The Kensington Dollshouse Festival, formerly the London Dollshouse Festival, is a biannual festival held at Kensington Town Hall in London for the showcase of dollhouse miniatures, founded in 1985 by Caroline Hamilton.[1] [2] It is considered one of the most important dolls' house festivals in Europe.[3] The festival has a summer and a Christmas show,[4] and over 170 exhibitors participated in the 2012 and 2018 festivals.[5]
By 2012, former ballet dancer Charlotte Stokoe was the event's chair. In 2016 the festival gave out a 'Perfection in Miniatures Award,' sponsored by Ahmed Al-Thani, a member of the Qatari ruling dynasty.[6]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held as an "Online Showcase" in which each craftsperson had their page on a website instead of being in-person.