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May 2008
Media Contact: Jan Hyland
703-801-8474

36th Annual Lucketts Fair Planned for August 23 & 24

(LUCKETTS, VA) – The 36th Annual Lucketts Fair will take place August 23 and 24, 2008, promising another year of “Fresh Squeezed Fun With Home-Grown Flavor!”  The Old Lucketts School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, serves as the backdrop for a genuine, old-fashioned country fair held each August in beautiful Loudoun County, Virginia.  

Juried, handmade crafts, quality antiques and historic and country-life demonstrations are the centerpiece of the fair, with bluegrass bands playing in an outdoor gazebo.  Two additional stages offer live music and family entertainment, all included in the admission price.  Folks will enjoy down-home food like hand-churned ice cream, ribs and country ham sandwiches.  There is fun for all ages with country contests like pie-eating and rooster-crowing.  Younger kids flock to the farmyard petting zoo, tractor pedal pulls and pony rides in the woods. 
  
The Lucketts Fair takes place at the Lucketts Community Center and Park, located on Route 15 eight miles north of Leesburg, Virginia.  An average of 15,000 people attend the fair. Admission is $8 per person with no charge for children under six.   There are discounts on advance tickets for groups of 10 or more.  No pets or alcohol are permitted.  Parking is free. 

The Lucketts Fair is sponsored by the Lucketts Community Center Advisory Board (LCCAB), Inc. -- a 501(C)(3) volunteer organization -- and Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services.   Fair proceeds help restore and maintain the Old Lucketts School building and fund daycare and preschool scholarships as well as an English for Families program.  In 2006 and 2007, LCCAB funded construction of a new bathroom in the community center’s child care room.  The group also donated nearly $10,000 to local organizations including the Lucketts PTA, the Lucketts Volunteer Fire Department, the Good Shepherd Alliance, The Loudoun Sheriff’s Auxiliary, The Waterford Foundation, and various Scout troops.

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www.LuckettsFair.com

Calendar Listing:
WHAT:            36th Annual Lucketts Fair Fresh Squeezed Fun with Home-Grown Flavor!
WHEN:           August 23 & 24 – 10 am -5 pm both days
WHERE:        Lucketts Community Center - Route 15 (8 miles north of Leesburg)
PRICE:           $8 for adults; kids under 6 FREE; parking is FREE
INFO:              703-771-5281 and www.LuckettsFair.com