- December 7, 2025
Port Orange Elementary Principal Tennille Wallace waves with Lizzie, Ella, Eden, Myla, and Madison on their themed float at the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Nicole and her dog Czar wait for the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
The Spruce Creek High School marching band provides music at the starting point of the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Officer Pierson patrols Dunlawton Avenue in preparation for the start of the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Douglass Garlick, Micah, Rick and Sallie Bartholomew wait on the side of Dunlawton Avenue for the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Port Orange Police Officer Garay and Eddy help with crowd control at the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Cheryl Baldwin takes her daycare kids, Tayte and Mylah Standridge, to the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Baldwin runs her own daycare called Cheryl's Little Cubs. Photo by Zach Fedewa
A man dressed as Snoopy from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" sits on top of a dog house during the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Gavin Burns, Tabitha Sherwood, Kiersten, Brenton, Addison Reed and Trinity Cohen stand in front of their truck as they wait for the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
A Port Orange firefighter waves to the crowd alongside Dunlawton Avenue during the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Bryan Juarez, Patricia Cruz, Mariana Suarez, Aline, Noah and Brad Bowers wait for the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
A man wearing a Santa hat throws candy to the crowds from a golf cart during the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Mariana Suarez takes photos of the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Jacob Heddy is full of joy after receiving a Nesquik Chocolate Syrup kit from one of the floats in the Port Orange Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Thrive Community Church Pastor Pete Keirstead and his son, Christian Keirstead lead the Charlie Brown Christmas float during the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Pete Keirstead, Thrive Community Church pastor, waves to the crowd during the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Thrive Community Church member Kristine Mascret hands out candy to children during the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Thrive Community Church member Samantha Mosca hands out candy to children during the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Thrive Community Church member Ella Novak hands out candy to children during the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
The Spruce Creek Marching Band performs for the crowd at the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
A dog alongside the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Leah Macdoweon and her dog Mac watch the Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Photo by Zach Fedewa
Thousand of members of the Port Orange Community lined Dunlawton Avenue for the 41st-annual Port Orange Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2.
Themed around Christmas movies, the parade's numerous floats, marching bands and walking members of small businesses strutted down the town's main artery, from South Nova Road to Spruce Creek Road. One of the participating floats was made by Thrive Community Church, whose members began working on it months before the parade.
Port Orange residents and church members Erika Froling and Cheri Harbeck designed and built the float, themed around "A Charlie Brown Christmas." Harbeck said they chose that movie because it's so well-known. Together, they put over 75 hours into building the float, which was mainly made up of papier-mache and duct tape.
"It allowed me and [Harbeck] to form a better relationship, as well as meet new people who came to help," Froling said.
