PORT ANGELES — The 28th annual Festival of Trees will begin Friday with two Teddy Bear Teas and the Festival of Trees Gala.
It will continue through Sunday at the Vern Burton Community Center at 308 E. Fourth St.
Fifty-three trees decorated by area designers and sold with special gifts called premiums will be auctioned off at Friday night’s Festival of Trees Gala.
The trees and 80 wreaths will be on view Saturday and Sunday during Family Days.
The annual event is a three-day fundraiser for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation.
It is presented by Sequim Health & Rehabilitation.
New this year will be 12 gingerbread houses — one nearly 3 feet tall — on view only during Family Days on Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 360-417-7144 or by going to the OMC Foundation office at 1015 Georgiana St., Port Angeles. The office will be closed today but will be open on Friday.
Here is the schedule and prices:
Friday
• 10 a.m. and noon — Teddy Bear Teas for parents and children; $12 each or $250 for a VIP table of 10.
The Teddy Bear Teas is sold out.
• 5:30 p.m. — Festival of Trees Gala, sponsored by Sequim Health and Rehabilitation; buffet dinner, tree auction and silent auction; $105 each. A few tickets for the Gala were still available Wednesday.
Saturday
• 8:30 a.m. — Senior Breakfast, a sit-down breakfast sponsored by The Lodge at Sherwood Village, The Fifth Avenue and Sherwood Assisted Living; $12 for adults. Limited tickets will be available at the door.
• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Family Days; public viewing of decorated trees and wreaths, musical entertainers, photos with Santa and children’s activity areas. $7 each, children younger than 8 are free.
Sunday
• 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. — Family Days; public viewing of decorated trees and wreaths, musical entertainers, photos with Santa and children’s activity areas. $7 each, children younger than 8 free.
