Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party Fair / Carnival / Festival / Food & Drink Event / Holiday Event / Party / Shopping Event Every year in November/December

The Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party is an annual holiday celebration held in November and December at the Cow Palace Exhibition Hall in San Francisco. Opened in 1941, the Cow Palace Exhibition Hall has hosted many famous events and people throughout the years from Liberace to The Beatles to Evel Knievel.

Started in 1979, the Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party brings Victorian London to the Bay Area to allow thousands of visitors to celebrate the holidays as Charles Dickens once did. With six stages of constant entertainment and over 120,000 feet of London to explore, the Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party is guaranteed to hold your attention. Featured at the fair are classic holiday guests such as Ebenezer Scrooge and Father Christmas wandering the streets to complement the dance parties, holiday shopping and traditional pub experiences taking place throughout the festival.

Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party tickets start at around $25 for adults and $12 for kids and available at the gate as well as online.