Partnership for Warrenton | Warrenton, Virginia shopping, dining, old town events, historic Warrenton

All events are held on Main Street in Old Town Warrenton, unless otherwise noted.

Celebrate spring by hopscotching down the sidewalks of Old Town Warrenton and seeing what your favorite merchants have to offer. Enroll as a new customer in the Warrenton City MasterKey program (see participating merchants at http://www.citymasterkey.com/index.php/find-merchants/warrenton-va/) during the Spring Sidewalk Sale and you'll automatically be entered to win an Old Town Warrenton reusable tote filled with prizes!

**Please note that all participants will need to fill out and return a registration form with the Partnership for Warrenton Foundation in order to participate. The registration fee for vendors is $20 to participate in one 1st Fr!day event or $100 to pre-register to participate in all 6 of the 2012 1st Fr!days. The registration fee will be waived for all Old Town Warrenton businesses, nonprofit organizations and qualifying artists only - please call or email for more information.

Come and celebrate First Fridays! Stroll Historic Main Street Warrenton beginning in May, the First Friday night of each month. Main Street will be closed to traffic while shops remain open late with open houses and specials. There will be music, artists, entertainment for the children and dinner specials at our award winning restaurants. Main Street will be bustling with shoppers, diners and fun. Each month will offer something different for all ages. Plein Air Art, come join the fun. Farmer's Market, cooking demonstrations, floral demonstrations, sidewalk art for the children, live bands, the fun is endless! A sure not to miss for the summer! Scroll down form more information on each month.

MAY FR!DAY (5/4) 6pm to 9pm

FITNESS FRIDAY ~ 1-Mile Old Town Race featured

Co-hosted by: Fauquier Faith Partners

Participants include:

Live Musical Performance by: The Rebuilt Machine

Furnish a Home Again Demonstrations by Groove Dance

Demonstrations by Zumba via WARF The Fauquier Bank

Artist/Muralist Kate Brown-Wing with a Children's Mural Project

Crossfit Warrenton Eclipse Candle Company

Greater Warrenton Chamber of Commerce Warrenton Urgent Care

Old Jail Museum Boy Scout Troop #550

VFW with their WWII Jeep Scentsy Wickless Candles

Philip Carter Winery at Framecraft Wine Tastings at the Town Duck

Barrel Oak Winery at Shelf Life Salon Emage Day Spa

St. James Episcopan Church Cobbler Mountain Cellars at Great Harvest

Fauquier Faith Partners Bike Stop

Rogers Ford Winery at Liberty Heritage Museum

Fauquier Volunteer Fire Rescue Association Olympia Sports

Premier Designs Parisi Speed School

Pearmund Cellars at The Scoti Horizon Real Estate

Fauquier County Relay for Life SendOutCards

Thirty-One Gifts ARC of N. Central Virginia

Shops Open Late... ...and more to come!

***If your children would like to join the Illumination Walk on Friday evening 12/2, please gather in front of the Mosby Museum at 5:45pm, located at the corner of Calhoun and Main Streets. Please be careful to leave enough space for the horses and hay wagon for everyone's safety. We will begin the procession to the Old Courthouse at 6pm. Children will be given battery-operated candles to carry on the walk - please return them to the box which will be left near the Courthouse following the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Thank you.***

11/30: 6pm - 9pm

Experience with us the splendor and the tradition of Christmas in Old Town Warrenton. The crown jewel of Christmas is the award winning GumDrop Square and Santa’s Secret Shop where Santa will be on hand for those lists, complimentary photos (one per family) and where all gifts are $2 and will be gift wrapped. Stroll down Main Street on Friday night November 30th and December 7th enjoying carolers, orchestras, choirs, merchant open houses, a live nativity, food trolleys with hot cocoa and fresh roasted chestnuts and horse drawn hayrides. Come and experience Christmas in true Old Town fashion.

Festivities begin Friday, November 30th at 6pm with the Illumination Walk from the Visitors Center to GumDrop Square, the arrival of Santa, the lighting of the Old Town Christmas tree and the opening of GumDrop Square, a Top 20 event in the Southeast.

GumDrop Square and Santa’s Secret Shop are open:

Fridays, November 30, December 7 & 14 from 6pm until 9pm

Saturdays, December 1, 8 & 15 from 10am until 2pm

Sundays, December 2, 9 & 16 from 1pm until 3pm

A Special thank you to our GumDrop Square sponsors:

Sunday, June 17, 2012

10am until 3pm

Enjoy a wonderful day of cars, arts and crafts, music and food at The 16th Annual Father's Day Car Show in Old Town Warrenton. Stroll down Historic Main Street and side streets that will be full of classic and antique cars, hot rods and motorcycles. Enjoy an ice cream or lunch under a shade tree or lunch and dinner in one of our award winning restaurants. Take a walking tour of Old Town and visit the Old Jail Museum. The day promises to be fun for the entire family! $15 to register a car for the show in advance, $20 at the door, free to attend! Click here for a registration form!
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Friday, July 6th (in conjunction with 1st Fr!day)

6pm to 7pm

Historic Old Town Warrenton is the site of the 18th Annual Independence Day Parade for Children and Pets. No motorized vehicles permitted. Decorate the children, bikes, wagons, pets and yourself in red, white and blue and march down Main Street! Uncle Sam welcomes participants. The Fauquier Community Band performs at the Old Courthouse, while Uncle Sam and the Girl Scouts Color Guard lead the line of march of over 800 children and pets! Fire trucks to climb aboard, treats for the pets, and popcicles for the children following the parade.

Parade line up begins at 5:30 pm at 5th Street. The Parade will begin at 6 pm.

The Children and Pets Parade is sponsored by

Saturday, September 15, 2012 8pm to midnight

23rd Annual Evening Under the Stars

Warrenton, VA- Old Town Warrenton welcomes the 23rd Annual Evening Under the Stars fundraiser for the Partnership for Warrenton Foundation. The fundraiser helps support the annual activities we all enjoy such as the Father’s Day Car Show, the Children’s 4^th of July Parade, the nationally recognized GumDrop Square and Christmas in Old Town as well as the lamppost restoration project, Main Street’s American Flags and the economic and aesthetic revitalization of Old Town and much more. The 23rd Annual An Evening Under the Stars boasts tastings from nearly two dozen of the area’s top restaurants and caterers, dancing in the street to live music performed by TBD, a cash bar, a live and a silent auction. The event promises something for everyone. This is the social event of the fall, a true not-to-miss event! Tickets will go on sale August 1^st and will be available at The Partnership office and on this website. Tickets are $40 per person in advance, $50 at the door. Tables can be reserved for $400, which includes 8 tickets to the event.

***Advance prices are good through Friday, September 14th at 3pm. - you can make purchases by phone or by stopping by the office.

If you have items you would like to donate to the silent or live auction, please contact Jennifer@PartnershipforWarrenton.org or call 540.349.8606.



For more information on these events, please contact the Partnership office at 540-349-8606 or Jennifer@PartnershipforWarrenton.org.