Holiday Gift Shopping Begins in Redmond

To kick off the holiday season, the 49^th annual Snowflake Boutique will transport you to a winter wonderland. The Cascade Lakes South Building at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond will be full of crafts, art and food items. Shoppers can fill their bags with gift and holiday items and pay for everything on the way out.

The event began with a few friends selling crafts from their home in 1975. Today, thousands attend with around 80 vendors. Organizers are club members who jury the items to ensure products are high quality and not duplicated.

“For fit of the show, items need to be 75% handmade or improved, so we don’t accept resellers of items that don’t fit that criteria,” Snowflake Boutique Publicity Chair Tina Littlefield told the Source.

Vendor categories include Christmas, children, kitchen, garden, pets, food, jewelry, clothing, vintage and more. The list of items for sale is quite long,

“Food includes honey, toffee, nuts, flavored salts, jelly, jams, dip mixes, scone and shortbread mixes,” Littlefield says. “We have hand poured candles, soaps, lotions, everything lavender, pet collars, dog coats, hand painted dog bone ornaments [and] western themed items such as framed rodeo posters.” There’s also a jewelry room, pottery, knitted items and children’s toys.

With a minimal fee of $4 per adult, after expenses, money raised will be donated to local charities. Last year nearly $5,000 was donated to the Redmond Senior Center, the Redmond Chapter of the Band of Brothers and Family Access Network.

Littlefield says it takes volunteers five days to set up, operate and take down. She looks forward to celebrating the events’ half a century milestone next year.

Snowflake Boutique
Fri Nov. 7 1-8pm, Sat Nov. 8 9am-5pm
Deschutes County Fairgrounds South Sisters Building
3800 SW Airport Way, Redmond
snowflakeboutique.org/
$4/Kids under 12 free

This article appears in the Source October 30, 2025.