Orange will host its annual holiday festival, including its lighted tractor parade and tree lighting on Saturday, Dec. 6 on and around the town green.
Festivities will begin at 3 p.m. Inside the Clark Building, visitors can guess how many candies there are in the jar and vote on gingerbread houses. Gingerbread house creations may be dropped off between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Prizes will be given to the winner of the gingerbread house contest; all entries must be picked up between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Al DeCant will be performing at 3 p.m. at the Case Memorial Library. The library staff will be handing out “take and make” crafts while supplies last, and children can mail letters to Santa. The Friends of the Library will be serving refreshments and handing out free books.
The Stone-Otis House will be open to visitors as will the Academy Building, where the New Haven to Derby Line Model Railroad will have displays.
The Orange Congregational Church will be hosting a “cookie walk,” where Christmas cookies will be available for sale in the church.
The Lighted Tractor Parade will begin around 4:30-4:45 p.m. from Fred Wolfe Park, and Santa will arrive at the end of the parade. The lighting of the tree will follow on the green, and there will be time for pictures with Santa. Food trucks will be parked at the High Plains Community Center fairgrounds, with selections including Zuppardi’s Pizza, Tex-Mex Fusion, Fork in the Road, Supreme Poutine, Cricket Car Hop, Grateful Seed Coffee and Cookie 39.
The inclement weather date for the festival is Sunday, Dec. 7. The Orange Congregational Church’s Handbell and Senior Choir Concert will be held separately on Dec. 7 at 4 p.m.
For more information on the lighted tractor parade, visit orangetractorparade.com.