The Bay Area’s Great Dickens Christmas Fair

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The Great Dickens Christmas Fair in the San Francisco/Bay Area, is an event I attended a couple of years ago and thought, how cool…..a mixture of culture, entertainment, arts, and Christmas, all set to make you feel like you’re in Victorian London. The idea is to come to party and mingle with hundreds of costumed players in over 120,000 square feet of theatrically-lit music halls, pubs, dance parties and Christmas shops on winding lanes. It’s a twilight evening in Charles Dickens’ London Town – a city filled with lively and colorful characters from both literature and history.

Enticing aromas of roasted chestnuts and hearty foods fill the air. Cries of street vendors hawking their wares ring out above the bustling crowd. Dozens of lamplit shops are filled to overflowing with Christmas presents. If in northern California at all, it’s worth a stop by.

Continuous performances on six stages and in the streets feature lively and colorful characters from Dickens’ London. Included will be energetic song and dance in Fezziwig’s Warehouse, boisterous music hall performers in Mad Sal’s Dockside Alehouse, chimney sweeps, Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and that evil genius Fagin.

Especially For Children: Punch and Judy puppet shows, Victorian fairies, Father Christmas, and interactive theatrical performances; games and holiday activities; Victorian arts and crafts.

Gourmet chefs will offer delicious foods from around the world, including fish and chips, English bangers, Greek delicacies, French onion soup, and enticing desserts. Five authentic pubs offer Craft Ales from local breweries to satisfy the heartiest thirst. A wide selection of fine wines and champagne will be available by the glass.

For more information, check out their main site here. It runs from Dec. 3-18, 2011.

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