Friday, Dec 12, 2025
Where Christmas Begins
Ready for Holiday Cheer?
Garrison’s Dickens Village Festival will delight and entertain families from across North Dakota, eastern Montana and southern Canada. The event turns a community of 1,500 into a quaint Victorian town from the era of Charles Dickens’. The Dickens Village Festival runs Thanksgiving Weekend (Friday & Saturday) and the next two Friday & Saturday’s.
Lots to see, do and experience
-- Street food vendors
-- Ride the Queen Elizabus
-- Lighted parade
-- Live Reindeer
-- Fruit cake toss
-- Children's Top Hat Decorating
-- Ride a horsedrawn carriage
-- Shop the unique stores
-- Embrace a simpler time
-- Live Charles Dickens' Play Performance
-- Craft vendor show
-- Entertainment each afternoon & evening
And so much more!
Parade
You won't want to miss the nightly favorite of the lighted parade at dusk (Approximately 5:30pm) down Main Street. Enjoy different business and group floats all celebrating the holiday spirit.
Entertainment Schedule, KOTA Theater, Main Street.
ALL PRICES BELOW ARE FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT ONLY
Tickets go on sale September 1st at 9 am ONLINE ONLY.
ALL TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. This includes inclement weather if you are unable to make it to the festival.
Third Weekend Entertainment:
Friday December 12th at 7 p.m.
The Waddington Brothers: $35 +taxes & fees
** Play information, times & prices down below.**
Live Performance of A Christmas Carol, Kota Theater
Tickets ($20 Adults, $10 Kids 12 & Under, nonrefundable) go on sale the September 1st, ONLINE ONLY, information under the Buy Tickets tab. Check out more about the play under on the Events Tab-About The Play.
ALL TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. This includes inclement weather if you are unable to make it to the festival.
Venue: Various Venues, Garrison, ND 58540
Please note this is a tentative schedule and revisions may occur prior to the event.
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