Each weekend, and on Christmas Eve, we will release new content here - see dates below.
Invoke the spirits of Christmas Past and Christmas Present with "A Christmas Carol" read by Mr. Dickens himself.
Gather to sing in the parlour, or dance in the kitchen! Find favorite Fair music, videos, and the one and only Coventry Carolers in spirited song!
Discover delicious recipes from merry old England and serve up holiday favorites with Dickensian flair!
Entice your creative spirit (and young hearts) to make playful holiday gifts with instruction from Fair artists.
And we invite you to…
Shop online for lovingly crafted gifts to delight both family and friends...and to help our artist community by purchasing from a crafts community that is struggling through the cancellation of a year's worth of events.
The first content will be published on Saturday, November 21. Peruse the schedule below to plan for your fun!
A warm holiday welcome from our namesake, the illustrious author Mr. Charles Dickens.
Catherine Gaston of Nana's Nursery demonstrates “How to Make a Pomander”
Create a keepsake of sweet-smelling herbs and spices to place in a closet, drawer, or room to perfume the air.
"A Christmas Carol," Part Two - a Reading by Charles Dickens
Delight in the second installment of Charles Dickens’ timeless holiday tale read by the author himself.
Glenn Morgan Plays the Hammer Dulcimer
Marvelous and unusual acoustic music from the streets of the Fair.
"Why We Do This"
Join us as we draw back the curtain and share an intimate look at creating our Londontown.
An Authentic Victorian Cooking Demonstration
Are you familiar with a pie jigger or sugar nips? Take a glimpse into a Victorian kitchen before the advent of electricity in the home.
Grace Morgan of Dancing Flame Candles Demonstrates "Candle Dipping & Carving"
Learn how to make a multicolored, multilayered carved candle to light your holiday nights.
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair Character Coloring Book
Available on Amazon for purchase, this special book of hand drawn characters was created by Don Carson, former Senior Show Designer for Walt Disney Imagineering.
The Creature Comfits: Christmas Traditions & Recipes from Dickensian England
Also by Don Carson and available on Amazon, a charming and illuminating collection of Christmas holiday recipes and stories from England during the time of Charles Dickens.
A History of Wheat Weaving
Fifth generation Welsh Wheat-Weaver and Fair artist for many years, Morgyn Ownes-Celli shares some lore about this ancient, traditional art form.
The History of Tavistock House and the Dickens Family Parlour
Discover the London home of Mr. Charles Dickens and his family from 1851 to 1860 where he wrote Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit and A Tale of Two Cities.
