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Sooke Fall Fair holds one-day Xmas craft fair

Sooke Fall Fair, Christmas Craft Fair, November 2019
Sooke Fall Fair Christmas Craft Fair on November 23, 2019 [West Shore Voice News - Chelsea Kirkpatrick]
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Saturday November 23, 2019 ~ SOOKE

~ by Chelsea Kirkpatrick | West Shore Voice News

Several hundred people turned out for the annual Sooke Fall Fair Christmas Craft Fair at Sooke Community Hall today Saturday November 23.

The one-day event is an opportunity for supporting the Sooke Fall Fair which holds its largest event in early September each year to celebrate agriculture and home crafts.

Neil Poirier, Sooke Fall Fair, craft show
The new Sooke Fall Fair president is local resident Neil Poirier (a former SD62 trustee). [West Shore Voice News – Chelsea Kirkpatrick]

This is the winter season for Sooke Fall Fair with Neil Poirier as president. He said it’s not as highly attended as the fall fair in September but gets a good turnout.

The usual range of seasonal crafts for sale like knitting, candles and salves, dolls and toys, pottery, ornaments and edible goods were also perked up with the offering of wood art and sassy magnets.

There were at least two vendors offering MLM (multi level marketing) products — makeup, and candles.

Sooke Fall Fair, Christmas Craft Fair, Linda Gordon
Sooke Arts Council President Linda Gordon (right) took part at the Sooke Fall Fair Christmas Craft Fair on November 23, 2019 [West Shore Voice News – Chelsea Kirkpatrick]

They call this fair “The Biggest Little Craft Fair” but it’s essentially the same size (in terms of number of vendor tables) as other craft fairs held in the hall. But only for one day.