Arts & Entertainment
Schedule: 15th Annual Charles Dickens Festival
A full schedule of events for the 15th Annual Charles Dickens Festival.
It is that time of year again. A time when Dickensian characters wind through the streets and alleyways of Port Jefferson. Ghosts of Christmas past, present and future haunt and festive music from long ago fills church halls.
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From Dec. 3 through Dec. 5 Port Jefferson hosts an entire weekend packed with holiday music, ballet, plays, exhibits, food and fun. We have the full schedule below.
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Follow the links to our events calendar and directory to find out where everything will be taking place. If you want to take the list with you, print out the PDF of the Dickens Festival calendar provided.
All performances are subject to change.
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All Weekend
Port Jefferson Village Center
Village of Belle Terre Community Center
Village of Belle Terre Community Center
Village of Port Jefferson
Village of Port Jefferson
Friday, Dec. 3
Noon – 8 p.m.
Belle Terre Community Center, 55 Cliff Road, Belle Terre
4:30 p.m.
109 Main St., 156 East Main St., 216 Main St.
5:30 p.m.
Children's Choir from
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
22 Mill Creek Rd., Chandler Square
6:30 p.m.
Robin Greenstein & Cecilia Kirtland
7:30 p.m
Masonic Lodge
7:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Port Jefferson Village Center
8 p.m.
- followed by photos with Scrooge
Ticket required
8 p.m.
Tickets required
Saturday, Dec. 4
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
in honor and memory of Janet Odell,
who originated the First Cookie walk
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
East Main Street
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Christ Church Episcopal
11 a.m.
followed by photos with Santa
Tickets required
Theater Three
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Christ Church Episcopal
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Dickens Heirloom Photos
Main Street
11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Live Elves, Gingerbread Confection Display
Please visit for complete schedule
22 Mill Creek Rd., Chandler Square
Noon – 2 p.m.
Tickets required
Bayles Boat Shop, Harborfront Park
Noon – 3 p.m.
Fee
Fezziwig's Cider Alley
22 Mill Creek Rd., Chandler Square
Noon – 4 p.m.
Weather permitting
Behind Once Upon a Christmas
Harbor Square Mall
Noon – 8 p.m.
Belle Terre Community Center
55 Cliff Road, Belle Terre
Noon
Masonic Lodge
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Port Jefferson Historical Society
115 Prospect Street
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Fezziwig's Cider Alley
22 Mill Creek Rd., Chandler Square
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Children's Maritime Museum
Port Jefferson Village Center
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Donation $15
1st Presbyterian Church
1 p.m.
- Brookhaven Flute Choir
1st Presbyterian Church
Port Jefferson Village Center
Christ Church Episcopal
Port Jefferson Village Center
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Port Jefferson Village Center
1:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
2 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
Christ Church Episcopal
Masonic Lodge
Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption
430 Sheep Pasture Road
2:15 p.m.
Port Jefferson Village Center
2:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Port Jefferson Village Center
3 p.m.
- Logan Family – Cello, viola and vocal
First Presbyterian Church
Theater Three
Christ Church Episcopal
Port Jefferson High School
3:30 p.m.
- Stony Brook School Choir
First Baptist Church
Port Jefferson Village Center- Marie O'Connell: Holiday Songs of all Nations
Port Jefferson Village Center
4 p.m.
- The Messiah
North Shore Chamber Choir
Jeffrey Schneider, Music Director
First Presbyterian Church
Christ Church Episcopal
Masonic Lodge
4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Christ Church Episcopal
4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Open House Sneak Peek
of new Children's Maritime Museum plans
Chandlery Building, 101 East Broadway
5 p.m.
Port Jefferson Village Center
Masonic Lodge
5:30 p.m.
Port Jefferson Village Center
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
6 p.m.
Masonic Lodge
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
1850s Dance Band - Fiddlers Green
Masonic Lodge
7 p.m.
First Methodist Church
It's a Wonderful Life
Port Jefferson Village Center
7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
8 p.m.
followed by photos with Scrooge
Tickets required
Tickets required
Port Jefferson High School
Sunday, Dec. 5
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Christ Church Episcopal
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Christ Church Episcopal
11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Dickens Heirloom Photos
Main Street
Noon - 2 p.m.
Bayles Boat Shop, Harborfront Park
Noon – 3 p.m.
Fezziwig's Cider Alley
22 Mill Creek Rd., Chandler Square
Noon – 4 p.m.
- Live Reindeer Visit Port Jefferson
Weather permitting
Behind Once Upon a Christmas, Harbor Square Mall
Noon - 4 p.m.
Live Elves, Gingerbread Confection Display
Please visit for complete schedule
22 Mill Creek Rd., Chandler Square
Noon – 8 p.m.
Belle Terre Community Center
55 Cliff Road, Belle Terre
12:30 p.m.
- by Danielle Hammarth and Laura Graf
First Baptist Church
Port Jefferson Village Center
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
Donation: $15
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Port Jefferson Free Library
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
East Main Street
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Port Jefferson Historical Society
115 Prospect Street
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Fezziwig's Cider Alley
22 Mill Creek Rd., Chandler Square
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
- Launch a Steamboat
Port Jefferson Village Center
1 p.m.
- Music of Old
Port Jefferson Village Center
Alison Johnson, Director
First Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
Christ Church Episcopal
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Port Jefferson Village Center
1:30 p.m.
Port Jefferson Village Center
1st Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
1:40 p.m.
- Port Jefferson Elementary School Chamber Ensemble
Vanessa Salzman, Director
1st Presbyterian Church
2 p.m.
Christ Church Episcopal
Masonic Lodge- Music of Old
Port Jefferson Village Center
2:20 p.m.
Michael Caravello, Director
First Presbyterian Church
2:30 p.m.
Port Jefferson Village Center
First Baptist Church
3 p.m.
Tickets Required
Theater Three
Port Jefferson Village Center
Masonic Lodge
Tickets Required
Port Jefferson High School
3:15 p.m.
Christine Creighton and Jason Crockett, Directors
First Presbyterian Church
3:30 p.m.
Christ Church Episcopal
Port Jefferson Village Center
2nd Floor
4 p.m.
- Long Island Symphonic Choral Association (LISCA)
Dr. Thomas Schmidt, Director
First Presbyterian Church
5 p.m.
Barnum & Main to Village Hall- Closing Ceremonies with Twin Shores Chorus
Village Hall on West Broadway
8 p.m.
followed by photos with Scrooge
Tickets Required
Theater Three
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