"While pursuing the wares and partaking of the delicacies, harken to vendors' tales of their deep and loving connections to the fair. Lodema the Potter believes the Dickens Fair is "the best event in the world." For her, the camaraderie of the staff creates a feeling of safety. Her hand-painted ceramics have been a fair staple for decades. Professor Prospero's Creature Caravan and Curiouser and Curiouser Printmaking are family."
"Dance at Fezziwigs, see Jeremiah Johnson's Trickish Matters show (which ends with a balancing, juggling spectacular), solve the new Sherlock Holmes puzzle, join a "snowball" fight, learn something new at the Athenaeum club. Take time to seek out quiet moments: Relax in a chaise lounge tucked in a corner of Mad Sal's, play a round of checkers or backgammon at the Greenman Inn, settle around a dimly lit table at the Bohemian Bar, and canoodle with your sweetie while sipping absinthe."
The Great Dickens Christmas Fair brings an immersive recreation of Victorian London to the Cow Palace with more than 1,200 costumed participants and over 400 actors. The event emphasizes tiny period details including set decorations, costumes, songs, and an absence of cell phones to maintain atmosphere. Visitors are encouraged to interact with costumed characters and participate in activities such as dancing at Fezziwigs, watching Jeremiah Johnson's Trickish Matters show, solving a Sherlock Holmes puzzle, joining a snowball fight, and learning at the Athenaeum club. Quiet spaces include Mad Sal's chaise lounge, games at the Greenman Inn, and the Bohemian Bar. Longtime vendors and artists express deep personal and familial connections to the fair.
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