On the Peninsula, Small Business Saturday overshadows Black Friday

There’ll be plenty to do for shoppers on the Olympic Peninsula this Thanksgiving weekend as local businesses are kicking off the holiday shopping season with Black Friday and Small Business Saturday sales and community events.

Black Friday — the day after Thanksgiving, traditionally the start of the Christmas shopping season — is mainly the purview of big box stores, but local businesses across the country have increasingly sought to get in on the action.

In Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend, all have events scheduled over the weekend meant to bring shoppers to local businesses.