Town of Orange, VA Economic Development

11/12/2026

🎄 Mark your calendars!

Our Annual Holiday Open House is right around the corner, and we’re changing things up this year!

Instead of our usual Saturday event, we’re hosting a little Thursday evening holiday fun! 🥂

Join us December 3rd from 5–7 PM for exclusive specials, stocking stuffers, giveaways, door prizes, refreshments, and drinks!

Stop by on your way home from work, grab a few Christmas gifts, and spend some time with us!

📍 110 Berry Hill Road, Suite E
Orange, VA 22960

We can’t wait to see you! ❤️

11/12/2026

🐎🐾 Hooves, hounds and holiday cheer—oh my!

Who doesn’t love the clip-clop of hooves, a horse’s happy huff and a chorus of foxhounds joining the celebration? We’re excited to welcome back to the parade Bull Run Hunt Club and their foxhounds to this year’s Rotary Christmas Parade!

Your Group. Your Story. Our Community.

Our theme, “Tell Me a Christmas Story,” invites everyone to bring a little imagination and a whole lot of Christmas spirit. Whether you’re riding, walking, waving from a float or cheering from the sidewalk, you’re part of the story!

📅 Saturday, December 5, 2026
🕟 4:30 p.m.
📍 Town of Orange, Virginia

🍪Stay for cookies, hot cocoa and the Community Memorial Christmas Tree lighting in Taylor Park immediately following the parade.

🌟 There’s still time for YOUR group to join! Businesses, churches, school clubs, Scouts, dance groups, civic organizations and more—we’d love to see you!

🏆 An added judging category will recognize entries incorporating the VA 250 theme.

⏰ Registration closes Friday, November 20!

👉 Register: https://forms.gle/LqoeMC5UA1hmVuG38
👉 Entry payment: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-annual-rotary-christmas-parade
📧 Questions: [email protected]

Entry fees: Nonprofits $20 | Businesses / for-profit organizations $30 | Government agencies / first responders FREE.

Please complete the registration form first, then submit payment if your category requires an entry fee.

Tag your parade buddies and share the excitement—let’s give Bull Run Hunt Club and their four-legged friends a warm Orange welcome!

11/11/2026

Has your organization registered to have a float in the parade, yet?

A little history. A little Christmas magic. A whole lot of creativity!

This year’s “Tell Me a Christmas Story” parade includes an added judging category for entries incorporating the VA 250 theme!

Could your group tell a Christmas story inspired by history? Think holiday traditions through the generations or a Christmas scene with patriotic spirit. We can’t wait to see your ideas!

📅 December 5 • 4:30 p.m. • Town of Orange
👉 Register: https://forms.gle/LqoeMC5UA1hmVuG38
👉 Entry payment: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-annual-rotary-christmas-parade

📧 Questions: [email protected]

Nonprofits $20 | Businesses / for-profit organizations $30 | Government agencies / first responders FREE.

🚨 Please use the links in this post for registration and payment.

11/10/2026

🎄🌿 BOXWOOD WANTED & CHRISTMAS TREES ARE ON THE WAY! 🌿🎄

We're gearing up for the Christmas season here at Darnell's Garden Patch, and we need a little help from our community!

🌿 Do you have boxwood that could use a trim?

We're looking for local residents with healthy, established boxwood shrubs that we can cut to use in our handmade Christmas wreaths!

We'll do the cutting at absolutely no charge to you! All we ask is that the boxwood be healthy, in good condition, and suitable for wreath making.

If you have boxwood you'd be willing to share, please reach out to us! We'd love to put those clippings to good use this holiday season. ❤️

🎄 AND SPEAKING OF CHRISTMAS...

Our beautiful, fresh-cut Fraser Fir Christmas trees are expected to arrive early next week!

That means they'll be here and ready for you to pick out just in time to put up the Christmas tree after carving the turkey on Thanksgiving! 🦃🎄

We can't wait to kick off another wonderful Christmas season with our Patch family! ❤️💚

Darnell's Garden Patch🌿

📍Darnell's Garden Patch, 180 Caroline St, Orange, VA 22960
⏰Monday - Saturday 9am - 6pm. Sunday 10am - 5pm

11/10/2026

**Traffic Alert**
W Main St from Peliso Ave to Poplar Forest Dr is closed to thru traffic and will be for some time
Please avoid area

11/10/2026

One of the many reasons to love living here!

11/10/2026

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11/09/2026

The Rotary Club of Orange, Va would like to thank its sponsors. Their support and generosity has been truly appreciated. Without them we could not do all that we are able to do for our great Orange Community.

11/09/2026

Have you registered yet for our Antiques Show & Tell?

Dust off your family heirlooms and crack open those retro recipes! Join us for a special afternoon of nostalgia, history, and culinary storytelling at our Antiques Show & Tell. This is an interactive gathering designed for foodies, history buffs, and anyone who cherishes the tools and tales of kitchens past. We all have that one heavy cast-iron skillet passed down through generations, a mid-century copper mold, or a stained, handwritten recipe book from Grandma that holds a piece of family history. Instead of letting your treasures hide away in cabinets, bring them out to share their stories with fellow enthusiasts!

Register here: https://orangeco-main-va.whofi.com/calendar/event/5775621/s?method=embed