5 Ways to Have Fun at The Great Dickens Christmas Fair

Travel back in time for the most highly anticipated jolt of Christmas spirit in the Bay Area, The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party. From November 23 - December 22, travel back in time to explore Victorian London, complete with laughter, mirth and merriment. Here are five guaranteed ways to have fun at this years The Great Dickens Christmas Fair!

Entertainment

Visitors will revel with delight at the musicians, dancers and street entertainers. Soak up the festive atmosphere and enjoy the entertainment as you negotiate the festive streets. Keep your eyes out for the multitude of characters that spring to life from the pages of Mr. Dickens' novels - Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, David Copperfield and Nicholas Nickelby. You might catch Oliver Twist and Nancy mingling with colorful street characters of the period along with roving chimney sweeps, musicians, carolers, music hall performers, saucy sailors, The Three Spirits, Father Christmas and Her Royal Highness. There are over 800 costumed players to entertain you at The Great Dickens Christmas Fair!

Shopping

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair offers a fantastic festive shopping experience, complete with a traditional Christmas Market and all the shops brimming with unique Christmas gift ideas. Browse the stalls and meet colorful characters dressed in authentic period costume, selling everything from traditional decorations, handmade gifts, candles, jewelry and cards. There’s no shortage of things to buy for even the most cold-hearted Scrooge-like misers.

Food & Spirits

When you have worked up an appetite, you will be spoilt for choice with the delicious food served by the pubs, cafes, hotels and stalls. Try the roasted organic chestnuts, served hot in traditional paper cones. Delicious and nutritious - helps to stave off ye ol’ scurvy! Or let your nose guide you to Fish and Chips, Bangers and Mash, Cornish pasties, Shepherd and Cottage pies, scones, tea sandwiches and delightful desserts in the midst of the hustle and bustle of Victorian London.

It's Jolly Good Fun

Get ready to kick up your feet at Fezziwig’s Warehouse with reels, jigs and waltzes! When the musicians pause join in a lively round of "Wink" or other Victorian parlour games. At the Silk Road Stage rub shoulders with all classes in English country dances polkas and waltzes then sing along to some sea chanties at Mad Sal’s Dockside Ale House!

Ways to Give and Save

Bah Humbug! I suppose if you want to be a Scrooge and get a special discount you're in luck!

Fireman's Toy Drive: Daly City Fire Department's "Operation Santa Claus"

Bring an unwrapped NEW toy to the Fair box office and receive a $5 discount off one adult ticket! Toys will be given to the Daly City Fire Department's "Operation Santa Claus" toy drive, now in its 70th year of bringing holiday cheer to less fortunate families in the Daly City/Colma/Broadmoor area. This special discount available at the Fair Box Office Only, and cannot be used in combination with pre-purchased tickets.

Active Military: 1st & 2nd Weekends Free Admission

Active Military personnel along with three family members will receive FREE Admission on First and Second Weekends! (November 23, 24, 29, 30, Dec. 1 only; photo I.D. required.)

The Scrooge Special (twilight ticket offer; available only at the box office)

Adult Twilight Tickets, available after 3pm: $20.00Child Twilight Tickets, available after 3pm: $10.00A great excuse to visit the Dickens Fair for a second time for shopping, dinner or a show!

Plunge into the magical and evocative world of a Dickensian Christmas and get ready to be treated to a glorious array of sights, tastes and smells from a bygone era. The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party which runs over five weekends Nov. 23-Dec. 22, 10AM-7 PM including the Friday after Thanksgiving exemplifies the perfect Christmas experience that the whole family will enjoy. Even Scrooge couldn’t fail to be impressed!

Online Ticket Pricing:

• Adult and Senior General Admission (13+ yrs.): $32.00 plus a convenience fee charged by Eventbrite

• Children (5-12 yrs.): $14.00 plus a convenience fee charged by Eventbrite

• Children under 5 years are always free

• Pickwick Club 2019 Season Passes are also available online through December 8, at $120.00 (a $352.00 value!) plus a convenience fee charged by Eventbrite.

 Admission Prices at the Gate:

• Adult and Senior General Admission (13+): $32.00

• Children (5-12 yrs): $14.00

• Children under 5 are always free

• Pickwick Club 2019 Season Pass: $120.00 (a $352.00 value!) - available through December 8

• Adult Twilight Tickets, available after 3:00 PM: $20.00 (available only at the box office)

• Child Twilight Tickets, available after 3:00 PM: $10.00 (available only at the box office)

FOR MORE INFORMATION, visit www.dickensfair.com.

Happy Holidays!