Well off to the 2016 - 32nd annual Dickens Of A Christmas Festival in Franklin Tennessee ! It runs the weekend and this year it falls on Dec 10-11. I was unable to attend the festival last year as I had just gotten out of the hospital. So this year I was bound determined to go ! I had gone with my sister a couple of years back and she was not able to go with me this year , my husband had never been..... so guess who went with me ..... He LOVED it ! It's like stepping into the past .. Beautiful period of time, towns people dress in the Amazing dresses of the past with the large hoop skirts and the proper sometimes whimsical hats .The theme of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
The whole downtown of Franklin is shut down and the streets are lined with crafter's selling their goods .
It seemed like every time I turned around to take a picture, a Dickens Character would be walking by or standing on the street talking to somebody or taking pictures with someone ....That must be why they call it A Dickens Christmas ....
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| Bob Crachet , his wife and Tiny Tim |
Lots and lots of people and crafters ! More than I remember from the last time I came here .,which was only a couple of years ago.
They had the old fashioned English policeman which are called "Bobby's" and yes we saw a few of them walking around and standing on street corners ....but nobody really knew if they were present day police dressed up as a "Bobby" or if they were just dressed for the " Dickens " Festival ....hummmm
This young mother was walking with her little boy pushing him in an old fashioned sled. They were in front of us and I stopped her and asked her if I could take a picture of them and she was just so happy that we wanted to take a picture of them.
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| A Group of Carolers |
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| Jacob Marley |
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| A Snow Opp picture ! |
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| Christmas Future |
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| Just getting to the Dickens Festival |
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| English Bobby's |
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| Bronze Chimney Sweep |
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| Caroler's |
I hope you liked walking around with us and enjoyed the videos
of the " Annual Dickens Of A Christmas " in Franklin Tennessee. It is so much fun to even just go to Historic Franklin on any given day just to walk around downtown . They have so many Unique Crafter's and yes there is definitely something for everyone !! Lots of live music from up and coming singing artist to old time Christmas caroler's standing on corners. Dickens character's asked if you would like to be in the picture with them.Being my husbands first time he had so much fun , he couldn't believe how the Historic town of Franklin goes all out at Christmas time and Yes he said he would be coming back next year with me !! I could see about setting up our booth there but I/We really enjoy walking around and looking at other crafter's goods.
Until The Next Time ,
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They had the old fashioned English policeman which are called "Bobby's" and yes we saw a few of them walking around and standing on street corners ....but nobody really knew if they were present day police dressed up as a "Bobby" or if they were just dressed for the " Dickens " Festival ....hummmm
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