Get ready for a day and evening full of fun, festive, and free family-friendly events in Stafford on Saturday December 16th, 2017! This amazing event is brought to our community by The Jeff Rouse Swim & Sport Center, Embrey Mill, Stafford Fire & Rescue, the Stafford County Sheriffâs Department, and Stafford Tourism. The celebration kicks off with the Reindeer Run at 1:00 pm and will last into the evening with the Stafford Christmas parade. So time to put away the scissors and wrapping paper and take a break from the holiday hustle bustle to enjoy the holiday as a family!
The Jeff Rouse Swim & Sport Center and Embrey Mill will be having the inaugural Frosty 5K & Reindeer Run (1 Miler). Prizes for top 3 runners in both races!
Location:Â Â Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center (1600 Mine Road, Stafford, VA 22554)
Time: Reindeer Run 1:00pm Frosty 5K 1:30pm
*A portion of the proceeds are going to The Fairy Godmother Project, a local non-profit helping families battling pediatric cancer.
**Registration for this race is still OPEN! Register HERE All finishers get a medal that can double as a Christmas ornament. Packet pickup is Thursday/Friday night from 5pm-8pm and on Saturday from 11am-12:30pm.Â
Holiday Activities with Stafford Tourism
Location:Â Embrey Mill Sports Complex (fields 7 & 8) (1600 Mine Road, Stafford, VA 22554)
Time: 2:00pm
ALL OF THESE ARE FREE!Â
 (unless you buy food or something from a vendor of course)
- Santa Land â Kids crafts, candy, pictures with Santa
- Christmas Train Rides for Kids
- Thomas the Tank Engine Train Rides
- Holiday VendorsÂ
- Food Trucks
- Log Jammer InflatableÂ
- Free coffee from The Mantle Coffee Shoppe
- Snow Globe Live - A snow globe that you can actually stand in to take pictures!
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Stafford Christmas Parade
Location:Â Embrey Mill Park (1600 Mine Road, Stafford, 22554)
Time:Â Parade will begin at 5:00pm at the end of the 4 lane Mine Rd. Parade will finish at Embrey Mills Park.
For more information on this incredible event visit christmasinstafford.com
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