Get a glimpse into the Fairfax of days gone by at the 2022 Fairfax History Day, complete with music, food, entertainment, and more.

Wander the landscape to meet a tavern keeper, a laundress, a suffragist, a blacksmith, and a “Yankee School Marm” along with many other living historians portraying jobs and life in the nineteenth century. Sign your name (with a quill pen) to a paper to become a soldier in the War of 1812; practice your drilling skills with Civil War soldiers, play popular children’s games of the past, and hear about daily life and food ways of enslaved people.

This year’s Fairfax History Day features demonstrations of Domestic Arts including weaving, spinning, needlework, quilting and women’s dressing along with Building Arts of brickmaking, blacksmithing, and carpentry. Or if you prefer, engage in conversation with a naturalist, doctor, attorney, or phrenologist. Did you know a phrenologist studied the shape of a person’s head to determine their traits and characteristics?

The ca. 1859 Historic Blenheim House will be open for timed tours of the first floor where docents will talk about the newest research and discoveries of Civil War soldier graffiti and ongoing preservation projects. Be sure to secure your tour reservation at the entrance tent.

You will want to save time for wagon rides and delicious food options (including Kettle Korn). Sit on a hay bale or chair while you eat and enjoy the sounds of spirituals and string and brass bands.

Don’t forget to visit the museum gallery and gift shop inside the Civil War Interpretive Center. Remember Fairfax History Day with a souvenir or book to take home.

Admission is $6 for adults; $3 /children 12 and under, and free/children ages 2 and younger. Fee includes all activities, including historic house tours and wagon rides. Admission paid at the gate (cash, Visa, MasterCard accepted).

Free parking at Fairfax High School • Free CUE Bus shuttles to/from Historic Blenheim • NO parking at event site • Click here for more information