41st Annual Dickens on the Strand

The annual holiday street festival in Galveston, based on 19th-century Victorian London, features parades, six stages, strolling carolers, roving musicians, bagpipers and jugglers. Costumed vendors, Victorian-inspired crafts.

This year’s festival begins Friday, December 5 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and continues Saturday, December 6, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, December 7, from 12 to 6 p.m. Tickets purchased before December 5 are $12 for adults and $6 for children ages 7-12 for Saturday and Sunday. Tickets purchased at the gate are $14  adults and $8 for children ages 7-12 for Saturday or Sunday. Discounted tickets for GHF members  [doubledickens] are available for $9 for Saturday or Sunday in advance and $11 the day of. Attendees in Victorian costume are admitted for half price.