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Dickens Festival
Medway is proud of its association with the writer Charles Dickens and the
Dickens Festival has celebrated these lasting connections every
year since 1978.
The Rochester area was the inspiration for many of Dickens'
greatest works. Indeed, Restoration House in Rochester was Satis
House in Great Expectations, where Miss Havisham
lived.
Charles Dickens spent five of his childhood years in Medway from
1817 to 1822. He was a national legend when he returned for the
last 13 years of his life, dying at Gad's Hill in 1870.
The festival celebrates the great writer's life
with wonderful parades full of colour and people dressed in
fantastic Victorian costumes, to competitions, street
entertainment, displays and readings.
The 2012 Dickens Festival will take place on Friday, 8,
Saturday, 9 and Sunday, 10 June.
The Dickens Festival's unique combination of music, dance, drama
and street theatre has rightly earned it a place in the south-east
tourism calendar as one of the key events of the summer.
Medway's year of celebration
Visit What's On to find out more
about Medway's year of
celebration; with special
events, outdoor activities,
sporting events,
festivals, and
performances. From
Castle
Concerts to Dickensian
Christmas to Sweeps
Festival to The
English Festival, you'll be kept entertained throughout the
year.
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