A recent city survey selected "No Place Like Home for the Holidays" as the theme for Orange City's 2025 Christmas Parade, the city's public information officer said. The public-information update also said parade applications and spots for this year's Halloween block party will open Monday, Aug. 4. "The theme for the 2025 Orange City Christmas Parade will be 'No Place Like Home for the Holidays,' a topic from a recent survey," the public information officer said, and added that applications for parade participation and the Halloween block party will open Aug. 4. The announcement did not include a deadline for parade applications, rules for parade entries, a contact for event organizers, or the date of the parade itself.