34th annual Dickens Fair

By Kate King, Dickens Fair Coordinator

With the summer behind us, and the holiday season on the horizon, we are all getting ready to leap into the busiest and most festive time of the year. On December 6 from 10am – 5pm, the James Bay Market Society will present the 34^th Annual Dickens Fair. This year the Dickens will be hosting a grand group of artisans, makers, bakers and yes, candlestick makers! The James Bay Community Center at 140 Oswego Street will come alive with all day musical entertainment, great food from the café, lots of great door prizes too!

The kids will have fun in the children’s craft area where they can create a one-of-a-kind treasure of their own. We will have free face painting and the Chicken Lady will be introducing us to her incredible feathered friends. There will be exciting demonstrations by the Flax to Linen group who will spin their own kind of magic while they show you how they create fabric from one of the world’s oldest cultivated plants!

There is something for everyone from great homemade foods to uniquely crafted gifts that are sure to put a sparkle in your eye. Afterwards you can enjoy the annual Christmas Lighted Truck Parade, a great day for the whole family!

Come on out, and make the 34^th Annual Dickens Fair your one-stop shopping and entertainment destination this holiday season.