West Orange's Holiday in Park is Saturday

The city of West Orange is set once again to lead into the Thanksgiving-Christmas season spirit with the 24th Annual Holiday in the Park festival on Saturday, November 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The event is at Alford-Seale Plaza on Western Avenue and has free admission and free parking. Holiday in the Park is also having its Second Annual Car show with owners of vintage cars showing off their prized vehicles.

Free entertainment will be provided by local performers throughout the day from the gazebo in the middle of the park. Vendors of all kinds will be set up around the park, that includes shady live oak trees and a playground.

A few vendor spots are still open and interested people should call West Orange City Hall at 409-883-3468 during regular business hours.

Families may want to come with empty stomachs to hold the wide variety of foods that will be available for purchase. The foods include gumbo, chili, Frito pie, turkey legs, baked goods like brownies and banana bread, pinto beans and cornbread, turkey legs, tamales, Mexican corn, churritos, fried fish, ice cream, sno cones, and shaved ice.

People looking for ways to decorate their homes for fall or Christmas will find vendors with scents, wreaths, lawn displays and ornaments.

Those looking for unique gift ideas or for their own personal use will be able to get the popular Redneck Wind Chimes, or hand-crocheted items, stained glass designs, bird houses, woodwork, and jewelry, along with homemade jams and jellies, and scented body products.