Christmases Past
Scroll down for parade judging results dating back to 2016.
Theme: Christmas on the Farm
2024
Saturday, December 7th
Sponsors:
Town of Orange
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Video:
- Highlight video by OC Public Schools
Prizes
Best in Show, presented by Partners 1st Federal Credit Union
$300 Orange Church of the Nazarene
First Responders
1st Place $200 - Orange Volunteer Fire Company
2nd Place $150 – OCHS JROTC
3rd Place $100 – Orange County Sheriff's Office
Wheeled
1st place $200 - Orange County Public Schools Taylor Education Administration Complex
2nd Place $150 - Lightfoot Elementary & Unionville Elementary
3rd Place $100 - BRAVO Youth Orchestra
Walking/Mounted
1st Place $200 – Orange Elementary School
2nd Place $150 – Coast 2 Coast Vipers Baseball
3rd Place $100 – Bright Side Early Care and Learning Center
Performance
1st Place $200 – Prospect Heights Middle School
2nd Place $150 – Gordon-Barbour Elementary School Singing Bulldogs
3rd Place $100 - Locust Grove Middle School Cheerleaders
Theme: Winter Wonderland
2023
Saturday, December 2nd
Sponsors:
Town of Orange
ESA Solar
United Way of Greater Charlottesville
BayWa r.e.
Orange County Economic Development and Tourism
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Videos:
Long-form by James Madison Museum of Orange County Heritage
Highlights by OC Public Schools (All the entries, but not the whole one hour)
Prizes
Best in Show, presented by Partners 1st Federal Credit Union
$300 4-H Homestead Club, 4-H Livestock Cloverbuds, True Blue Cloverbuds
First Responders
1st Place $200 - Orange Volunteer Fire Company
2nd Place $150 – Orange County Sheriff's Office
3rd Place $100 – Lake of the Woods Volunteer Fire & Rescue
Wheeled
1st place $200 - Orange Church of the Nazarene
2nd Place $150 - Double D Farms
3rd Place $100 - Rapid Ann Garden Club
Walking/Mounted
1st Place $200 – McDonough Cutting Horses
2nd Place $150 – Lightfoot Elementary + Unionville Elementary
3rd Place $100 – Bull Run Hunt, presented by Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Performance, presented by Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
1st Place $200 – Orange County High School Marching Band
2nd Place $150 – Fork Union Military Academy Marching Band
3rd Place $100 - Bravo Youth Orchestra/ The Music Room
Club's Choice Awards, chosen by Orange Rotary Club members
In no order, $50 each
- OC Parks & Rec Mower Brigade
- Just Orange
- GW Hebler-Barbara Parks & Val Smith singers
- Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Theme: Christmas in Orange: Past | Present | Future
2022
Saturday, December 3rd
Sponsors:
Chuck Mason & Mason Insurance, Inc.
Town of Orange
Partners 1st Credit Union
Spoon & Spindle Restaurant
Video of 2022 parade
Best in Show
$750 Orange School of Performing Arts
First Responders
1st Place $500 - Orange Volunteer Fire Company
2nd Place $250 – Lake of the Woods Fire Department
3rd Place $150 – Trevilians Fire Department
Wheeled
1st place $500 - Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
2nd Place $250 - American Legion Post #156 & Boy Scout Troop #14
3rd Place $150 - Gordonsville Little League
Walking/Mounted
1st Place $500 – McDonough Cutting Horses
2nd Place $250 – Orange County 4-H
3rd Place $150 – Dolley Madison Garden Club
Performance
1st Place $500 – Bravo Youth Orchestra/ The Music Room
2nd Place $250 – Prospect Heights Middle School
3rd Place $150 - Orange County Parks and Rec Lawnmower Brigade
Theme: Christmas in America
2021
Sunday, December 5th
Theme: Lights, Lights, Christmas Lights
2019
Sunday, December 8th
Theme: Christmas Traditions Past & Present
2018
Sunday, December 2nd
Theme: It's a Small World After All
2017
Sunday, December 3rd
Theme: Holiday Music on Main Street