{"id":247171,"date":"2026-11-12T01:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T01:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/?post_type=event&#038;p=247171"},"modified":"2026-11-12T01:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T01:06:37","slug":"annual-town-tree-lighting-in-occoquan","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/event\/annual-town-tree-lighting-in-occoquan\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Town Tree Lighting in Occoquan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-11-195812-300x148.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-11-195812-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-11-195812-768x379.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-11-195812-585x288.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-11-11-195812.png 998w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\">Kick off the holiday season in true Occoquan style! 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