Orange County Economic Development Corporation

10/21/2026

🎅🎄 SANTA'S ELF SQUAD IS RECRUITING! ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?! 🎄🎅

Calling all Christmas lovers, social media superstars, and SUPPORT LOCAL fans! ❤️

We're looking for some FUN, FESTIVE, and maybe just a LITTLE mischievous elves to join SANTA'S ELF SQUAD for our 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS – SUPPORT LOCAL BINGO! 🎁

🛍️ Visit local businesses and events in Orange County!
📸 Snap pictures and share the Christmas cheer!
🎄 Play BINGO and spread the word!
❤️ Help make this the BEST holiday season for our small businesses!

🏆 And YES… one lucky elf could earn the title of SANTA'S FAVORITE ELF!

No pointy ears or elf shoes required… but we won't stop you! 😂

🎅 SO… ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?!

👉 JOIN SANTA'S ELF SQUAD TODAY!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5m01UiImIKxHxY6yWkGtB1AI4jJv4ZADcGMF53b3gFQMTDQ/viewform?usp=header

LET'S SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEER AND SUPPORT LOCAL, ONE BINGO SQUARE AT A TIME! 🎄❤️

10/20/2026

🎅🎄 HEY ORANGE COUNTY SMALL BUSINESSES… SANTA NEEDS YOU! 🎄🎅

Want more customers walking through your doors this holiday season? HO HO HOLD ON… WE'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU! 😂🎁

🎄 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS – SUPPORT LOCAL BINGO! 🎄

Kicking off Small Business Saturday, November 28, we're encouraging everyone to SHOP, EAT, BUY, and EXPLORE Orange County businesses & events while playing Christmas BINGO for PRIZES! 🏆

🛍️ Bring new customers to YOUR business!
📸 Get social media exposure!
🎁 Promote your holiday specials!
❤️ Keep holiday dollars LOCAL!

Retail, restaurants, salons, service businesses, and MORE—we want YOU!

🎅 Don't end up on Santa's naughty list by missing out! 😂

📣 SIGN UP TODAY! LET'S MAKE THIS YOUR BEST HOLIDAY SEASON YET!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_yuJem61DBG2VljvkepPjHyVKh7OGMx9hyIthpl52KDEdaA/viewform?usp=header

MORE INFORMATION:
📧 [email protected]
📞 409-883-7770

🎄 LET'S MAKE SOME CHRISTMAS MAGIC HAPPEN, ORANGE COUNTY! ❤️

10/19/2026

🎉 HAPPY TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEEK! 🎉

👏 Orange County Economic Development Corporation is proud to recognize our three amazing Chambers of Commerce!

⭐ Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce
⭐ Bridge City Chamber of Commerce
⭐ Vidor Chamber of Commerce

Thank you for the incredible work you do every day to support our local businesses, strengthen community connections, and help Orange County grow and thrive! ❤️

Your dedication, partnerships, and commitment to our communities do not go unnoticed, and we appreciate all that you do!

💙 STRONG CHAMBERS. STRONG BUSINESSES. A STRONGER ORANGE COUNTY!


Bridge City Chamber
Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce
Vidor Chamber of Commerce

10/17/2026

🎃👻 EXPERIENCE ORANGE COUNTY TODAY! 🤠🍂
Looking for a FULL day of fun? Orange County has you covered! 🙌 From shopping and fall festivities to spooky adventures, live music, and delicious food, there’s something for everyone to enjoy all day AND into the evening! 🧡

🤠 FIRST STOP: Cowboy Church of Orange County Trade Days! 🛍️ Family Friendly Trick or Trick Experience.Browse the vendors, shop for unique finds, and kick off your day with some good ol’ hometown fun!https://www.facebook.com/share/19ZJeLjHs9/

🍂 NEXT UP: Shangri La Botanical Gardens Scarecrow Fest! 🎃 Get into the fall spirit with scarecrows, festive fun, and all the autumn vibes! 🍁📸https://shangrilagardens.org/?

👻 END THE DAY WITH A LITTLE SPOOKY FUN! Head downtown for the Heritage House Museum of Orange County Ghost Walk! 🕯️🏚️ Enjoy music, grab some delicious food, and take a spooky stroll through downtown as the stories and spirits come alive! 🎶🍔👻https://heritagehouseoforangecounty.com/events/

✨ SHOP • EAT • EXPLORE • GET SPOOKED! ✨
Bring your family, grab your friends, and make a whole day of it! ❤️ There’s so much happening in Orange County, so don’t stay home and miss out!
🎃🍂 COME EXPERIENCE THE FUN ALL DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT! 👻🧡

Cowboy Church of Orange County
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Heritage House of Orange County

10/16/2026

THE FRIDAY FRUIT is BACK! edition 10_17_26 Your link to all things in the Orange County Economic Development world! Stay connected every Friday!

Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce
Bridge City Chamber
Vidor Chamber of Commerce
City of Pinehurst, Texas
City of Orange, Texas - Government
City Of Vidor, Texas - City Hall
City of Bridge City
City of West Orange, Texas
Lamar State College Orange
Orangefield Independent School District
Lamar State College-Port Arthur SBDC

10/15/2026

A major milestone for Southeast Texas!
⚡ The Orange County Advanced Power Station coming online is a powerful investment in our region’s future, strengthening grid reliability, supporting business growth, and helping create new opportunities for our communities. Reliable energy is essential to economic development, and this project is another great example of the infrastructure that keeps Southeast Texas competitive and ready for continued growth. Congratulations to everyone who helped make this project a reality! 👏

It's official! The Orange County Advanced Power Station is now online.💡

What does this mean for Southeast Texas?
🏠 Reliable, around-the-clock energy capable of powering 230,000+ homes.
💰 $1 billion in customer savings and major economic growth.
📈 Stronger grid stability for thriving businesses and communities.

Learn more about OCAPS: http://enter.gy/6181BHHWMh

10/02/2026

😂🎉 WAIT… WE HAVE ONE MORE WINNER!!! 🎉😂

HAHAHA! YES — WE ARE STILL ON A ROLL! 🏆

At this point, we may just keep giving prizes away forever! 😂 But seriously, we LOVE seeing our community come together to SUPPORT LOCAL! 🧡

And we were gifted with another GREAT prize for one of our Let’s Eat Orange County Restaurant Week participants!

🎭 Orange Community Players is presenting MISERY, and one lucky Restaurant Week participant just won…

🥁🥁🥁🥁

🎟️ TWO TICKETS to see MISERY during its run! 🎟️

AND THE WINNER IS…

🎉🏆 ALEX HARGRAVE!!! 🏆🎉

Congratulations, Alex! We’ll be giving you a call with information on how to pick up your tickets!

A HUGE THANK YOU to Orange Community Players for jumping in and supporting our Restaurant Week participants with this awesome prize! ❤️

Because supporting local isn’t JUST about where we eat — it’s where we SHOP, PLAY, EXPERIENCE, AND SPEND our time right here in our community!

🍴 Eat Local.
🛍️ Shop Local.
🎭 Enjoy Local.
🧡 SUPPORT LOCAL!

Congratulations, Alex — and enjoy the show! 🎭🍿

10/02/2026

🎉🎁 AND YES… MORE WINNERS! 🎁🎉

Just when you thought we were finished… NOPE! 😂

Some of our local businesses may not have participated in Restaurant Week, but they still wanted to join the fun and show their support for SHOP LOCAL • EAT LOCAL • SUPPORT LOCAL! 🧡

So let’s announce a few MORE winners! 🥁🥁🥁

🎁 Orange IV
🏆 Terri Childs

🎁 Just Us Salon
🏆 Quincy Pitre

🎁 Texas Tails Crawfish
🏆 Biddle Family

👏 CONGRATULATIONS! And a BIG thank you to these businesses for donating prizes and supporting our community!

BUT WAIT… 👀🎄

DID YOU KNOW WE DO CHRISTMAS BINGO?! 🎅🎁

YES WE DO!

Be on the lookout because our 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BINGO is coming! 🎄🛍️✨

It’s another fun way to get out into our community, visit local businesses, SHOP LOCAL, SUPPORT LOCAL, complete your Bingo card and maybe WIN some prizes along the way!

So don’t stop supporting local just because Restaurant Week is over…

🍴 EAT LOCAL NOW.
🛍️ SHOP LOCAL THIS CHRISTMAS.
🧡 SUPPORT LOCAL ALL YEAR LONG!

And keep watching… because we might STILL have a little more fun up our sleeve! 😉🎉

10/02/2026

🎉🏆 AND THE WINNERS JUST KEEP COMING! 🏆🎉

We told you we weren’t finished! 😂🍴

Thanks to our amazing local businesses, we have EVEN MORE Let’s Eat! Orange County Restaurant Week 2026 WINNERS to celebrate!

🍳 Twisted Egg Shack
Amy Prouse
Melinda Rogers
Laura Gazzaway
Terri Childs
Amy Howard
Carol Authement
Carol Barnette
Chrissie Mouton
Brandon Alexander
Jonathan Ochoa

✨ Angie's Lane
Corie Corbell

🍔 The Hut
Ricky Jacobs
Deborah Bednar

🍺 Hop Avenue Brew Pub T-SHIRT
Tricia Stroud

🍴 Gubers of SETX
Carol Barnette
Kinley Brock

👏👏 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS!

And another HUGE THANK YOU to our local restaurants and businesses for donating prizes and helping us make the first Let’s Eat Orange County Restaurant Week so much fun! 🧡

Look at all those names! THAT is what we wanted this week to be about getting out, trying local places, having some fun, winning some prizes, and SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES!

📣 Winners, we will be in touch about your prizes!

And Orange County… KEEP EATING LOCAL! Restaurant Week may be over, but our restaurants need our support ALL YEAR LONG! 🍴🧡

10/02/2026

🏆🍴 AND NOW… OUR BEST OC FOODIE CREW MEMBER! 🍴🏆

This was the FIRST YEAR for our OC Foodie Crew, and WOW — you all were absolute ROCK STARS! 🌟 You ate, posted, shared, tagged, traveled around Orange County, and helped showcase just how many great places we have to eat right here at home!

But… there was ONE Foodie Crew member who shined just a little brighter! ✨

🥁🥁🥁 CONGRATULATIONS TO JONATHAN OCHOA - The Orc 🏆🎉

Now, we’re not saying that having SEVEN CHILDREN gave Jonathan an advantage in this food-eating conquest… 😂😂😂

But let’s just say… THE MAN KNOWS HOW TO FEED A CREW! 🍔🌮🍕🍗

Jonathan MADE THE ROUNDS! And as a local business owner himself, he understands firsthand just how important community support can be. He didn’t just go out to eat — he supported, shared, posted, and showcased our local restaurants throughout the week, helping introduce them to even more people. 🧡

That’s exactly what we hoped our OC Foodie Crew would be about: local people supporting local businesses and having a whole lot of fun while doing it!

Jonathan, thank you for bringing the energy, the appetite, the support…and apparently the reinforcements! 😂👏

🏆 Congratulations to Jonathan “THE ORC,” our FIRST-EVER Best OC Foodie Crew Member!

And to our entire inaugural OC Foodie Crew THANK YOU! You helped make our first year something special, and you’ve definitely set the bar high for 2027!

🍴🧡 KEEP EATING. KEEP SHARING. KEEP SHOWCASING. KEEP SUPPORTING LOCAL!