Seasonal Crafts, Sweets Just Around the Corner

By The Root River Current Team, November 25, 2024

Holiday gifts, tasty treats, and SMILES can all be found at area craft fairs and bake sales. (Photo by John Weiss)

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Seasonal crafts, baked goods, and lots of revelry highlight the dozens — if not hundreds — of community bazaars and holiday ‘bake sales’ held throughout the Root River Valley each December.

Be sure to take advantage of these once-a-year opportunities in YOUR COMMUNITY. They’re a chance to visit with friends, sample tasty sweets and maybe even help you check a few more things off your gift list.

But more than anything, these gatherings are about the people and their shared seasonal joy — as experienced by John Weiss during his 2023 visit to Preston’s Christ Lutheran Church Fair & Bake Sale. Smile along with his Root River Current article, Holiday Craft Fairs and Bake Sales Build Community.

UPDATE: This year’s fourth annual 2024 Craft Fair & Bake Sale hosted by Christ Lutheran Church in Preston has passed — but check with your local churches or city calendars to see what else there is in your neighborhood!

Enjoy the holidays!