The parade has kicked off the holiday season in Warrenton for many years; it typically features more than 80 local businesses and nonprofit organizations with floats, decorated vehicles, pets and marchers.

This year, as in year's past, the parade will feature the season's first glimpse of Santa Claus.

A portion of the parade proceeds will support six distinct programs that Hero’s Bridge operates to improve the quality of life for aging veterans in the five-county region of Fauquier, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Madison and Orange.