Events

The Amherst High School Honors Art Society will be offering free face painting in the Junior Maker's Market tent.

Mutton Busting with Wild Buck Borregos was such a hit last year, we brought it back! Mutton bustin’ kidos try to hang on for 8 seconds to prove that they’re as tough as any bull rider.

As the sun sets, glow sticks and light-up fidgets emerge at the Sensory Play Tent. Join us for a silent dance party with headphones playing family-friendly dance music from 7:00 – 9:30.

The Made in Amherst Junior Maker’s Market features local makers and entrepreneurs all under 18!

The Beer Garden will be available during live music.

Mutton Busting with Wild Buck Borregos was such a hit last year, we brought it back! Mutton bustin’ kidos try to hang on for 8 seconds to prove that they’re as tough as any bull rider.

As the sun sets, glow sticks and light-up fidgets emerge at the Sensory Play Tent. Join us for a silent dance party with headphones playing family-friendly dance music from 7:00 – 9:30.

Mark your calendars: September 5, 2025. This year at the Amherst Va County Fair, AFD will be hosting an extrication challenge in place of the firefighter competition held in the past. The competition will be limited to 5 firefighter teams. Teams will stabilize a vehicle, remove glass, remove doors, remove the roof, and extricate the…

The Made in Amherst Junior Maker’s Market features local makers and entrepreneurs all under 18!

The Beer Garden will be available during live music.

Join us Saturday, September 6th, at the Amherst County Fair and cheer on Shenandoah Valley Tractor Pullers. Racers will use their modified lawn tractors and race to pull sleds across the fairgrounds.

Join us at the Sensory Play Tent for this free workshop. Make your own travel-sized sensory bottle, perfect for calming down on the go.

Mutton Busting with Wild Buck Borregos was such a hit last year, we brought it back! Mutton bustin’ kidos try to hang on for 8 seconds to prove that they’re as tough as any bull rider.

Find out who won the Meant to Be Broken Contest and is headed to the State Fair! At the Extension Tent.

Stop by the Sensory Play Tent for this hands-on, make-and-take activity. Participants will have the opportunity to select objects and create a travel-size eye spy bottle to take with them.

Join us Saturday, September 6th, at the Amherst County Fair and cheer on Shenandoah Valley Tractor Pullers. Racers will use their modified lawn tractors and race to pull sleds across the fairgrounds.

Engage with your sense of touch and scent in this slime-making workshop. Scents and tactile mix-ins will be provided, along with pre-made cloud slime so that you can create your perfect slime. (Limit 25 participants)

The Hot Dog Eating Contest is back! Join us at 5:00 pm, Saturday, September 6th, to see who can eat the most hot dogs and take home the cash prize! $5.00 entry fee. Sign up and pay your entry fee online at the link below. https://www.eventeny.com/events/ticket/?id=18804 Prize determined by the number of entries.

The Made in Amherst Junior Maker’s Market features local makers and entrepreneurs all under 18!

Mutton Busting with Wild Buck Borregos was such a hit last year, we brought it back! Mutton bustin’ kidos try to hang on for 8 seconds to prove that they’re as tough as any bull rider.

Join us at the Happy Hippo for this free make-and-take activity where we will learn how to make sensory bottles and eye-spy bottles!

Engage with your sense of touch and scent in this slime-making workshop. Scents and tactile mix-ins will be provided, along with pre-made cloud slime so that you can create your perfect slime. (Limit 25 participants)