Celebrate the holidays with seasonal festivities at Frying Pan Farm Park on Saturday, Dec. 4. Activities will include equestrian and blacksmithing demonstrations, wagon rides, photos with Santa and his sleigh, children's holiday shopping, pony rides and live music. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet farm animals up close and tour the farm house decorated for the holidays.
A pair of warming fires will take away the chill while strolling carolers will warm souls with their traditional yuletide tunes. Bring a camera and have your picture taken with Frying Pan's famous draft horses. Storytelling and children's activities will entertain visitors of all ages. A handful of lucky revelers will win (frozen) holiday turkeys during the 60th Anniversary celebration at 5 p.m. A spirited and hilarious performance by the band, Company Store, will end the day on a high note.
In honor of the Park Authority's 60th anniversary, menu items at Gordon's Grille will be sold for $.06 to $6. Park admission is free, though some activities have fees. The event is sponsored by the Fairfax County Park Foundation.
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Schedule of Activities
• Children's Holiday Shopping at the Country Store -- 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Staff helps children shop for presents for family and friends. Gifts include children-friendly priced items, honey from the farm's hives, and gifts for farm, gardening and history enthusiasts. Gift wrapping is complimentary.
• Old-Fashioned Holiday on the Farm -- 1 to 7 p.m.
Enjoy strolling carolers, holiday music, warming fires, storytelling, and children's activities. Tour the decorated farm house, watch a blacksmithing demonstration, and visit with the beekeeper. Purchase s'mores kits for $.60 to make at a warming fire.
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• Farm Animal Fun -- 1 to 5 p.m.
Get up close and personal with Frying Pan Farm Park resident animals. See English and Western-style horseback demonstrations and watch dog agility trials. Pony rides are available for $5.
• Tour the Farm -- 3 to 7 p.m.
Take a wagon ride through the woods and fields. The cost is $3 per ride.
• Photos with Santa on his Sleigh -- 3:30 to 7 p.m.
Join Santa in the barn for photos in his sleigh. The cost is $5.
• Prize drawings and Holiday Wishes from Farmers and Friends -- 5 to 5:30 p.m.
Local officials and others close out the Park Authority's 60th anniversary celebration and welcome the community to the farm for the holidays. Prize drawings include holiday turkeys.
• Meet Draft Horses -- 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Enjoy a special up-close meet and greet with Frying Pan Farm Park's legendary draft horses, Jesse and Michael. Bring your camera!
• Company Store Performs in the Middleton Barn -- 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Mixing together the all-natural ingredients of America's own music, fiddle melodies from Virginia's Appalachians, tight harmonies from Kentucky's bluegrass, and moving spirituals from the Carolina hills, then folding in some hearty laughter, the band stocks the Store with an assortment of vocal refrains, good fiddlin', and country humor that some say can turn apple cider vinegar into sweet maple syrup.
