Charles Dickens Christmas Fair 2024. It was that christmas that a five. For five weekends only (and the friday after thanksgiving), the cow palace will be transformed into the lively streets, lamplit shops, and boisterous playhouses of charles dickens’ london.

Every year, guests flock to historic rochester from far and wide to enjoy the dickensian christmas festival. The festival opens saturday, november 23, and runs saturdays and sundays (plus the friday after thanksgiving).