Chamber News

Chamber Commemorating 50 years of the Patrick County Christmas Parade

Chamber unveils the new 2022 Treasured Scenes ornament entitled "Commemorating 50 years of the Patrick County Christmas Parade" and will be made available during The Apple Dumpling Festival on Saturday, October 22nd at the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce and the Patrick County Visitors Center between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Venue Locations:  Patrick County Chamber of Commerce in downtown Stuart (334 Patrick Avenue) and the Patrick County Visitors Center in uptown Stuart (126 North Main Street).

The ornament costs $13 (sales tax included).

The Treasured Scenes glass ball is a custom tree ornament and measures three and one-fourth inches. The vintage color ornament hosts a beautiful display of Santa in his sleigh at the first annual Christmas Parade in Patrick County. This logo is encircled with the inscription “1972 Patrick County Christmas Parade.”  On the reverse side of the glass ornament is the Patrick County logo and 2022 commemorative date.

The Patrick County Jaycees began hosting the annual Patrick County Christmas Parade in 1972 under the direction of Bill Pons and Bruce Griffith. As the annual Patrick County Christmas Parade celebrates its fiftieth year in 2022, it is inspiring to look at the other events that have grown up around and alongside the parade.  Uptown and downtown Stuart is magically transformed into the spirit of the season with lighted snowflakes, light pole banners, and other decorations up and down the streets.  Businesses throughout the county participate in window decorating and special holiday shopping hours.  The first Saturday in December has been deemed “Hometown Christmas,” and includes an ever-expanding list of activities, such as the Grand Illumination of the Christmas tree at the Patrick County Courthouse, Mistletoe Market, and the recently created “breathtaking” drive-through light show at Dehart Park in Stuart.  To read more about the Patrick County Christmas Parade in Stuart (article by Kristin Hylton), please pick up the Fall 2022 Patrick County Magazine at the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce, the Patrick County Visitor’s Center or one of the businesses throughout the county.

For additional information about the new 2022 Patrick County Christmas Parade ornament, call the Chamber at (276) 694-6012 or visit www.patrickchamber.com.