Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) kicks off the holiday season with its annual holiday fair and festival, 11 a.m., Dec. 4, and continues noon to 4 p.m., Dec. 5.

Featuring distinctive artwork for gift-giving created by SCIART artists-in-residence and member artists, live music, free activities for kids, food trucks and more.

Visitors can browse through 40 professional artist studios and additional vendors, meeting the artists and watching them at work creating paintings, sculpture, ceramics, photographs, jewelry, weaving and more.

This year’s festivities also includes an outdoor exhibition of chrysalis lanterns, each measuring at least 4 feet. Admission is free and there is ample free parking.