Christmas in the 1840s will be the theme Saturday at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
The program will offer musical performances, craft displays and hands-on activities reflecting the holiday season at Fort Vancouver during the era of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
The holiday program will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the reproduction of the stockade at 1001 E. Fifth St., with more activities at other locations in Vancouver’s historic reserve.
Fort Vancouver events include:
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10 a.m., Christmas caroling by the Madrigal Singers.
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10 a.m. to 3 p.m., cultural demonstrations: blacksmithing and Victorian handcrafts.
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10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1840s holiday hands-on activities: toymaking, potpourri, wreathmaking,
Victorian holiday crafts, holiday stories and readings, festive holiday beverages and holiday music.
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10:30 a.m. to noon, roving Christmas caroling by the Madrigal Singers and photo opportunity.
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1:30 p.m., historic weapons program: hunting on Christmas Day.
Entry fee to Fort Vancouver, which is a National Park Service site, is $5 for a family or $3 for an adult; children 15 and younger are free.
Visitor center and gift shop, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1840s children’s games, as well as cider and cookies. No admission fee.
Christmas at Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E. Fifth St., is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your camera and have your photo taken with Santa Claus in a vintage Ryan monoplane. Shoppers can buy aviation-related gifts. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for children. Call 360-694-7026.
Christmas at the Marshall House, 1301 Officers Row, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet Don Lonsbrough, artist of the “Christmas at the Marshall House” ornament; Phillipe Litzler will perform holiday Celtic harp music from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; holiday shopping, children’s holiday stories and treats, and a chance to take family photos in front of a Victorian Christmas tree. No admission fee. Call 360-693-3103.
Restaurant at the Historic Reserve, 1101 Officers Row, will have a “Breakfast With Santa” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations: 360-906-1101.
Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. A free afternoon of activities centered on recycled and repurposed materials for holiday gifts. Call 360-487-7111.
