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The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the world's most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator.

The only surviving London home of Dickens (from 1837 until 1839) was opened as a Museum in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors from all over the world in an authentic and inspiring surrounding.

Each year, the Museum provides a unique and enchanting glimpse into how the festive season was celebrated by the great Victorian author, with the historic interiors transformed into a true embodiment of Christmas Past.

18, 25 November, 2, 9, 16, 23 December 2026, 17:00
Christmas with the Dickens hosted by Lucinda Dickens Hawksley
£59.00
Celebrate Christmas with the Dickens family. Learn about Victorian Christmas traditions and participate in family-style feasting. Every ticket sold supports the charity, enabling the museum and collection to be enjoyed by future generations. Children +8.

21, 26 November, 11 December 2026, 15:00, 17:00, 20:00
A Christmas Carol performed by Mark & Oliver Dickens
£29.00
The performance features Oliver alongside his father Mark; Oliver is an accomplished actor with a passion for breathing life back into his ancestor’s great characters, whilst his father, Mark, is a knowledgable enthusiast of Charles Dickens and his work. Their shared love of Dickens has made performing A Christmas Carol together a particularly meaningful and memorable experience. Children +8.

22 November 2026, 10:15, 12:15, 14:15
Make a Festive ‘Magic City’ Lantern
£14.00, Child £8.00
Light up the dark winter nights by making your own Dickensian London inspired lantern to take home. Celebrate Dickens’s own ‘Magic Lantern’ — his beloved London — with this special family friendly session. Take a tour of 48 Doughty Street, decorated for a Victorian Christmas to learn about Charles Dickens and his life in London. Then create your own ‘magic city’ lantern inspired by the London skyline. All materials provided, including flameless tealight. All materials provided. Sessions last 1 hour 15 minutes. Children 8-12.

26 November 2026, 14:00
Lunchtime talk presented by Curator Kirsty Parsons
£6.00
This hybrid event welcomes all persons unable to visit us in person to participate in our Christmas programme. A limited number of persons will be able to join us in person for the talk which will be broadcast live from the Museum at Doughty Street. Those purchasing online access tickets will also receive a recording of the talk to watch at their leisure. Children 12+.

27 November 2026, 19:00
A Dickens Christmas Concert presented by Noctifer Trio
£25.00
It may be surprising to some that the Museum collection contains an extensive range of music. Charles Dickens greatly enjoyed all kinds of performance and members of his family, notably his sister, were highly-accomplished performers. Over the years Dickens's literary works have inspired a great many musical works, particularly for piano and voice. Includes free drink during the interval.

1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-23 December 2026, 16:00, 18:00
A Christmas Carol performed by James Swanton
£29.00
Charles Dickens never wrote anything more universally loved than A Christmas Carol. This December, we invite you to enjoy Dickens’s enchanting masterpiece within the unique setting of his only surviving London home, now the Charles Dickens Museum. Children +8.

2-4, 8, 10 December 2026, 16:00
The Haunted Man performed by James Swanton
£25.00
Following A Christmas Carol, Dickens wrote four additional Christmas Books – of which The Haunted Man is the last, and by far the deepest and darkest. It contains all the bewitching ingredients found in A Christmas Carol – a Scrooge-like older man, terrifying ghosts, the promise of redemption – but here given an unforgettable new twist. Children 8+.

9, 15, 17-18 December 2026, 16:00
Signal-Man & Trial performed by James Swanton
£25.00
The Signal-Man is one of the most powerful ghost stories of all time, and certainly the most frightening ever written by Charles Dickens. It is paired here with The Trial for Murder, in which Dickens treats the supernatural with just as much terrifying gravity. This delightfully macabre double bill was described by renowned horror novelist Ramsey Campbell as ‘an unforgettable experience’ thanks to the ‘prodigious and extraordinary talent’ of actor James Swanton. Children +12.