This year the Arlington County Fair is debuting two brand new features — a beer garden and yoga with baby goats.
The annual event will begin in two weeks and is set to welcome Arlington-based New District Brewing Company as well as a special “kid-friendly” goat yoga session to the fairgrounds at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center (3501 2nd Street S.)
“For the first time in our 43-year history, the Arlington County Fair will host a beer garden,” organizers wrote on the fair’s website. “New District Brewing Company will feature hand-crafted, delectable beers to cool you off on a warm summer day.”
Fair-goers will be able to enter the beer garden for free during the three days it will serve up drinks during the festival. The garden will be open on:
- Friday, August 16, from 3-6:30 p.m.
- Saturday, August 17, from 12-6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, August 18, from 12-6:30 p.m.
New District has not yet posted a draft menu for the fair as of today (Monday). The company is known for its golden ales and seasonal honeysuckle brew.
Fair organizers are also selling tickets for $40 for an hour-long goat yoga session on Saturday, August 17, from either 9-10 a.m. or 10:30-11:30 a.m. The baby goats are from Salem, Va.-based Walnut Creek Farm, and participants will be asked to bring their own mats.
“The goats are curious and interested in climbing and interacting with people,” organizers noted on the ticket sale page. “Children should be no younger than 10, comfortable with animals, and accompanied by an adult to attend.”
The fair will run from Aug. 14-18 and will feature rides, food, games, performer, exhibits and live music. The fair’s schedule has not yet been published on its website.
“Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to the fair,” the website said as of Monday afternoon.
The county fair will also welcome back several carnival ride favorites, including the Zipper, the Heart Flip, and the Rainbow from the Cole Shows Amusement Company.
Prices range from $1 for a single ticket to $20 for 24 tickets.
Photos courtesy Dennis Dimick
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