Event: The Narberth Dickens Festival
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022, Noon – 4pm
From: The Narberth Business Association
Location: Downtown Narberth, Forrest Ave & Haverford Ave
Website: www.narberthonline.com/dickens-festival
The Narberth Dickens Festival is a free family event held each December on the streets of downtown Narberth. It draws thousands to this little borough every year, and it has become one of the most anticipated holiday festivals in the Philadelphia area. In this Dickens-themed event, the town of Narberth is transformed into 1840’s London, as Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and all the characters from A Christmas Carol roam the streets for an afternoon.
There is entertainment and activities for all ages, including horse-drawn carriage rides, holiday crafts, carolers, period vendors and food, dancers, musicians, ballet performances, puppet shows, magicians, puppeteers, a free Dickens-themed scavenger hunt for children, and much more.
Parking
There is parking on streets near the festival, and the meters are free on Sunday. There is some parking South side of Narberth (but the Narberth Ave bridge will be closed) on the streets and in the Septa commuter lot, which is also free on Sundays. You can walk back to town through the train station underpass. These lots are also available:
Narberth Borough Hall (100 Conway Ave)
Windsor Ave and Forrest Ave – lot accessible from Windsor
Citizens Bank on Haverford Ave
Elmwood Ave Septa lot on the other side of the train station
St Margaret’s School, on N. Narberth Ave
