The U.S. Postal Service is hosting a series of Passport Fairs in the North Bay on Saturday, March 10, to provide passport information to U.S. citizens and to accept passport applications.

The Postal Service is joining the U.S. Department of State in celebrating “Passport Day in the USA,” a national passport acceptance and outreach event.

“We are happy to leverage the convenience of the Postal Service and partner with the Department of State to help our customers apply for passports,” said Raj Sanghera Postmaster of San Francisco.

On March 10, customers can visit one of the following locations to apply for a passport without first making an appointment.

Sonoma County

• Santa Rosa Main Post Office, 730 Second St., Santa Rosa, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Sonoma Main Post Office, 617 Broadway, Sonoma, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Sebastopol Post Office, 290 S. Main St., Sebastopol, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Mendocino County

• Littleriver Post Office, 7748 N. Highway 1, Littleriver, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Application forms, information on the costs and how to apply for a passport book and/or passport card can be found at www.usps.com/passport or www.travel.state.gov/ .

U.S. citizens also may obtain passport information by phone, in English and Spanish, by calling the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 877-487-2778.

In 2011, the Postal Service accepted more than 5.7 million passport applications at more than 6,000 retail locations across the country. Most of the locations also offer passport photo services at a price of $15.