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Fauquier County’s Parks and Recreation department sponsors several festive alternatives to shopping, from hikes and stargazing in C.M. Crockett Park to “Drop and Shop” - holiday mini-camps for kids, freeing up parents to shop or take a bubble bath (another fine holiday option). Call 3476896 for more information.

Marriott Ranch in Hume offers trail rides daily at noon and 2 pm, except on Mondays and Christmas Day. Reservations are recommended. Call 364-2627. Pray for snow, because the Ranch also offers sleigh rides when nature cooperates.

After indulging in several extreme holiday meals, wrap up the holiday season with Warrenton’s First Night festivities on Dec. 31, an alcohol-free celebration of the arts. Call 349-8606 for details.

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