Category - Dickens on The Strand

Dickens on The Strand Short Story Contest

Could you be the next Dickens? This year’s festival will give you the chance to ride in a carriage with a Dickens descendant if your story is the winning selection!

Kid’s Activities at Dickens on The Strand

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Victorian Bed Races

ortune and glory await one lucky team at the 2024 Dickens on The Strand! The annual Victorian bed race, held Sunday, December 7, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., is always a crowd favorite and pits 5-person teams against each other...

Fezziwig’s Friday at Dickens on The Strand

Dickens on The Strand Vendor Application

Dickens on The Strand Festival Program

Saint Arnold’s Strand Walking Tours : Dickens on The Strand

Galveston Historical Foundation

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From a stable to a visitor's center to our "Galveston's Juneteenth Exhibit - "And Still We Rise"" exhibit, the carriage house of the 1859 Ashton Villa has seen a lot. James Moreau Brown built Ashton Villa in 1859. A significant amount of the brickwork, both in the house and here in the carriage house, was done by a brick mason slave named Aleck. Aleck's story is highlighted at both our Ship To Shore experience at the Galveston Historic Seaport and at "And Still We Rise..." The work being done now, thanks to a matching Texas Preservation Trust Fund grant from Texas Historical Commission, includes new mortar and stainless steel tie rods, ensuring the building continues to tell Aleck's story and others for another 166 years and more. ... See MoreSee Less

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Incorporated in 1954, Galveston Historical Foundation is one of the nation's largest local preservation organizations. Over the last 50 years, the foundation has expanded its mission to encompass community redevelopment, public education, historic preservation advocacy, maritime preservation and stewardship of historic properties.

Category - Dickens on The Strand

Dickens on The Strand Short Story Contest

Kid’s Activities at Dickens on The Strand

Protected: Dickens on The Strand Merchant & Resident Passes

Victorian Bed Races

Fezziwig’s Friday at Dickens on The Strand

Dickens on The Strand Festival Program

Saint Arnold’s Strand Walking Tours : Dickens on The Strand

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