Despite the necessity to cancel its customary incarnation of Victorian
LONDON WITHIN THE COW PALACE EXHIBITION HALLS, RED BARN
PRODUCTIONS has found a way to bring THE GREAT DICKENS CHRISTMAS
FAIR into your car, into your home, and under your tree this holiday
season! For three weekends, beginning Saturday, DECEMBER 4 THROUGH
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, fans of this beloved holiday tradition will have
three ways to experience the Fair’s well-known DICKENSIAN DELIGHTS
IN 2021.New this year, DRIVE THRU DICKENS’ LONDON will offer a
taste of The Great Dickens Christmas Fair from the comfort of your
car. Designed as a safe way to enjoy many of the Fair’s famous
foods and shop for select handcrafted gifts, the event will feature
multiple tableaux from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol along with two
stages of continuous live music, dance, and comedy.
“While we weren’t able to produce our traditional DICKENS
CHRISTMAS FAIR INSIDE THE COW PALACE THIS YEAR, we decided to serve up
DICKENSIAN FUN AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF OUR BELOVED VENUE. It’s a
whimsically ‘inside out’ experience with some fun surprises,”
says Fair co-producer KEVIN PATTERSON.
For $25.00 PER VEHICLE, a car full of friends and family will
encounter Dickensian street scenes as they travel around the exterior
of the Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, where an enticing selection of
hearty English foods, ales, and ciders, as well as nonalcoholic
beverages, will be available for purchase at an outdoor version of the
Fair’s Grand Concourse. Entertainments will include Fair favorites
such as Paddy West’s singing sailors, the lovable London Chimney
Sweeps, Victorian Bobbies (aka Peelers), and many more on hand to
entertain and delight. Tickets go on sale November 1
at www.dickensfair.com.
Drive-Thru Dickens’ London will also feature a selection of handmade
goods perfect for holiday gift-giving. Children’s painting sets of
clay figures and ornaments, Fairy House building kits, hand-dipped
candles, fine soaps, hand-blown glass ornaments, traditional rum
cakes, celebrated English Christmas Pudding, and more, can be
purchased and delivered along with attendees’ food orders.
Fair producers will also be reprising DICKENS FAIR AT HOME, the
popular online presentation first launched in 2020 of Yuletide videos,
traditional recipes, and craft activities as well as readings from Mr.
Dickens and Father Christmas. New Dickens Fair at Home features
will be posted each weekend beginning Saturday, December 4. For
details, visit dickensfair.com/dickens-fair-at-home.
Last but not least, the DICKENSFAIR.com website will also feature
a SHOP ONLINE portal to many of the Fair’s craftspeople. “Our
marvelous artists have lost the majority of their shows once again
this year, but many have continued to create their fantastic works of
art and make them available online,” says Fair co-producer and
vendor manager Leslie Patterson. “When you shop online and buy
directly from the artists, you help them survive until live shows
return.”
Fair producers are excited to present this new interpretation of a Bay
Area tradition and provide an opportunity for caterers, craftspeople,
and performers to generate income. However, next year, a return of
the in-person Great Dickens Christmas Fair is planned for Saturdays,
Sundays, and the Friday after Thanksgiving from November 19 through
December 18, 2022.
WHAT:
A decidedly different Dickens Christmas Fair event this season, Drive
Thru Dickens’ London is a taste of The Great Dickens Christmas Fair
experienced from the comfort of your car. Enjoy street scenes and
enchanting tableaux from ‘A Christmas Carol’, lively music, an
enticing selection of hearty English foods, and handcrafted holiday
gifts available for purchase as you drive through an outdoor version
of the Fair’s Grand Concourse!
WHEN:
Three weekends, Saturdays and Sundays, December 4 - December 19,
2021
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (last vehicle entry at 5 PM)
WHERE:
The Cow Palace Lower Exhibition Halls; 2600 Geneva Avenue, Daly City,
CA
PRICES:
Advance purchase only (tickets available online only beginning Nov. 1)
Entry is $25.00 per vehicle (includes all vehicle occupants)
Food, beverages, and handcrafted gifts available for purchase at the
event
FOR MORE INFORMATION: visit www.dickensfair.com.
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