05/27/2022
A huge thank you to all the volunteers who support park staff in keeping our parks running.
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Explore this working farm based on the 1920s-1950s. Visit farm animals, crops and historical buildings. Enjoy a variety of fun and educational programs for all ages, as well as special events.
Open daily; admission is free. For 50+ years, the Friends of Frying Pan have supported this unique piece of local history by purchasing the farm's animals and antique equipment, and hosting special events. To get an email each month that announces events, classes and activities, subscribe to "The Sizzle" at https://bit.ly/3wIyavW. Please note that the friends group is a volunteer organization and
Open daily; admission is free. For 50+ years, the Friends of Frying Pan have supported this unique piece of local history by purchasing the farm's animals and antique equipment, and hosting special events. To get an email each month that announces events, classes and activities, subscribe to "The Sizzle" at https://bit.ly/3wIyavW. Please note that the friends group is a volunteer organization and
Operating as usual
05/24/2022
Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park
Frying Pan Farm Park needs a new Farm Manager. This is a full time position with full county benefits. Learn more and apply on line at https://bit.ly/3yXqomj Apply now! Job posting closes on Friday May 27 at 11pm. Leave enough time to complete the on line application process!
Explore this working farm based on the 1920s-1950s. Visit farm animals, crops and historical buildings. Enjoy a variety of fun and educational programs for all ages, as well as special events. Open daily; admission is free.
05/24/2022
Save the date: Juneteenth Celebration at Frying Pan Farm Park, Herndon, Va. June 18. Free online registration at Bit.ly/JuneteenthFP
05/22/2022
What’s better than a summer job at the Park Authority❓ A summer job at the Park Authority PLUS a BONUS❗ Check out our new benefits for summer staff and apply today!
💲100 net sign-up BONUS
💲100 net retention BONUS
🤑 FREE summer access to all 9 Rec Centers with fitness centers, pools and more. A $100+ value!
Details and to apply: www.bit.ly/joinfcpa
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05/22/2022
Fresh lettuce from the garden at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon. Stop by the Farm Stand, leave a donation, and enjoy this fresh delicious treat.
05/21/2022
Come visit the Farm Stand and farm garden at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon. Enjoy some delicious fresh lettuce and leave a donation to support the farm garden. Many thanks to all the volunteers that do the work in the garden.
05/14/2022
Farm stand is open for business. Leave a donation and enjoy delicious, fresh lettuce from the farm garden. Thank you to all the volunteers who work in the vegetable garden.
05/13/2022
Hunter Mill Melodies is back at Frying Pan Farm Park.
Fairfax County Park Authority’s Summer Entertainment Series is back! There are more shows this year at 18 locations. Plan your summer fun now. https://bit.ly/3y0yLwL
05/10/2022
Q: Can I donate my pet to Frying Pan Farm Park?
A: Frying Pan does not accept animal donations.
Each spring, after families get rabbits as pets, many soon find out that caring for rabbits takes more effort than they realized. Parents regretting their rabbit purchase may assume they can donate the animal to Frying Pan Farm Park.
Not true.
Here are some of the reasons why: (1) the health of the animal can’t be verified; (2) the rabbit might not get along with our farm animals, and (3) the farm doesn’t have the space.
Plus: the park has thousands of visitors every year. Moving a former pet to Frying Pan can overwhelm an animal who's used to being around just three or four humans.
If you need a new home for a former pet, please contact an animal shelter or a rescue organization instead of Frying Pan Farm Park. Thanks!
05/09/2022
Celebrate Juneteenth at Frying Pan Farm Park | Park Authority
Save the Date: celebrate Juneteenth at Frying Pan Farm Park on Saturday, June 18! Read about it here:
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/park-news/2022/psa058
Fairfax County, Virginia - Families are invited to celebrate African American stories, food traditions, music and more at Frying Pan Farm Park on Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
05/08/2022
Frying Pan Farm Park is now the temporary home of an art installation created by the nonprofit called Community Art for Everyone. CAFE artists and volunteers collected broken chairs, tables, bicycles, electronics, plastic bottles and fans and made them into a sculpture which spells out the word “love.” The sculpture is on display this month in Frying Pan’s Middleton Barn.
05/07/2022
Due to the forecast for cold and rainy weather today, Spring Farm Day has been canceled. We hope to be able to hold it next year. If you registered in advance, you should receive an email with additional information in the coming days. Thank you for your understanding.
05/06/2022
Due to the forecast for cold and rainy weather tomorrow (May 7), Spring Farm Day has been canceled. We hope to be able to hold Spring Farm Day next year. If you registered in advance, you should receive an email with additional information in the coming days. Thank you for your understanding.
05/05/2022
Please join us in welcoming this new baby calf to Frying Pan Farm Park! She was born yesterday, May 4, which is known as Star Wars Day. Her name is Leia, after Princess Leia from the Star Wars movies (who, in more recent films, has become General Leia.) You can see mom Helene and baby Leia the next time you visit Frying Pan.
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(Please note: it is against park regulations for visitors to try to feed the farm animals. For everyone's health and safety, please do not offer any of the animals anything to eat. Thanks!)
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05/05/2022
Due to the forecast for cold and rainy weather this Saturday, Spring Farm Day has been canceled. We hope to be able to hold Spring Farm Day next year. If you registered in advance, you should receive an email with additional information in the coming days. Thank you for your understanding.
05/04/2022
Happy Star Wars Day! "May the 4th Be With You." 😄
Frying Pan Farm Park's turkeys, peacocks, ducks and geese have had lots of visitors from far-away places.
05/03/2022
CANCELED: Frying Pan Farm Park's Spring Farm Day.
05/02/2022
Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park
Take a class this summer at Frying Pan Farm Park! Most classes start in June and will be held indoors in the Visitor Center. Classes include:
- Country & Western Line Dancing
- Dog Obedience (held outside)
- Karate for Families
- Tai Chi
- Yoga
Register by calling 703-222-4664 or online at Bit.ly/36AVdkV.
Explore this working farm based on the 1920s-1950s. Visit farm animals, crops and historical buildings. Enjoy a variety of fun and educational programs for all ages, as well as special events. Open daily; admission is free.
05/01/2022
Planning a visit to Frying Pan Farm Park? Here's something important to know about the farm animals.
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05/01/2022
Sometimes visitors ask if Frying Pan Farm Park is a petting zoo. It's actually a working farm. Here's a short message from two of its farm hands.
04/30/2022
TODAY (April 30) AT FRYING PAN FARM PARK
- Horse Expo from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Free; register online at Bit.ly/FPHorseExpo.
- Tractor-pulled wagon rides from 10:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Tickets $4.50 each; buy online at Bit.ly/3rWqwhC.
- Carousel rides from 10:15 a.m. - 3:40 p.m. Tickets $4 each; buy online at Bit.ly/3xY6HdJ.
- Country Store is open from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Buy snacks, souvenirs and tickets for carousel and wagon rides.
Questions? Call the Frying Pan Visitor Center at 703-437-9101.
04/29/2022
TOMORROW: stop by Frying Pan Farm Park for lunch from local food trucks Chef Herb, Momo's & More, and El Chef Latino! The food trucks are part of the Horse Expo. Please register for the Horse Expo at Bit.ly/FPHorseExpo.
El Chef Latino
04/28/2022
Come to the horse expo at Frying Pan Farm Park this Saturday, April 30 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.!
There will be a parade of breeds; experts giving talks on horse care; groups showing horseback-riding sports, and businesses selling horse-related products and services.
This event is free, but please register in advance. Get details at Bit.ly/HorseExpoFP.
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This program is supported by a grant through the Virginia Horse Industry Board.
04/27/2022
Frying Pan Farm Park to host first-ever horse expo
Local news site reports on Frying Pan's Horse Expo. Read all about it! 👀
https://www.ffxnow.com/2022/04/26/frying-pan-farm-park-to-host-first-ever-horse-expo/
Frying Pan Farm Park will host its first-ever horse expo this weekend. The inaugural event, which takes place on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., will include horse-related demonstrations, speakers, food trucks and businesses selling horse-related products and services. Park manager Nicole Mit
04/27/2022
Want some new coworkers? How about Lyle? He's one of the two cats who work in surveillance at Frying Pan Farm Park. The site is hiring almost a dozen human employees in both indoor and outdoor positions. Look under "Frying Pan Farm Park" for details: Bit.ly/3grPq2z.
#careers #hiring #jobs #work
04/26/2022
TODAY: register for summer classes at Frying Pan Farm Park! Most classes start in June and will be held in the Visitor Center. Classes include:
- Country & Western Line Dancing
- Dog Obedience (held outside)
- Karate for Families
- Tai Chi
- Yoga
Register by calling 703-222-4664 or online at Bit.ly/36AVdkV.
04/25/2022
It's that time of year when sheep get relieved of their heavy winter coats so they won't get too hot in the summer.
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04/24/2022
TUESDAY: register for summer classes at Frying Pan Farm Park! Most classes start in June and will be held in the Visitor Center. Classes include:
- Country & Western Line Dancing
- Dog Obedience (held outside)
- Karate for Families
- Tai Chi
- Yoga
Register by calling 703-222-4664 or online at Bit.ly/36AVdkV.
04/23/2022
Planning a visit to Frying Pan Farm Park? Here's something important you should know about the farm animals.
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04/22/2022
Ah, fresh from the udder! Here's farm cat Lyle taking a milk break.
Come out and see Lyle and the other animals at Frying Pan Farm Park this weekend! Take a ride on the carousel or the tractor-pulled wagon; use the playgrounds, hike the nature trail and visit the historic buildings. Stop by the Country Store for tickets, snacks and souvenirs.
Questions? Call 703-437-9101 or visit the park's website at Fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/frying-pan-park.
04/21/2022
Check out these cuties!
04/20/2022
Carriage Driving
Did you know that carriage driving is a competitive sport? It's also one of the horse-related sports that will be demonstrated at Frying Pan's Horse Expo on April 30! A competitive driver from George Washington's Mt. Vernon will bring a breed of horse called a Haflinger for this demonstration.
https://youtu.be/avIrfg5OVLk
The Horse Expo is free for all ages, but please register in advance at Bit.ly/FPHorseExpo.
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This program is supported by a grant through the Virginia Horse Industry Board.
It is the only equestrian discipline where you can compete on an equal footing from 14 to 70+, male and female alike, with ponies and horses.Those involved a...
04/19/2022
Have you taken a powerful picture at Frying Pan Farm Park? Please enter it in our "Focus on the Farm" photo contest! The deadline to enter is April 30. Details at Friendsoffryingpan.org/photo-contest.
📸Photo by P. Nicholson on the 15th anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting.
04/18/2022
⭐In addition to weekends, carousel and wagon rides are now offered at Frying Pan Farm Park Mondays - Thursdays!⭐
Kids can ride the carousel between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for $3 per child. For tractor-pulled wagon rides, the first one is offered at 10:15 a.m., and the last ride is at 1:15 p.m., for $4.50 per person.
Fridays - Sundays, carousel rides are 12:20-3:20 p.m. (off 1-2) for $4 per child. Wagon rides are 12:30-2:35 p.m. for $4.50 each.
You can buy tickets at the park's Country Store, or in advance online at Bit.ly/3jtrKfE.
04/17/2022
Frying Pan Farm Park is OPEN today, April 17. The farm is open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Country Store will be open from noon - 4:30 p.m., and you can buy tickets for carousel rides there, as well as snacks, toys and souvenirs. The Visitor Center will be open from 1 - 4:30 p.m.
Address
2709 W Ox Rd
Herndon, VA
20171
Opening Hours
| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 9am - 5pm |
| Sunday | 9am - 5pm |
Telephone
https://linktr.ee/FryingPanFarmPark
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So Much to See and Do!
Frying Pan Farm Park is one of the most popular parks in Northern Virginia! This working farm is in Herndon, Virginia, just four miles from Dulles International Airport.
Visit Frying Pan Farm Park and get up close and personal with live farm animals, including horses, cows, pigs, sheep, goats and chickens. Learn what life was like on the farm almost 100 years ago; visit historic buildings and see antique equipment.
This 135-acre property is also home to a modern equestrian center, a preschool, and a mile-long nature trail. The farm is open 362 days per year and offers classes, programs and special events for all ages. Plus we have beautiful rental facilities for weddings, birthdays and meetings. We hope to see you soon!
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His lady friends were taking a nap, but he sure was putting on a show for us!
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📍 2739 West Ox Rd, Herndon, VA 20171
⭐️ We visited this farm last year and it was so nice, and I couldn’t believe that it was FREE! I HIGHLY recommend checking this place out. A cool fact- the farm is known for preserving and interpreting farm life of the 1920s - 1950s so everything there looks like farm life from back then. They have tractors for the kids to ride on and lots of different farm animals to visit like pigs, cows, chickens, horses, goats, turkeys, ducks, peacocks and other animals common to farms in the early 1900s. There is also a playground and a carousel from the 1920s, which are right next to each other! The farm also has daily wagon rides starting near the carousel area. The 30 min ride goes through the farm, into the woods, past crop fields, and back into the farm yard. The other side of the park, beyond the equestrian areas, has wooded hiking trails near a creek named Frying Pan Branch. During open hours, the barns are open to look at and walk through, as well as the visitor center and store. There are tours to see how farm families lived in the 1920s. There is cow milking every afternoon at 4 p.m. It’s truly amazing how much there is to do at this free farm!! Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park
⏰ Grounds: open daily dawn to dusk
* Kidwell Farm building: open daily 9am – 5pm
* Country Store –
* March to December: Mon-Sat 10am – 4:30pm and Sun 11am – 4:30pm
* December to Mid-March: Fri-Sat 10am – 4:30pm and Sun 12pm – 4:30pm
💲 Entry to park is FREE
*Carousel: $3/weekdays, $4/Weekends and Holidays- sold online or at country store next to carousel
*Wagon rides: $4.50 per person (2 years and older) tickets can be purchased in person or online (wagon runs Friday, Saturday and Sundays)
UPDATE: Spring Farm Day on May 7 has been CANCELLED due to weather. See their page for more info on that and if you already bought tix Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park
🚽 Bathroom facility right next to playground
🚙 large parking lot
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**Due to inclement weather, this event is canceled.**
What could be cuter than spring farm babies?! See them and their mammas too at Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park's Spring Farm Day! More than animal cuties enjoy hands-on fun, sheep shearing, farm equipment demos, cow and goat milking, wagon rides, and more! Get the details —> https://bit.ly/SpFarmDay
Will you be doing bluegrass jams on Saturday?
During our trip to Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park, our Holiday Campers even got to ride a merry-go-round!
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Our Westfields Holiday Campers had a blast visiting Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park!
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Horse Expo at Frying Pan Farm Park
🌺Meadowlark Botanical Gardens
📍9750 Meadowlark Gardens Ct, Vienna, VA 22182
🌺Did you know that Meadowlark is FREE Dec-Feb? We recently found this out--a little too late. We headed to the botanical gardens TODAY--the last #FREE day till December 1st.
🌺It was a cold day, but we still had fun wandering around. We loved the water, the koi, the turtles, the geese, and the beautiful scenery.
🌺Our favorite part--the Korean Bell Garden. We learned that it is the only one of its kind in the Western Hemisphere and remains a symbol of friendship between Virginia and South Korea.
🌺It's worth a visit. There's so much to see in this garden--the bell forged in Korea, the Dol Hareubang, the totem poles, the flower wall, and much more.
✅Things to Know:
✔️95 acres of large ornamental display gardens & unique native plant collections
✔️3.5 miles of paved walking trails and 1.25 miles of mulched trails
♿️ADA accessible trails
⏰Jan-Mar 10 am - 4 pm
April-Oct 10 am - 7 pm
Nov-Dec 10 am - 4 pm
💰5 & Under -- FREE
6-17 -- $3
18-54 -- $6
55+ -- $3
🗺Paper maps are no longer available onsite. Download at home or use the QR code in the Visitor Center.
🚻Restrooms in the Visitor Center or Atrium
❌Outside food & drink is not allowed within the gated garden grounds. There is a designated picnic area.
🎄Annual Winter Walk of Lights -- Tickets go on sale in October
✔️Near Tysons Corner Center, Wolf Trap, & Great Falls Park
✔️20 min. from Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park
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Holiday greetings from Arkansas. I want to share with others that Amazon Smile donated $104 to FoFPF on my behalf because I signed up for the give back program called Smile.Amazon. I was surprised to see the email from Amazon this morning since I only discovered Frying Pan this past May.
If you shop Amazon, please consider turning on the Smile donation feature and select FoFPM.
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The Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park invite you to support the park and help the animals you love! If you've ever had a pet, you know the cost of food and medical care add up. Now imagine the costs associated with dozens and dozens of animals, including 1,500+ lb. cows, horses, and more!
A year-end donation (by midnight, Dec 31st), in any amount, will help the animals that have grown their furry, feathered, and hoofed families over the years, alongside yours —> https://bit.ly/FPFPHelpTheAnimals
This coming weekend is the final opportunity to see Frying Pan Farm Park's Holiday Lights on the Farm, featuring thousands of twinkling lights —> http://bit.ly/HolidayLightsFarm
Along this one-mile-long journey, you’ll see farm animals, wooded wonders, and luminous lights decorating the pastures and historic buildings. Hurry and get your tix today, before they sell out —> http://bit.ly/HolidayLightsFarm
Tag: Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park, Fairfax County Park Authority
Yesterday was beautiful!