The judges decided the best floats and marching groups in the 41st Annual Dumfries Christmas Parade.
| Scouting | |
| Girl Scout Unit 80-08 and Daisy Troop 3799 | 1st Place |
| Girl Scout Nations Capitol 80-01 | 2nd Place |
| Girl Scout Unit 80-03, 80-04, Troop 4980, Triangle Elementary | 3rd Place |
| Youth Group | |
| Star of Bethlehem Christian Academy | 1st Place |
| Nikki’s Daycare and Learning Center | 2nd Place |
| Top Teens of America | 3rd Place |
| Non Profit/Volunteer | |
| Prince William Forest National Park | 1st Place |
| Rolling Thunder | 2nd Place |
| Woodbridge Kiwanis Club | 3rd Place |
| Triangle Lodge 293 | 3rd Place |
| Police, Fire, and Honor Guard | |
| Dumfries Triangle Rescue Squad | 1st Place |
| Prince William County Sheriffs Office | 2nd Place |
| Dumfries Volunteer Fire Department | 3rd Place |
| Vehicles and Motorcycles | |
| DMV Dynasty Auto Club | 1st Place |
| Top Flight Corvette | 2nd Place |
| Kings of Heart MC | 3rd Place |
| Non-Performing Business Group | |
| DJ’s Towing | 1st Place |
| Waggys Towing | 2nd Place |
| TD Bank | 3rd Place |
| ROTC | |
| Potomac Navy ROTC | 1st Place |
| Freedom High School AF JROTC | 2nd Place |
| Woodbridge JROTC | 3rd Place |
| Performance Groups | |
| Graham Park Dance | 1st Place |
| Wesley Spangler | 2nd Place |
| Old Guard and Fife Drum Corps | 3rd Place |
| All that and Jazz | 3rd Place |
| Church Groups | |
| Mt. Zion Baptist Church | 1st Place |
| Dumfries United Methodist Church | 2nd Place |
| Best Performance Business Group | |
| Luv-N-Laffs Clown Alley | 1st Place |
| United Martial Arts | 2nd Place |
| Sweet Frog | 3rd Place |
“Plaques will be made for every group that placed in their category and will be given out at the awards ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2015 at 6 p.m. in the Community Center next to Town Hall,” said Dumfries Community Services Director Brittany Heine.
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