The Town’s Sustainability Office and Environmental Advisory Commission will host its first Pumpkin Smash event on Sunday, November 1, as part of its ongoing efforts to promote environmental sustainability. Residents are invited to bring their pumpkins to Tuscarora Creek Park, located at 425 Solitude Court SE, between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Participants can smash their pumpkins before the remains are transported to a food waste composting facility. Read more here.

South King Street, from Market to Loudoun streets, will be closed to vehicular traffic from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 25. The downtown business community will be hosting a trick-or-treating event from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. where more than 50 merchants will pass out Halloween treats to children of all ages. Read more here.

An open house format public hearing will be held for the East Market Street Improvements Project (Route 15 Bypass to Plaza Street) from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, November 5, at the Douglass Community Center Multi-Purpose Room. Learn about plans to construct improvements to traffic signals, road capacity, pedestrian infrastructure, speed and access management, and safety on East Market Street between Rt. 15 Bypass and Plaza Street. Read more here.

The 70^th annual Leesburg Halloween Parade, hosted and organized by the Leesburg Kiwanis Club, will be held on Wednesday, October 28. The parade will begin at 6:30 p.m., starting at Ida Lee Drive and proceeding down King Street to Fairfax Street. King Street will be closed to traffic from Battlefield Parkway to Catoctin Circle beginning at 5:45 p.m. Read more here.

Leesburg Police Department Office Manager Emily Morris has successfully completed the Virginia Women’s Municipal Leadership Institute, a professional development program designed to prepare and empower women for leadership roles in local government. An LPD employee since October 2023, she joins Chief Procurement Officer Octavia Andrew and Assistant Director of Economic Development Melanie Scoggins as fellow Town of Leesburg VWMLI graduates. Read more here.

Thomas Balch Library will host Archives Confidential: True Stories of Restricted Archives, an evening of conversation about what happens when archival collections contain materials that cannot be accessed by the public. The discussion is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, at 6:00 p.m. in the Library’s lower-level meeting room. The event brings together the public, archivists, librarians, museum professionals, historians, and others who work with restricted or sensitive collections to share their experiences and stories. Pre-registration is required. Read more here.

This week's "Locally Leesburg" features Escape Room Loco. The interview can be viewed on the Town's Facebook or YouTube channel. Tune in every Saturday for a new "Locally Leesburg" feature, beginning at 10 a.m.

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Want to know what's taking place in Leesburg this month? Visit www.leesburgva.gov/residents/calendar to see meetings, exhibits, and special events taking place in our Town.