Equestrian and Farm

Horseback Riding-Beginner

All programs and activities will follow current health safety protocols.

(8-14 yrs.) For the student who has never taken lessons and wants to learn the basics.

CHAH 4 --45 minute lessons--$399

Children and Parent Programs

Little Hands on the Farm

Join us to learn about a different element of farm life each week. Children will get to spend time with a different farm animal each session. Other activities can include, story time, creating crafts, and introductory level farm chores. One adult must attend with each child. Please limit one parent to attend with each child.

1--45 minute program

Farm Skills - Animal Caretaker

(7-14 yrs.) Our farmers make taking care of the animals look easy. Here is your chance for a behind the scenes farm tour to see all the hard work that goes into raising our farm animals. Participants tour our feed room, visit our animal areas, meet farm animals, and learn the different management practices that we use to keep the animals happy and healthy. One adult must attend with a registered child in this program.

1--1 hour program

Family/All Ages

Evening Farm Tour - Beatrix Potter Night

Kidwell Farm at Frying Pan Farm Park

Children’s Programs

Farm Skills - Dairy

(7-14 yrs.) Come learn about Dairy cows on one of the last working Dairy farms in Fairfax County! See our cow get milked, feed our cows, dive into the history of Dairy farming, and what it takes to get milk to make your favorite dairy products.

1--1 hour program

(4-Adult) Come learn about this famous children’s author, farmer, and conservationist. Hear some Beatrix Potter tales, have a trivia game, and share a snack in honor of her July birthday. We will meet some of the critters that inspired her stories, and then walk through the farm and talk about her lasting contribution to land preservation. Learn a little of Frying Pan Pk’s preservation history too, as we bid the animals good night. All participants must be registered in the program.

1--1 hour program

Location Day Time Code Date $ Frying Pan Pk S a 7pm UAD.HKEW 7/29 $10/ea.

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2709 West Ox Road

Herndon, Va. 20171

703-437-9101 www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/fryingpanpark

Down on the Farm

Meet draft horses, chickens, peacocks, rabbits, sheep, goats, cows and pigs at Kidwell farm, Frying Pan Farm Park’s 1930’s era working farm. Pet the friendly farm animals, take a wagon ride or watch the farm hands at work. At the Kidwell Farm House, you can sit for a spell on the porch or take a tour to see how farm families lived in the 1930s. Kidwell Farm is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. More information about the park’s historic schoolhouse, blacksmith shop and meeting house is available on the web. Groups are welcome, and school programs are available by appointment. Call for tour information.

The Country Store

703-435-3710 free Parktakes subscription, call 703-222-4664.

All programs and activities will follow current health safety protocols.

Events

Sully Annual Car Show

(All ages) Bring Dad out this Father’s Day, June 18 to see over 200 antique cars on display. Classic cars will be judged and trophies awarded. Included in the show will be restoration displays, cars for sale, tours of the first floor of the historic house, music, food, a children’s tent and a flea market! Learn about Juneteenth and little known African American inventors and patent holders in the transportation industry. Pre-registration will be available online until June 15, walk-ins are also accepted.

1--full day event--$12

Location Day Time Code Begin $

Sully Su 10am 0 D0.SFCS 6/18 $12/ea.

Concert in the Garden

(All ages) Every summer, the Friends of Green Spring (FROGS) extend a special welcome to families in the community by hosting a free concert in the garden. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets, pack a picnic dinner to enjoy on the lawn, and kick back to hear lively music. Bring the children at 5:30 p.m. enjoy fun activities and have their picture taken with Ribbit the frog! For more information, call Green Spring at 703-642-5173.

1--2 hour event--Free

Annual Begonia Show and Sale

(Adults) Feast your eyes on this show sponsored by the Potomac branch of the American Begonia Society. Be tempted with splashes of color and shapes for homes, terrariums and greenhouses that last long after frosts have put our outdoor gardens to bed. The sale offers a wide variety of begonias, including tropical and subtropical species.

1--full day event--Free