The 34th annual Cranberry Fest is slated for Oct. 5 and 6 in Eagle River, and the Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center is inviting artists to display their handmade arts and crafts for sale at the event. The festival will run that weekend from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Cranberry Fest is held rain or shine and more than 40,000 people attend. For more information on how to participate in the 34th annual Cranberry Fest Arts and Crafts Show, call Kim Emerson, events coordinator, at (715) 479-6400 or (800) 359-6315. Those interested may also log on to cranberryfest.org or eagleriver.org and click on “Area Events.”

Cranberry Fest will feature more than 300 arts and crafts booths, foods, fresh locally grown cranberries, marsh and winery tours, an antique show and sale, Lake Country Weaver & Fiber Artists show and sale, fitness events for the Ministry Eagle River Memorial Hospital Rehabilitation Program, farmers market, the world’s largest cheesecake for the Make A Wish Foundation, musical entertainment and much more.