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Dickens on The Strand 2015

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Last Weekend was Dickens on The Strand.  As before, since we are members of the Galveston Historical Society, we were able to use the VIP room they have.  This allowed us to view the parade from a balcony, and I could get some better pictures of the parade. The “Queen’s Parade” is always Saturday afternoon, and, of course, features “The Queen.” I am not sure who this woman really is, but she portray’s Queen Elizabeth every year.

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They encourage people to come in costumes, and there are always lots of steampunk costumes and lots of pirates. This was a nice street image I got of one of the pirates meeting a small boy.

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Dickens on the Strand – Steampunks

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Steampunk is an alternative world conceptually akin to Jules Vern.  Lots of gadgets and alternative technologies.  A few years ago, steampunk costumes were scarce at Dickens on the Strand, but over the past couple of years, they have really caught on.  Now, it seems like there were probably more steampunk themed costumes than any of the others.

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Lots of leather and strange accessories adorn these costumes.

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This couple was dressed all up.  Too bad they didn’t have anything for the child.

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This guy was demonstrating his own flying machine.

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And, sometimes, steampunk and pirates co-mingled.

 

Dickens on the Strand – Pirates

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2012 Dickens on the Strand

Another favorite theme for costumes was Pirates.  You might think that at a Dickens Christmas festival there would be people dressed as Scrooge or ghosts of Christmas past, present, future, or Jacob Marley.  But by far and away, the character most used was Captain Jack Sparrow.  But, lots of people dressed in various ways in pirate costumes

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Dickens on the Strand – People

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There were all kinds of interesting costumes taking essentially three themes.  Some were just dressed in Victorian clothes.

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I am not sure how many of the costumes were “vintage” and how many were made for the event.  Galveston does have several shops that specialize in these kinds of clothes.  But, lots of people wore these things.

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There were also lots of street performers and stage performers.  They had several stages, and they all seemed to have magicians and jugglers performing when we were there.  There were also people just performing in the street. This is a girl who just sat in the middle of the street playing her violin.

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Dickens on the Strand

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2012 Dickens on the Strand

Last Saturday was “Dickens on the Strand.” It’s a Christmas festival in Galveston where people dress up in Victorian clothes, and everyone pretends they are in Victorian London. Lots of people and lots of fun.

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It used to be that if you can in costume, you got in free.  I don’t know if it is still that way or not, but most people were dressed up.

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Everyone lines the street, and in the middle of the afternoon, they have “The Queen’s Parade.”  I am not sure how one gets chosen to be in the parade, but they march up Mechanic and down The Strand.