By Times Chronicle Staff
Oliver’s ever-popular Arts and Craft Fair takes place November 15-16 this year. The Fair, now in its 47th year, is an important event for South Okanagan artisans and crafters and one that holiday shoppers look forward to every year.
With over 35 booths filled with everything from woodcarving and glassworks to soap and silverware, the fair has become a mainstay in Oliver’s pre-holiday calendar.
Time flies clock by Mark Fernandes. Contributed photo
This year’s fair features many perennial favourites from the quilters and fibre arts guilds to new artisans who will fill their booths with leatherwork, charcuterie boards and handmade clocks.
The range and quality of the arts and crafts at the fair is truly and each year the show fills the hall with holiday sparkle and fresh baked cakes and preserves, jewelry, pottery, handmade beaded moccasins, felted animals and even gnomes.
As an added treat, Oliver Eats will be in the kitchen preparing snacks and lunches for the hungry holiday shoppers.
Dave Brewin wood turning. Contributed photo
Admission is free and donations to the Oliver Food Bank are greatly appreciated. This year the Oliver Arts and Craft Fair is held over two days – Friday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Main Hall of the Oliver Community Centre at 6359 Park Drive, Oliver.
Handmade moccasins by Charlotte Affleck. Contributed photo
