# Dickens on Centre Christmas Market and Festival > Event for families in the Jacksonville area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Fri, Dec 11 (+2 more dates) · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM - Where: Historic downtown Fernandina Beach (Centre Street), Centre Street at 4th Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 - Ages: Families of all ages (Dickens After Dark masquerade is 21+) - Price: Free to the public; some experiences (portraits, Enchanted Village, Fezziwig's Courtyard, fun run) are ticketed - Organizer: Amelia Island Convention & Visitors Bureau - Official page: https://www.ameliaisland.com/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/dickens-on-centre-christmas-market-and-festival--listing-b13d159a13c9aaa6bc4e356d ## About For one weekend historic downtown Fernandina Beach turns into a Victorian Christmas village inspired by A Christmas Carol. The 12th annual festival is free to wander, with holiday shopping from more than a hundred vendors, food and drink, costumed characters and performers on two stages and roaming the streets. Families should head for Tiny Tim's Kid Zone, where children can write a letter to St. Nick and post it in Santa's mailbox, pose for keepsake portraits with St. Nick (reservations through Boston Photography) and watch holiday classics in the Old Vic Theatre movie alley. On Saturday morning the Parade of Paws brings costumed pets down Centre Street from Centre & 4th Streets at 10 am, and the family-friendly Run Like the Dickens one-mile fun run takes place on Main Beach. Some extras need reservations or tickets (the Enchanted Village snow-globe experience and Fezziwig's Courtyard tables), and Dickens After Dark is 21+. Downtown parking is very limited; use the free parking and trolleys from 11th Street at Central Park. ## Similar picks in Jacksonville - [Holiday Night Market at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm](https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/holiday-night-market-at-the-st-augustine-alligator-farm--listing-9dcdf286a874e6c65cccc64d) — Fri, Dec 11 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park · From $10 · checked Oct 24. 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