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