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Dickens on the Strand

Members of the Belton High School Madrigal sing during the 39th annual Dickens on The Strand festival on December 1, 2012 in Galveston, Texas.

Dickens on the Strand Is One of Texas’s Weirdest—and Best—Holiday Traditions

Dec 22, 2018 — By Abby Johnston

Charles Dickens never made it to Galveston, but that doesn’t stop local revelers from raising a glass of ale in his honor.

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