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Riverside Dickens Festival
Riverside, CA · Arts & Culture
- When
- February 20–21, 2027
- Where
- White Park · Riverside · CA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
A two-day Victorian-era street festival in Riverside's White Park, featuring costumed characters, staged performances and a literary theme drawn from a different Charles Dickens work each year. Now in its fourth decade, it typically takes place on a weekend in February. The festival is produced by a local nonprofit and draws visitors from across the Inland Empire.
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