VIENNA, VA – The people of Vienna will be ringing the bell on Monday during the holiday season with a beloved tradition: the holiday walk down Church Street.

While last year’s event took place virtually due to COVID-19, the event is back in 2021 on Monday, November 29 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Santa Claus will join Mayor Linda Colbert to direct the lighting of the city’s Christmas tree. The event will begin in front of the Freeman store, 131 Church Street NE, at 6 p.m.

Guests can also enjoy live holiday music from local bands and venture out to the businesses and sites of Church Street. The Vienna Volunteer Fire Department will sell Christmas decorations and the Fairfax County Police Department will provide children’s ID cards free of charge. Beyond the event, some companies will offer promotions and participate in the Vienna Business Association Holiday shopping pass.

Businesses participating in the Church Street Holiday Walk include:

• Bards Alley, 110 Church Street NW
• Body Grace Fitness and Yoga, 215 Mill Street NE
• Caffe Amouri, 107 Church Street NE
• Cocoa Vienna, 120 Church Street NE
• Freeman Store and Museum, 131 Church Street NE
• Great Harvest Bread Company, 136 Church Street NW
• Small Historic Library, 164 Mill Street NE
• Pennywise Thrift Shop, 214 Dominion Road NE
• Red Galanga, 144 Church Street NW # 103
• Rita of Vienna, 116 Church Street NW
• The Wine Outlet, 114 Church Street NW
• Trace – The Zero Waste Store, 140 Church Street NW
• Caboose and Vienna Station, 231 Dominion Road NE
• Vienna Pet Spaw, 101 Church Street NW #A
• Vienna Presbyterian Church, 124 Park Street NE
• YAS Bakery, 137 Church Street NW