Despite a childhood’s worth of disdain for things like county fairs (or even worse – instruments of torture like Kaposia Days), I’ve somehow turned into a very big fan of the Arlington County Fair. Rides for the kids, stages for musicians, shadows for teens holding hands, Best Local Vegetable competitions for gardeners, and policy information booths for dorks like me. Go check it out.
Location: Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Parking/transport: Options listed here. Parking can be a bit of a pain in the immediate vicinity. Consider parking the south ends of the Ashton Heights/Lyon Park neighborhoods (now they’ll never invite me over) and walking there. Keep in mind, however, that the pedestrian bridge at the end of N. Jackson St. is out of service. Plenty of bike racks near the school.
Indoor Hours of Operation:
Thursday, August 7 – 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Friday, August 8 – 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday, August 9 – 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Sunday, August 10 – 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Outdoor Hours of Operation:
Wednesday, August 6th: 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Thursday, August 7th: 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Friday, August 8th: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday, August 9th: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sunday, August 10th:11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Peej
Was it just specfically county fairs, or did it extend to carnivals in general? Because I can just see the very young MB walking around with a ‘disdainful’ air, expanding on the foolishness of the people willing to buy into the games of chance at the carnivals…
MB
Heh. By the time I got to carnivals, there were too many other distractions (and they must have been significant, to overcome my natural tendency to be smug and superior . . .).