Prince William County Fair 2022

2022

PRINCE WILLIAM August 12-20

County Fair FAIR DETAILS » Where: 10624 Dumfries Road, Manassas » More details: Visit https://pwcfair.com/ or call 703-368-0173

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Classic attractions return to county fair

BY JAYA PATIL

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he 2022 Prince William County Fair celebrates its 73rd year with classic fun Aug. 1220, but some acts and events are back after long hiatuses.

The Butterfly Encounter is back after more than five years away, it has been at least 15 years since a national performer filled the grandstand, and the Miss Prince William County Fair Pageant returns ATTRACTIONS

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after a 34-year absence.

Prince William County Fair Director Chrissy Taylor is excited for the reappearance of elements that made an impression on her when she attended the fair as a young girl.

For one, country music artist Tracy Byrd will perform at the grandstand on Thursday, Aug. 18. “I came to country concerts here at the fair as a kid. I think the last one … was Joe Nichols,” Taylor reminisced.

The concert is a separate ticket, costing up to $40.

The grandstand will open at 5:30 p.m., with Spencer Hatcher playing at 7 and Byrd taking the stage around 8:30.

The grandstand will also be home to familiar attractions such as the tractor pull, demolition derby, monster truck show and rodeo. Grandstand tickets are $5 unless otherwise noted on the schedule (see Page 6 of this section).

General admission tickets for the fair at the gate are $12 for adults and $8 for seniors and children over 4 years old, and ride wristbands range from $20-30. However, tickets are half price on Monday, free on Tuesday from 2 to 5 p.m. and free for children on Wednesday.

In addition, tickets are discounted for ’90s night on Thursday to match 1997 fair ticket prices ($10 for adults, $4 for children).

“We are back [with] more entertainment … and contests than ever,” Taylor said, “We’ve tried to get as much community involvement as we possibly could.”

The Demolition Derby has a new local producer this year, and the celestial Space Adventure Thrill show is a different routine from the fair veteran 3 Ring Super Circus producers.

The new Sea Lion Splash adds to the history of animal exhibits at the fair, like stingrays and bears.

A frozen t-shirt contest will cool things down on

After a five-year hiatus, the Butterfly Encounter will return to the Prince William County Fair this year.

Monday at 6 p.m., and a mullet contest will light it back up on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the show barn.

While mullets make a comeback, some things remain important throughout the years. The fair started with a group of veterans sponsoring a dairy show in 1949 and it was funded during tough times by harvesting 47 acres of corn.

“The fair was founded on agriculture. As Prince William County increasingly urbanizes, it’s important for us to keep letting families and children know where your food comes from and where this county came from,” Taylor said.

In addition, she added, “It’s a family tradition. [For]

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families in Prince William County, it’s a part of their lives.”

Taylor’s grandfather was one of the fair founders, her mom showed cows at the fair with her parents and is now the fair manager, and Taylor competed in the fair pageants as a baby.

Newcomers to the county are welcome to experience the diversity that is the largest county fair in Virginia.

“I feel like we’ve struck that balance of having something for everyone,” Taylor said – from monster truck rides to a petting zoo. The fun transcends the schedule, so “you just got to show up there at the right time.”

LIVE MUSIC BY “MAGNELOVE” & THE AIR FORCE BAND “MAX IMPACT” • FOOD TRUCKS • FACE PAINTING • BEER GARDEN

Free Admission. Food and Beer Tickets Available for Purchase.

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Michelle Tardy was the winner of the Miss Prince William County Fair Pageant in 1988, the last time it was held at the fair.

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Pageants return to fair after 34-year absence

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his year’s Miss Prince William County Fair Pageant marks the end of a 34-year royal recess, and the pageant returns where it started: with locals.

Mom-and-daughter pageant directors Mary Cooper and Kim Updyke have years of experience in the county and in pageantry.

Cooper grew up in the county with the Prince William County Fair as part of her childhood, and Updyke’s pageant career started when she was just 18 months old.

Updyke won Miss Virginia State Fair in 2000.

The two became volunteer directors of the Fredericksburg Fair Pageant in 2002, where they remained for 17 years.

After they left the Fredericksburg Fair Pageant, Updyke said, “We always knew that we wanted to direct another pageant, we just didn’t know where.”

They crossed paths with Prince William County Fair directors Diane Burke and Chrissy Taylor at the Virginia Association of MARY COOPER Fairs’ annual conference in January. The mother-daughter duo noticed Prince William didn’t have a fair queen representative.

Burke and Taylor were considering bringing the pageant back for the 2022 fair when Cooper and Updyke reached out.

Directors had discontinued the pageants in the late 1980s because of lack of revenue. With the fair back full-throttle this year, Burke and Taylor set their sights on the competition.

Of the many pageant systems, Updyke said, “The fair system is … a lot of community service – what [contestants have] done, what they’ve given back. That’s why we fell in love with the fair system. …

[It’s] a place where you can begin.”

The queen becomes the face of the fair – an archetype of community values, Updyke added. “It creates a representative for the fair. … I think having that representative is going to bring a fresh, new

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» Miss and Teen Miss pageants: Friday, Aug. 12, at 6 p.m. in the show barn » Pre-Teen: Saturday, Aug. 13, 2:30 p.m. » Little Miss: Saturday, Aug. 13, 3:30 p.m. » Tiny Miss: Saturday, Aug. 13, 4:30 p.m. » Baby Miss: Sunday, Aug. 14, 2:30 p.m. » Wee Baby Miss/Mister: Sunday, Aug. 14, 3:30 p.m. » Teeny Baby Miss/Mister: Sunday, Aug. 14, 4:30 p.m. component to the fair.”

The community also gives back to the queen with scholarships for the winner.

Over $2,250 was donated for the 2022 Miss Prince William County Fair scholarships.

The competition goes beyond a crown.

“What we instill in these young ladies is something you can’t take away,” Cooper said.

The event involves six to seven month of planning, Updyke said. “A lot of hours are dedicated to seeing this young lady excel and KIM UPDYKE bring her best self to a state competition.”

Updyke and Cooper support the girls at every level – hair, makeup, interviews, communication, modeling. “We help each and every girl have the best experience they can possibly have,” Cooper said.

The same girls often return each year, becoming family to Cooper and Updyke.

“We have attended bridal showers [and] baby showers,” Updyke added. She is matron of honor in a former contestant’s upcoming wedding.

Miss Prince William County Fair 1987 Queen Stephanie Streat will be among those returning to attend the pageant – properly ending the 34-year hiatus.

This year’s Miss and Teen Miss Pageant contestants will introduce themselves and answer a question onstage. “That lets the judges and audience get to know them more, see how they think on their feet, how they communicate, [and] how they express their views,” Updyke said.

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The Sea Lion Splash show is designed to be both entertaining and educational.

Sea lions to splash into Kids Zone at fair

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For InsideNoVa

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hen Jimmy Earhart’s family is on the road, they need their wallet, keys, thousands of gallons of water and plenty of fish.

Earhart is used to traveling during his career in the circus, but what’s new is taking sea lions with him.

When the circus wasn’t sustaining him, Earhart connected with Sea Lion Splash founder Marco Peters. Earhart began working with Peters, learned the ropes and eventually branched off to grow his own sea lion setup.

Earhart joined the list of people who are qualified and willing to receive sea lions that can’t successfully be released into their natural habitat. They now have 10 sea lion rescues from the government.

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WHERE TO FIND THEM

» The Sea Lion Splash will have two to three shows every afternoon and evening in the Kids Zone. » Learn more: https://jamesearhartje. wixsite.com/mysite “When you agree to rescue them, it’s a lifelong commitment. You agree to keep them no matter what,” Earhart said.

Government guidelines stipulate owners hold a certain number of educational shows in order to keep the sea lions.

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for traveling to shows. They built a facility on 25 acres with a large barn and six inground pools – half of them indoor. They have three air-conditioned travel units rigged with a pool and a deck.

The sea lions can rest in the water while traveling. “They’re a pretty lazy animal,” Earhart said. “They’ll lie up on the deck and let the air-conditioner hit them.”

Sharing the personality of sea lions is part of Earhart’s Sea Lion Splash show.

Earhart and his family sneak educational material in during the 25-minute entertaining, humorous show.

They discuss the differences between sea lions and seals (hint: external ears and flipper length). The sea lions do the conga and handstands, wave and stick their tongues out, among other tricks.

Sometimes the most surprising thing for audiences is the natural behaviors the sea lions exhibit. “It’s cool for some of these people who have never seen [one] that we’re able to bring sea lions to them,” Earhart said.

“People don’t realize what a versatile animal it is,” he added – such as how well sea lions travel on land. While versatile, some of the sea lions are less performative on command – Syra is one of the comedic troublemakers.

Some of the sea lions can’t perform because of impairments, so they remain in Texas and can serve as animal ambassadors.

The Earharts built modifications so

they can accept any sea lions, including a handicap-accessible pool that’s easier to enter with a ramp. “It’s part of giving back to them as well,” Earhart said.

Sometimes human behavior resulted in the impairments of the sea lions, so they serve as an example of the damage humans can do.

Part of the Sea Lion Splash show is about teaching people “how they can help sea lions and marine mammals by doing simple, little things,” Earhart said.

One of the most important: “Recycle your trash because a lot of it ends up in the ocean and they love to play with it,” he added.

When the Earharts aren’t traveling to fairs and festivals, they’re training the sea lions at home and doing local school shows. They’ve even done some corporate and private events.

It takes multiple people to feed their sea lion family. They realized they needed five walk-in freezers to keep up with fish storage. “[I’m] still learning every day. …

I call it painful college,” Earhart laughed.

Although he hasn’t had a vacation from the full-time responsibility in more than a decade, Earhart shares the life with his wife and six kids. His oldest son will be onsite with his team at the Prince William County Fair.

Almost all of the kids help to care for their sea lion siblings – “The 1-year-old not so much, but she sees them every single day,” Earhart chuckled.

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New adventure takes the circus to space

minority astronaut on the moon – something unimaginable when the Apollo 11 crew stepped onto the moon in 1969. “I think that’s great and should be celebrated … s a child, Jamie Martinez wanted to grow up and because now everybody has the opportunity.” be an astronaut.

Accuracy is important to her, so she invited some of “I love space [and] space exploration,” she said. her rocket scientist and astrophysicist friends to review Jamie ran the 3 Ring Super Circus with her husband, her material at a show. They corroborated her carefully Matias, and his son for years. Matias built the metal researched information. globe they used in their circus act over 10 years ago.

She also introduced them to the audience. “They Around the same time years ago, Jamie said, “I signed more autographs after the show than I did,” she [wanted] to do something different, … be educational. I laughed. always thought about putting a track around the outside The Space Adventures Thrill Show is not affiliated of the globe and [making] it look like Saturn.” with NASA but, Jamie said, “My ultimate goal is to be in In 2020 they had the time to map out the globe official cooperation with NASA.” addition and new show. It simultaneously became clear In the meantime, Jamie plans to keep coming back to that NASA was working on returning astronauts to the the Prince William County Fair as she has for years with surface of the moon with the Artemis missions. Later her family – including their baby, Charlie. this month, NASA plans the first test of its Space Launch “I love the crowds because they give us six or seven System, which will eventually take the Artemis crew, carbleachers and they are packed. The audiences come year go and their spacecraft Orion into lunar orbit so the first after year, so I’ve seen people and I’ve watched their kids woman and person of color can walk on the moon. grow up,” Jamie said.

“We knew we could physically do the show, I knew “The Prince William County Fair is one of our favorite that I had the education, and I knew that [the [performfairs. … They take care of us and that makes me feel ers] had the experience of the act. The hard part was The Space Adventures family: Matias, Jamie and Charlie Martiappreciated and loved,” she said. changing the show and making it something different,” nez.

When she was accidentally booked during the Prince Jamie said.

William County Fair dates a few years ago, Jamie rearPerformers will juggle nine balls while Jamie gets the They started performing the new Space Adventures ranged her schedule so she could attend. “It just feels like Thrill Show this year and it will come to the Prince Wil- audience involved in talking about the solar system – ending on the ninth ball with how Pluto was designated home to me because I’ve been there forever.” liam County Fair this week. While some fair organizers a dwarf planet.

The Space Adventures Thrill Show will be in the kids missed the circus, Jamie said, “I enjoy the show more “The biggest compliment I get now is, ‘I learned some- zone every day of the fair Aug. 12-20 for two to three because it’s more of a passion of mine.” performances in the afternoon and evening.

She teaches audiences about space, centrifugal force, thing new today,’” Jamie said, “It’s not just inspiring the And you might even catch the Martinez family going NASA’s planned return to the moon, the equipment to kids to be astronauts or to follow their dreams. … I’m to the National Air and Space Museum at the Steven F. get there and things that many people don’t know. reaching older people as well.”

Udvar-Hazy Center in Dulles on their off days.

It’s space with a circus flair for demonstration.

Jamie also highlights the importance of a female and

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Prince William Parks Explorer Pass

Explore Parks. Earn Prizes.

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Prince William County Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism is excited to announce the launch of our new Parks Explorer Pass! Prince William Parks Explorer pass is similar to a scavenger hunt!

Simply travel around to 11 of our hand picked parks and check in at each location. Once you've completed all 11 check-ins, you will receive a prize pack! Use your phone or mobile device to complete the hunt. Watch the video for instructions using the QR code below, then sign up to get your pass and start playing. Prince William Parks Explorer is completely FREE and anyone can play. Happy exploring!

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