 89.5 FM,  with their merchandise.  
  • Anastasia will also be there with her glass jewelry. 
  • Melissa Campbell with textiles, beeswax candles, and goodies like that.
  • Ron Bazar with his beautiful handcrafted woodwork. 
  • Rod Lee will be there with his bird houses and other woodworks. 
  • Noba Anderson is going to be there with her wild harvested fish.  
  • Karen Perras will be there as well with some beautiful  homemade clothing. 
  • We also have Sara from Wildflower.  She’s going to be selling some homemade apple cider. 

“Of course,  there will be a delicious lunch provided by Trevor Bass, who is going to be selling  a little cup of his delicious homemade pasta in a  soup that people can carry around with them as they’re perusing all the beautiful products at the holiday fair.”

“That’s just a few of the vendors that you will see highlighted here. We are really excited that the community is so on board with this event. It is always such a pleasure to have everybody come through the door.  There will also be some lovely harp playing by Laurel Bohart and we will have some Christmas tunes. It’ll just have a general feeling of festivity for everyone to enjoy.”

Top image credit: A previous Holiday Market – photos courtesy Mansons Hall

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