Join us for 5 weekends in 2026, Nov. 21 – Dec. 20, including the Friday after Thanksgiving!
Tickets go on sale in October.
Welcome to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, where over 4 acres of the historic Cow Palace exhibition halls are magically transformed into the winding lanes and bustling play houses of Victorian London! Immerse yourself in a world of theatres, pubs, dance parties, and charming shops. Discover holiday revelry in this lamp-lit city brimming with hundreds of lively and colorful characters from the imagination of Charles Dickens and the often saucy world of the Victorian stage.
Shop, Play, & Feast in London
And Experiences can be found throughout the Fair, including Port & Chocolate and Champagne Tastings, a mysterious Pub Crawl with Jekyll & Hyde and the Elixir of Madness, and the Dark Garden Corset Experience.
English Pubs
Family Fun
Theatre & Nightlife
Dramatic Streets
Delicacies & Libations
Costumes & Textiles
Activities & Diversions
Jewelry
Collectibles
Art
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
~ Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
