A Victorian Country Christmas started as an idea many years ago. Lynda Pressey had just experienced the loss of her sister due to cancer. Her heart was touched by a Christmas event that she witnessed at Disneyland and wondered if it would be possible to create a special Christmas event in Washington someday. About twenty five years ago she and her husband Rod Pressey, invested his retirement funds in this dream. Working out of their garage, then out of an office park/warehouse, along with a designer they created the vision of this unique event.

Rather than just a gift show with booths they wanted a Christmas Festival that would literally infuse people with the spirit and feeling of Christmas. Storefronts were created and sets were designed to give the Washington State Fair Events Center the look and feel of A Victorian Village in the late 1800’s. Three buildings were decorated top to bottom to give the feeling that you were walking down an old-fashioned street passing beautiful shops filled with hand crafted and one of a kind gift items. Artists from throughout the United States and Canada signed up to be in the show and we opened the doors to patrons from throughout the United States and Canada. This event has been going strong since 1988 and has become a tradition for families and friends from all different walks of life.