James Monroe High School Marching Band
WATCH: Fredericksburg Parade/Stafford combined bands
Bands from Stafford, Brooke Point, North Stafford, Colonial Forge and Mountain View High Schools.
WATCH: Fredericksburg Parade/Spotsylvania combined bands
Bands from Spotsylvania, Courtland, Chancellor, Massaponax and Riverbend
PHOTOS: 2022 Fredericksburg Christmas Parade
Merry Christmas!
PHOTOS: Pancakes galore downtown
A tradition unlike any other–Rappahannock Rotary’s 37th annual Pancake Feast–on the day of the City Christmas Parade.
PHOTOS: Prime viewing for the City Christmas parade
Reserving their spot for the Fredericksburg Christmas parade. Out early, and in the rain, preparing for tonight.
PHOTOS: Getting ready for tonight’s Christmas parade downtown
Parade begins tonight at 5:30
LISTEN: Town Talk/Fredericksburg Christmas Parade
Fredericksburg Parks, Recreation and Events Supervisor of Special Events, Kim Herbert, previews the December 2nd City Christmas parade. Details at fredericksburgchristmasparade.com
WATCH: Christmas in Stafford: Christmas tree lighting tonight!
Tree lighting Friday night at 7:30
PHOTOS: Getting ready for the parade downtown
Fredericksburg City employees from a number of departments were out Thursday morning putting up signs along the parade route downtown. 75+ entries in the parade. fredericksburgchristmasparade.com
LISTEN: Town Talk/Central Rappahannock Regional Library
Adult Services Coordinator Tracy McPeck and Youth Services Coordinator Darcie Caswell talk about programs tied to Christmas and why you should consider giving books for presents. Talk about sensory time, Grow a Reader and the Winter Reading Challenge.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Rappahannock Rotary Pancake Feast
John Coker, Andy Lynn, Roy Strohl and Ed Evers preview Rappahannock Rotary’s 37th Pancake Feast. It’s this Saturday, 8-5 at Fredericksburg Baptist–the Caroline Street entrance.
LISTEN: Town Talk/Bobby Hebert
Writer, actor, riddle writer…we talk about that and much more with Bobby Hebert. Window Wonderland in Fredericksburg. He wrote all 54 riddles. Also, a guest appearance from Quill…
WATCH: Fredericksburg Host Lions Club selling Christmas trees at the Greenbrier Shopping Center
530 trees were delivered on Saturday. The Lions expect the trees to be gone by this weekend!
VRE Santa Trains to run December 10th
Tickets available on line and at select locations beginning this Monday
PHOTOS: Bob Whittingham’s annual Christmas windows unveiled downtown
Bob Whittingham’s always spectacular Christmas windows were unveiled on Thanksgiving night in downtown Fredericksburg. Lots of color and movement this year. It’s a candy factory and a candy store.
PHOTOS: 30th annual Rappahannock YMCA Turkey Trot
Run. Then eat! Start and finish on Washington Ave.
PHOTOS: Whittingham’s windows open up on Thursday!
Bob Whittingham IS allowed to look into his store windows as he prepares for his annual Christmas unveiling on Thanksgiving night. But the rest of us can’t!
Lafayette Elementary mural ribbon cutting on Monday
The mural is a collaboration between Gabriel Pons of PONSHOP and James Monroe High School senior Sophia Pineda.
PHOTOS: Work is now taking place–out of our view–on Bob Whittingham’s Christmas windows
These were Bob Whittingham’s windows in downtown Fredericksburg on Friday afternoon. That’s all you’ll see until Thanksgiving night at 6pm when the theme will be revealed. The windows are now covered up.