The 21st to the field house at the George Pearkes Recreation Centre this weekend.
For the first time in its 10-year run, the event is now a two-day affair, running Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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The toy fair is run by Biagio and Candice Woodward, the owners of Cherry Bomb Toys,
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For deal hunters, it likely means bumping the last-minute bargaining sessions to Sunday.
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The toy fairB次元官网网址檚 silent auction will benefit the MS Society. It usually generates around $1,500 to $2,000 towards the MS Society, and has raised $48,000 over the 10 years.
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Biagio was also instrumental in starting the Capital City Comic Con, which debuted in Victoria last month.
The organizing team is currently running surveys with the people involved to measure how it went.
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