Pamplin Historical Park hosts 1850’s Country Fair, Oct 25-26
During the 1850s an election, militia muster, or fair provided Southern towns the opportunity to join together and enjoy good times with friends and neighbors. Attending the fair was an event of great anticipation and simple pleasures, important to the lives of rural Southerners. Treat yourself to some old-fashioned family fun on October 25-26 when […]
During the 1850s an election, militia muster, or fair provided Southern towns the opportunity to join together and enjoy good times with friends and neighbors. Attending the fair was an event of great anticipation and simple pleasures, important to the lives of rural Southerners. Treat yourself to some old-fashioned family fun on October 25-26 when Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier hosts Old Time Fair. Everyone is invited to come enjoy music, games, animals, shows, and experience what an 1850s country fair was like at this family-friendly event!
“Old Time Fair promises loads of fun for everyone in the family,” says Al Neale, Chief of Education and Visitor Services. “Experience the fun and joy that Americans in the 1850s felt when the fair came to town.” Watch a medicine show, and witness blacksmithing and woodworking. Visit the milliner for the latest in period fashion and allow the phrenologist to tell you what kind of personality you have. Learn how a telegraph is used and participate in needlecrafts, gourd decorating, and other crafts.
Kids can enjoy pony rides, visiting with the sheep and horses, and a petting zoo that includes goats, rabbits, ducks and chickens. Children of all ages should be prepared for sack races and a three-legged race. Everyone will enjoy seeing period costumes at the event.
Admission to the Park and Old Time Fair is $15 for adults, $13.50 for Seniors (65+) and Military w/ID, $9 for children (6-12), and children 5 and under are free. Bring the family out to have some fun at Pamplin Historical Park’s Old Time Fair!
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