CALLICOON, NY — The inaugural holiday event Dickens on the Delaware will take place on Saturday, December 13 from 12 noon to 7 p.m. Retailers, galleries and restaurants will highlight their holiday goods and dazzle town visitors with their holiday spirit. Shopkeepers will be dressed in Victorian garb, with stores, restaurants and the surrounding environs decorated to create the days of yore.

The hamlet of Callicoon will be transformed into a Christmas wonderland with Christmas trees and wreaths. Strolling carolers, along with stations set up throughout the town, will encourage visitors to explore all streets and byways. A photo studio, featuring a Victorian parlor, will provide opportunities for holiday portraits by a professional photographer. Visitors can also keep warm at the Hot Chocolate Station, as they enjoy live opera. Local crafters will feature their works by the roaring fire in the Victorian Western Hotel. Callicoon retailers will all stay open until 7 p.m. to highlight the beauty of the historic town in the evening, where town visitors will be able to warm their hands by outdoor fire stations. Wine, eggnog and hot chocolate will help put the visitors into the holiday spirit of gift giving. Venues will include a gift wrapping station, mulled wine and potato pancake station and music throughout town. “It’s a Wonderful Life” will be projected on the coal silos.