Step into the magic of Christmas Past as Saturday at the Dickens Festival comes alive with cheer! Enjoy a complimentary carriage ride through historic downtown, sip and savor your way through Victorian tea, and let the little ones delight in Tiny Tim’s Corner. Browse the artisan market for unique holiday treasures, then enjoy delicious food and drink while listening to the Main Stage acts as the town transforms into a scene straight from Dickens’ London.

Stage Schedule:

10AM: O’McPub Band
11AM: Baltimore Pipe Band
12PM: Jimi Kinstle presents
1PM: O’McPub Band
2PM: Baltimore Pipe Band
3:30PM: The Devil’s Brigade

Run Like the Dickens 5K
7AM – 8AM
Rain or Shine! Free Dicken’s Kids Dash (10 & Under) will take place just before the 5K begins. Start and finish near The Kitchen at the Imperial!

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Spend the Day Among the Shopkeeps & Artisans
Spend a merry shilling or two and browse the stalls to fill thy satchel!

8AM – 12PM
Chestertown Farmers’ Market

8AM – 4PM
London Row Open with Artisans Market

9AM – 4PM
Heritage Village Open

9AM – 12PM
Santa’s House Open

10AM – 2PM
Tarot Card reading in The Vault in The Bank!

10AM – 2PM
Holiday House Tour
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10AM – 5PM
Beverage Tent Open

Serving beer, wine, hot cider, mulled wine, and non-alcoholic beverages!

10:30AM – 2:30PM
Wheelman Antique Bicycles

11AM – 5PM
Food vendors open

Tiny Tim’s Corner & Petting Zoo
11AM – 3PM
Enjoy a petting zoo, Victorian Bowling, Yard Games, Face Paint, Balloon Twister, and end with Ashton’s Musical Performances and a Magician!

Carriage Rides
12PM – 4:30PM
Step back in time and delight in a complimentary carriage ride in true Dickensian style! First come, first served!

1PM – 3PM
Victorian Tea

Enjoy a proper English tea from Victorian servers. 

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2PM-4PM
Palm Readings in the Vault in The Bank!

5:00PM-6:30PM
“13 Unmerriest Monsters”

How much do you really know about the holiday season? …Have you taken precautions against the Yule Cat? Meow!

Get to know Mari Lwyd, a skeleton horse who challenges people in a battle of rhymes. How about the French whipping father, le Pere Fouttard? Locally, we must be on the lookout for the Belsnickel. Maybe you think your decor is up to snuff for inspection by The Yule Goat? Ready for Caga Tio, the festive holiday “log?”

Well, if you’re not prepared for all this, Krampus may be the best introduction for the true spirit of the season.

Join us for this darker look at holiday legends and lore presented by Rissa Miller, and discover the shady backend of the most wonderful time of the year ~ or as she likes to call it, a Creepy Little Christmas.

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