For Visitors
This year our special features will include a tractor pull, the Great Zucchinni, Jim Moyer’s Circus Club, and more!
Fairgoers will also enjoy the fantastic Frying Pan Park Farm Show and Fairfax County Park Authority's 1920's-era Kidwell Farm. Activities include hayrides, cow milking, blacksmith and farrier demos, animal washing and grooming, sheep shearing, and lots more!
Hours and Schedule
Fair Hours: 9 AM to 9 PM Saturday, August 7, 2010, and 9 AM to 5 PM Sunday, August 8, 2010
Camp Carnival Days: Thursday, August 5 and Friday, August 6 from 10 AM to 3 PM
Carnival Hours: Friday, August 6: 5 PM - 10 PM
Saturday, August 7: 11 AM - 10 PM
Sunday, August 8: 11 AM - 5 PM
WRISTBANDS SPECIAL on Thursday, August 5 and Friday, August 6 from 10 AM - 3 PM
Rides
-Expo Wheel
-Hurricane
-Scat
-Super Shot
-Go Gator
Parking
There will be a $5 parking fee, however admission to the Fair is free. Donations to support the 4-H Fair and canned goods for the Food for Others Food Bank will be most appreciated.
Location
The fairgrounds are located at Frying Pan Park. The park can be reached by taking Beltway Exit 49 (Rt. 66 West) to Rt. 50 west exit. Follow Rt. 50 west to right on Fairfax County Parkway until it meets West Ox Road. Turn left on West Ox Road and follow it to the park entrance on the right.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages may be purchased from commercial vendors on the fairgrounds or may be brought in by visitors. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
Stationery exhibits must be entered between 3:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Friday, August 6, at the Fair. Open classes for youth who are not 4-H members, or have not been enrolled in 4-H for 60 days prior to the fair, are available in all departments except Dog Show, Livestock, Rabbit & Cavy, and Horse. Open classes for Fairfax County adults are in the Floriculture, Vegetable, and Open Category for Adults (Department T). Rules for exhibitors are in the 4-H Fair Catalog, available here.
To find out how to register with 4-H or for more information about the Fairfax County 4-H Fair, please e-mail fairfax4h@yahoo.com or call 703-324-5353.
Hope to see you there!
-Tubs
-Quad Runner
-Train
-End Zone
-Kiddie Swing
-Slide
-Swinger
-Carousel
-Fun House
-Dark Ride
-Jeeps
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