The Dickens Festival Holiday Craft Fair is a beloved Braintree tradition. Held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, All Souls Church is transformed into a festive Victorian marketplace decked out for the Christmas season. The Dickens Festival is a touchstone for the holidays that offers our community the gift of a traditional holiday experience filled with good cheer and good fun!

The Dickens Festival is a unique entertainment and shopping experience with something for the young and young at heart. Admission is free and there are many things for sale.

Be sure to visit Father Christmas (our Victorian Santa Claus) for FREE and take pictures with your camera or cell phone. He will be seated in his chair on the steps of our Sanctuary Market near the Christmas tree or in our Parish Hall Market. Or you may see him outside, waving to passersby. Father Christmas is great with persons of all ages and abilities.

Bring the kids by our bake sale for a FREE chocolate chip cookie (Limit Two per child) - must be accompanied by parent or guardian.

Interact with costumed characters from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and join in with our carolers. Visit our Markets where some of the best area artisans in Victorian costume sell their handcrafted goods.

Take home an Apple Pie from our Baking Crew. Buy one to eat and one to freeze!  Stock up on baked goods and take a chance on some fantastic raffles ... gift certificates and items donated by area merchants.

The Dickens Festival is known for its fun atmosphere, unique gifts and quality, handmade merchandise. Come to the Dickens Festival for some old fashioned spirit to start off your holiday season!