Friday, September 6, 2024

Get Out! Pt 2: DC State Fair is on Saturday, September 7 from 10am - 5pm in Franklin Park

From: Mayor Muriel Bowser @MayorBowser

The DC State Fair is this weekend, and this year, it's in our beautiful Franklin Park.
#BeDowntown to celebrate our city and support local vendors with family-friendly fun. 🪁


The DC State Fair is a free showcase of the District’s agricultural, culinary, and artistic talents and a daylong celebration of all things homegrown. In addition to live performances, local vendors, and educational workshops, winners from 50+ contests will be announced at the fair. Attendees can participate in live contests on fair day: pie eating, flower arranging, chili, and mac and cheese. Chili and mac and cheese participants must bring their entries to the tent behind the stage between 10 and 11:30 am.

The 15th annual DC State Fair will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 10am to 5pm and will take place rain or shine. The fair will be in downtown DC's largest green space, Franklin Park at 1332 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. The park is just a 1-minute walk from McPherson Square Metro on the blue, orange, and silver lines and a 6-minute walk from Metro Center station on the red, blue, orange, and silver lines.

Free admission.

Learn more at www.dcstatefair.org.

Plan Ahead: Pack a reusable water bottle, reusable cutlery, and a shopping bag. The DC State Fair makes a concerted effort to reduce waste, and you can be part of the solution.

Main Stage Agenda
10:00 AM Welcome
11:00 AM Agriculture Contest Winners Announced
11:30 AM Performance by JumpDC
12:00 PM Performance by Washington Performing Arts
12:30 PM Culinary Contest Winners Announced
1:00 PM Live Contest: Pie Eating
1:30 PM Performance by Sara B & the R3s
2:00 PM Art Contest Winners Announced
2:30 PM Live Contest: Flower Arranging
3:00 PM DC Hand Dance Demo with the National Hand Dance Association
3:30 AM Performance by Starranko
4:00 PM Performance by Melo Relo
4:30 PM Wrap Up & Thank You

I don't know how I missed the earlier announcement of this event. It should have been #1 in yesterday's Get Out! column highlighting the weekend's major events
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The Get Out! event(s) of the week column is posted on the Cleveland Park Listserv and on All Life Is Local on Thursdays (with an occasional addendum on Fridays).

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