If you’re making a list and checking it twice, your holiday season would not be complete without visiting the 36th Annual Dickens Fair. On December 3rd, from 10am – 5pm, the James Bay Community School Center is the place to be for one of Victoria’s oldest and best-attended Holiday Craft Fairs. This show offers the […]
Looking for a special, one-of-a-kind gift? Or perhaps something for you own home? There’ll be a fine selection of unique items by local craftspeople at this year’s Dickens Fair: ceramics by Debra Slaco and Avadon Pottery; fine woodworking from The Perfect Piece, and colourful glass created by Melissa Hennekes. Arbutus Arts is offering beautiful serving […]
As one of Victoria’s oldest winter fairs, we try to throw a community party with fun for everyone, young and old alike. So if you are wondering about bringing the kids, please do: we’ve got lots of great activities to keep the small fry happy. Kids can get their faces painted, meet The Chicken Lady’s […]
“Eggs?” I hear you tut disapprovingly. “Surely these people are a little ahead of themselves, getting into the Easter thing so early.” Remarks may be made about the unseemly similarity to carols-before-Halloween. But hold on: these are not precocious decorations, these are groceries. You may not think of a winter fair as a place to […]
Books. That’s what we’re talking about today. Adventures under the covers and between the sheets. Here at the James Bay Market Society, we’re big fans of the locally grown and locally crafted. And this year at the Dickens Fair, we’re also offering the locally written! Buy directly from the author and get your new book […]
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