Fall City’s big holiday festivities happen all afternoon Saturday, Dec. 6

The 15th annual Fall City Holiday Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Chief Kanim Middle School Commons, 32627 S.E. Redmond-Fall City Road, will offer many handmade items for sale from local crafters and artists throughout the community. Discover a unique vintage item and purchase gifts for all those special people on your holiday shopping list. Pick up fresh wreaths, swags and live poinsettias for your holiday decorating.

The 15th annual Fall City Holiday Market, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Chief Kanim Middle School Commons, 32627 S.E. Redmond-Fall City Road, will offer many handmade items for sale from local crafters and artists throughout the community.

Discover a unique vintage item and purchase gifts for all those special people on your holiday shopping list. Pick up fresh wreaths, swags and live poinsettias for your holiday decorating.

The Fall City Historical Society will sell gifts including the 2015 Fall City Calendar (the first in full color), new Fall City holiday cards, new Fall City magnets, the latest collector’s beverage glass with “Fall City Methodist Church”, and a limited number of historic mugs as well as Memory Book “Preserving the Stories of Fall City” and “Jack’s History of Fall City.”

Enjoy lunch with Chef Eric of EJ’s Catering will be serving hot sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. Eric’s motto is “healthy and hearty can co-exist.”

Bring your friends and enjoy a cup of coffee and enter to win one of many unique raffle prizes.

The Fall City Community Food Pantry will be collecting non-perishable food items to help neighbors in need this holiday season.  Look for the red donation bins near the Scouts’ bake sale table.

The Chief Kanim Middle School Music Program will kick the market off with the sounds of  lively and festive music. Cheer the holidays on with the Chief Kanim Middle School Hawkettes’ pom-pom girls. Listen to Johann Sasynuik on the piano, accompanied by his wife Teyani.

School music and walk in Fall City

The annual school music program is 4 to 5 p.m. at the Fall City Elementary School gymnasium. After the music, the whole crowd walks down to the Art Park, at the corner of the Fall City-Redmond Road and 335th Place, to light the tree.

Enjoy the sounds of the Fall City Elementary School chorus and Chief Kanim Middle School choirs at the Fall City Elementary School gymnasium. Santa will be in his sleigh ready to pose for family photos. Following the music program, carol your way down to Olive Taylor Quigley Park, enjoy the sounds of the Mount Si Jazz ensemble, start the countdown to light the trees and begin the after-party.

Fall City Arts will be serving hot cider and cookies in the Art Park before and after the tree lighting ceremony, with bonfires going to keep everyone toasty.

A handful of local artists have come together to bring one-of-a-kind, festive creations to the park to make the event even more special.