Canned vegetables on display at the Salem Saturday Market (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Candles, fresh baked goods and salvaged wood decor will be among the items on offer at Salem’s annual Holiday Market, which opens Friday evening at the state fairgrounds.
Over 250 vendors with handmade or homegrown products will be on display at the Jackman Long Building, which is accessible from the west side of the fairgrounds off 17th Street Northeast.
Other features include animals available for adoption, tree decorating and gingerbread house contests and an interactive robotics exhibit from the Chemeketa Community College robotics program.
The market is open Friday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
The annual event is organized by Salem Community Markets, the organization which has put on the city’s weekly Saturday farmers market for over 20 years during the spring and summer.
More information is available on the market’s website.
-Rachel Alexander
