OCCOQUAN — Visit Occoquan on May 18 for a celebration filled with activities from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Admission to the annual Discover Occoquan event is free as is on-street and public lot parking in town. In addition, off-site parking with shuttle bus service sponsored by Patriot Scuba is available from the Route 123 Commuter lot at the intersection of Old Bridge Road and Gordon Boulevard.
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OCCOQUAN — Karen Boyd will seek the Occoquan District School Board seat.
OCCOQUAN — About 20 years ago, Dolores Elder heard someone say nothing noteworthy ever happened in Occoquan.
She was working at the manager of the tourist information center that once sat on Mill Street in the tiny riverside town. It was a statement she didn’t quite believe.
OCCOQUAN — More than a hundred and fifty recreational boats are anticipated to take part in the area’s 19th annual Blessing of the Fleet.
Multiple activities are planned both on the water and land as part of “Discover Occoquan Day.”
OCCOQUAN — (Press release) The Spring Occoquan Arts and Crafts Show will be held rain or shine on Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in historic Occoquan.
A 50-year tradition, this award-winning outdoor street festival features hundreds of artisans and crafters from all over the region and U.S., delicious food, fun interactive activities for the kids, and a beer garden and band in the park.
OCCOQUAN — Some familiar faces will be serving some hungry lunchtime customers for a good cause.
The Rotary Club of Lake Ridge will host its 22nd annual Celebrity Luncheon at Bistro L’Hermitage in Occoquan on Wednesday, April 24 to raise money for local and international charities.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Volunteers fanned out Saturday to clean up the region’s waterways.
The annual Friends of the Occoquan Spring Clean Up drew 229 volunteers, who came to pick up trash along the Occoquan River & Reservoir at the Bull Run, Fountainhead, Occoquan Regional Park, parks and marinas in Lake Ridge, and the Town of Occoquan.
OCCOQUAN — (Press release) The Town of Occoquan and the Occoquan Merchants’ Guild will host Discover Occoquan on Saturday, May 18, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Occoquan.
This event features a full day of free activities:
OCCOQUAN — (From an email) On Wednesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m., the Occoquan Town Hall will be the site of the Occoquan launch of town resident Henry G. Brinton’s novel, “City of Peace.”
Brinton is an author and Presbyterian pastor who has written on religion and culture for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today.
OCCOQUAN – (Press release) The Town of Occoquan recently received a new historical marker, situated at the base of the Nathaniel Ellicott footbridge and the town’s River Mill Park.
The new marker details the history of the Ballendine Ironworks and the Janney Cotton Mill. According to Mayor Earnie Porta, the marker is the brainchild of Mill House Museum Administrator, Dolores Elder, who spearheaded the effort through the Occoquan Historical Society, which paid for the marker.
