A team of about 100 people spends about 10,000 hours decorating Busch Gardens near Williamsburg for the holidays. Here are some of the team's success secrets.

The Un Trim A Tree Holiday Gift Program is in full swing and needs help to provide toys and warm clothes to needy kids in our community. There are 550 little people who are waiting to be “adopted!”

With the holiday season upon us, it’s easy to hold a party where all guests — with and without disabilities — feel welcomed, respected and have fun. All it takes is some planning. With some help from Alie Kriofske Mainella, a Wisconsin-based expert on working for inclusion of people with disabilities, here are some tips to ensure your parties are inclusive, thoughtful and welcoming to all.

Join Occoquan residents and merchants this Saturday, December 1, to welcome Santa Claus to Occoquan!

The beloved tradition of the annual Warrenton Christmas Parade ignites the magic of the holiday season on Friday, November 30 beginning at 6:00 p.m. in Old Town Warrenton.

Home Life VA is hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner for the homeless in the Manassas area on Sunday, Nov. 18. Donations of food or prepared dishes are needed for this event.

Santa Claus will be arriving for a celebration at Cabelas on Saturday, Nov. 17.

Fauquier Community Theatre (FCT) has issued a Nov. 2-3 casting call for the production of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It that will be on stage March 8-24, 2019. Dancers, singers, musicians are also needed.

Manassas Battlefield Trust is sponsoring a special four-hour hike-tour Nov. 3 led by historian John Hennessy, chief historian and chief of interpretation at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. The history outing will follow the entire length of Jackson's line from Sudley Rd. to the Brawner Farm, a distance of about three miles.

The tenth Annual Northern Virginia Veterans Parade will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 11 a.m. and will honor the 100th Anniversary of the American Legion. The Grand Marshal is former American Legion and Virginia Commander Dan Dellinger, a Vietnam veteran, from Vienna.