Hear the sounds of carolers, handbell choirs and bagpipers echo through the street. Stop to watch Victorian-era jugglers and magicians perform on corners. See the streets filled with Victorian-clad Bobbies, Beefeaters, gentlemen and ladies. Enjoy delicious foods and extraordinary merchandise from traveling artisans, craftsmen and cooks. Close your eyes and you will be taken back to the age of Charles Dickens when the British Empire was at the height of its glory and power. Open them and discover yourself at Dickens on The Strand, Galveston, Texas' internationally renowned Victorian Christmas Festival.
