Dickens Festival Brings Holiday Magic to Holly, with Two More Weekends To Go

Dickens Competition brings vacation magic to Holly, with two weekends to go

(Crystal A. Proxmire, December 3, 2025)

Holly, MI – The Holly Dickens Competition is in full swing, with the historic downtown space decked out in conventional vacation decor and crammed with spectacle harking back to Christmases previous. The pageant pays tribute to Charles Dickens’ basic “A Christmas Carol,” with volunteers wearing Victorian outfits and even the prospect to cross paths with Santa Claus, Queen Victoria or perhaps a grumpy Scrooge. Youngsters dressed as chimney sweeps escape into track and dance, and on a stage on the finish of Battle Alley, performers dazzle guests all weekend lengthy.

The celebration lasts three weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas and gives the proper environment for vacation procuring at distinctive native companies. Downtown Holly is understood for its vintage shops, boutiques, quaint cafes and different enjoyable retailers, plus tents lining the road providing present concepts together with clothes, crafts and Christmas treats.

Youngsters (and adults) can take pleasure in a go to to Santa Claus, an lovable petting zoo, and a sledding hill open all season. The Oakland County Parks Youngsters’s Prepare rides round Carpo Park, whereas a big horse-drawn carriage offers guests of all ages the prospect to click on across the metropolis.

Guests can keep heat at The Olde Pink Lion Pub, and even eat chestnuts within the hearth pits out entrance.

The enjoyable continues for 2 extra weekends: December 6 – 7 and December 13 – 14.

Extra details about the pageant will be discovered at www.hollydickensfestival.org.

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