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• Dec. 3-4 at Chickaloon Village Traditional Council Building, Mile 61.5 of the Glenn Highway. The Chickaloon Village Traditional Council will host a holiday arts and crafts fair 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 3 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4. Event also benefits Ya Ne Dah Ah School. Call 745-0704 for more information.
• Dec. 4-5 at East Lake Mall in Big Lake. The Big Lake Lions Club bazaar is from noon to 4 p.m. and features 49 vendors and Santa Claus.
• Dec. 4 at Primrose Retirement Community in Wasilla. A Christmas bazaar is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes a bake sale and a variety of craft and general vendors. For more information, call 373-5500.
• Dec. 4 Trinity Lutheran Church will sponsor a Holiday Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Trinity Barn. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Catherine Peterson at 745-7501.
• Dec. 4 holiday craft bazaar from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at North Bowl on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway. Booth spaces are still available to purchase. For more information, send e-mail mat-suusbc@hotmail.com.
• Dec. 4-5 Big Lake Lions Club’s will sponsor the Big Lake Holiday Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Dec. 4 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 5. This year, 49 vendors will set up at the East Lake Mall in Big Lake. Santa Claus also will be at the mall from noon to 4 p.m. both days. Pictures with Santa are $7.50.
• Dec. 10-11 during Colony Christmas at Palmer Depot and other venues.
• Dec. 11 Jonesers Christmas Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 11 at the Willow Community Center. For more information, call 841-3613 or email jonesers@hotmail.com.
• Dec. 11 at the Palmer Senior Citizens’ Center.
• Dec. 11 Christmas Carnival and Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 11 at the AT&T Sports Center on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway.
• Homesteaders Country Store’s artists bazaar continues weekends through Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Meadow Wood mall at the corner of Big Lake Road and the Parks Highway.
• Meta Rose Christmas Bazaar is open seven days a week through Dec. 24. Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m.
To add information about your holiday bazaar event, send e-mail to news@frontiersman.com.