Charles Dickens Christmas Craft Faire - 2018

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Friday, November 9th, 2018

Fri. Nov. 9, 3-8pm  Sat. Nov. 10, 10-5pm  Sun. Nov. 11, 10-4pm

Christmas Day may be weeks away, but the spirit of the season will be cheery and bright in the Florence Filberg Centre, Courtenay, November 9th through 11th for the 24th Annual Charles Dickens Christmas Craft Faire. The Faire has become a tradition as shoppers have the opportunity to do their Christmas shopping early in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere filled with the sights and smells of Christmas.

Come and join us at the first major Christmas craft fair of the season in the Comox Valley. New and returning artisans from across Vancouver Island and beyond have joined the Faire to bring you an exceptional variety of quality handcrafted gifts. This juried event has over 60 exhibitors occupying both floors of the Filberg Centre ready to welcome you. You have the opportunity to meet and speak directly with the artists and artisans who have created such beautiful and creative work.

The show will feature a range of beauty and bath products, soaps, lotions and skin care products, and whether you are shopping for children or an avid toy collector, look forward to the Faire's's selection of novelty toy art, Teddy Bears and toys. You will find Santas and unique Christmas decorations. There will be a beautiful selection of handcrafted jewellery, sterling silver and other precious metals, opals, pearls, and crystals. We know you can ever go wrong with something practical, and so, the Faire will feature a wide range of handcrafted apparel, woven and felted clothing for children and adults. There will be leatherwork, home décor items like table runners, quilted items from the Schoolhouse Quilters group, aprons, tea cosies, and baby items, hand spun and oven apparel from the Woolgatherers group, original artwork and paintings.

For that nature lover on your list, be sure to check out the fine selection of photography. There will be handmade cards, and also expect to see a great variety of wood including intarsia, spoons and cutting boards from local wood. There will be fresh honey and bee products, you will find European-style Christmas baking, and gourmet sauces and spices. Also find carved and hand-painted gourds, as well as functional and decorative pottery.

There will be authors of children’s and adult books, stained and painted glass, specialty
wines, and so much more...

This is a much-anticipated show, and you can be sure to find something unique for that hard-to-please person on your gift list...or to treat yourself!

To support the community, organizers have provided space on the lower level of the Filberg Centre for three local charitable organizations, to help them raise funds and awareness.

YANA will be selling their Christmas crackers. YANA Christmas crackers are a popular Comox Valley tradition, selling out each year well before the holidays with all proceeds supporting local children. You could win one of 50 special prizes or be the lucky winner of the grand prize, a diamond ring valued at $4,700. www.yanacomoxvalley.com

Habitat for Humanity, Vancouver Island North. Support Habitat's Lake Trail Road build project by purchasing tickets for their &Get Away or Stay & raffle. Enter to win one of three prizes: 2 return tickets anywhere WestJet flies, a trip to Vancouver to see the Canucks, or a spa package at the Kingfisher! Tickets are 3 for $20 or 1 for $10. The draw is on Dec. 14 - just in time for Christmas! http://habitatnorthisland.com

Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) will be in attendance to create awareness and will be fundraising to support their new Wildlife Rescue Centre in Merville. Look for items made by their volunteers and a variety of Audubon singing birds.
www.marswildliferescue.com

Let this year’s Charles Dickens Faire provide you with the opportunity to make your holidays extra special. You have a chance to win one of the Daily Draw prizes, ticket free with your admission. Or, you could win one of five $100 Quality Foods gift cards.

Admittance to the Charles Dickens Craft Faire is $3 for adults, free for children.

Daily Draw prizes include:
• $75 gift certificate from Atlas Café
• $60 gift certificate from the Sid Williams Theatre
• Gift basket with chocolates, $25 gift certificate from the OhSpa, Plush throw, value $75 from Marion Logan, Invis West Coast Mortgages
• Gift Certificates for two Pacific Mist Hydropath packages with lunch, plus spa products
from the Kingfisher Oceanside Resort & Spa valued at over $200

• The Florence Filberg Centre is wheelchair accessible and there is free parking.
• Snacks available downstairs in the concession run by the Evergreen Seniors.
• ATM on site.

Charles Dickens Craft Faire organizers thank the Comox Valley Record and Quality
Foods for their continued support as event sponsors.

For more information, visit www.DickensChristmasCraftFair.com