Where: Broadstairs, Kent
£: Ticket prices vary depending on the event. Many events are free.
What is it?
The annual Broadstairs Dickens Festival in Kent takes place from Saturday 13th to Friday 19th June 2015 with parades, plays, walks and talks.
The Broadstairs Dickens Festival kicks off at 10am on the Saturday with a Victorian Country Fair in the marquee at Victoria Gardens. Then at 1pm there will be an historical walk led by Bill Hackney, followed at 2.30pm with a Grand Parade from the War Memorial to Victoria Gardens. The official festival opening ceremony will then take place at the gardens. Other events on the Saturday include a performance of the festival play, Barnaby Rudge, and a choir concert.
On the Tuesday there will be a period hair and make-up workshop, and a cream tea and reading at the Old Curiosity Shop. On Wednesday visitors to the festival can listen to a talk by Peter Shaw, enjoy music at the Bandstand and have coffee with some Dickensian characters.
Thursday’s entertainment includes a Victorian picnic at Victoria Gardens, and fun wine tasting with What the Dickens is in the Cellar? The final day rounds off with an Elegant Dickensian Traditional Afternoon Tea at the Royal Albion Hotel.
More info: www.broadstairsdickensfestival.co.uk and www.facebook.com/BroadstairsDickensFestival