Dickens in the town hall
The story of Dickens, told at a traditionally laid table in the historic town hall.
On 11 December 2026 the old town of Dokkum turns into an atmospheric Kerstfair in Dickens style for the 16th time.
Around a hundred performers in Victorian costume, fire baskets, wood chips, decorated façades and illuminated boats in the canals. The compact historic town centre seems made for a Christmas fair.
This is what the Kerstfair looked like in previous years.
The story of Dickens, told at a traditionally laid table in the historic town hall.
Christmas choirs in the Grote or Sint-Martinuskerk on the Markt. Christmas stories are read aloud in the churches.
White doves on stilts, the Winter Queen and living statues among the crowd.
Pupils from Dokkum schools held their own Christmas fair.
Joris Linssen came with his wishing tree for the KRO-NCRV programme Joris' Kerstboom.
A Christmas bauble for someone you miss. Or someone you want to thank.
At the big Christmas tree on De Zijl, visitors hung a bauble with a personal message. Joris Linssen talked to them for his programme Joris' Kerstboom (KRO-NCRV, NPO 2).
Since 2017 Dokkum has regularly been a location for Joris' Kerstboom, most recently in 2024 and 2025.
All stalls and food trucks for 2026 on the map. The programme will follow.