Each winter since 1970, local actors put on their best Victorian London costume and re-create the magic of Christmas Eve in the 19th century for a few special weeks.

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The fair drops its visitors inside a replica of the enchanting London atmosphere that Charles Dickens wrote about. The sights, sounds and smells are all designed to transport folks back in time.

But perhaps the most important component of the annual Great Dickens Christmas Fair is the food.

“These are individual chefs and family businesses that have been with us for, in some cases, since the beginning,” said the fair’s producer, Kevin Patterson. “Very few of them have actual restaurants. So for those, you can’t get their food anywhere else.”

Patterson’s parents, Ron and Phyllis, started the Dickens Christ

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