Arts & Entertainment

Local Businesses Hosting Fair

The businesses at Greene Street and Carpenter Lane will host their annual Village Fair on Sept. 8.

On Sunday, Sept. 8, the business owners at the intersection of Greene Street and Carpenter Lane will host the 7th Annual Mt. Airy Village Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This self-described “retro, folksy, family-oriented fair” hopes to celebrate the character and warmth of a unique and very creative corner of Mt. Airy.

The Fair will feature a line-up of talented area musicians performing on two separate stages.

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The Fair also asks every participating exhibitor to present an interactive element so there’s something fun to do everywhere fair-goers turn.

The planned activities include:

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  • Play dress-up with the Quintessence Theatre Company!
  • Swap out some stuff at the Free For All
  • Come get your pie on (and all over) in The 7th Annual Pie Eating Contests
  • Mt. Airy Village Fair also boasts the world’s only Slow Ice Cream Eating Contest: the last person to finish their Ice Cream cone without dripping wins. How slow can you go?
  • Their famous pet contest is always the grand finale of the fair.


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