2025 New River Valley Fair: Lawnmower Racing
Venue: New River Valley Fairgrounds, Dublin
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Kory Wirt
Date: Friday, August 1, 2025
Time: 5:00 - 11:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Sports, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Arts & Theatre
Cost:
Gate Admission: • Adults: $7.00 • Children 7-11: $3.00 • Children 6 & Under: Free

Ride Tickets: • Pay-One-Price Wristband: -- In person: $30.00 -- Online In Advance: $25.00 • Single Ticket: $1.25 • Sheets of 24 tickets: $25.00

Description:
The 2025 New River Valley Fair kicks off their Opening Night featuring Lawnmower Racing on Friday, August 1, 2025. The New River Valley Fair will be held on Monday, July 28, 2025 through Saturday, August 2, 2025 at the New River Valley Fairgrounds in Dublin, VA.

Friday Schedule of Events:
• 9:30 AM: Stockman's Contest
• 1:00 PM: Youth Beef Show
• 5:00 PM: Gates and Rides Open
• 5:00 PM: Youth Market Lamb & Goat Show
• 5:30-10:15 PM: Jaycees Bingo ($1.00 per game) with Cash Prizes
• 6:00-8:30 PM: Princess Squad, Chuckles The Clown & Groovy (The NRV Fair Mascot) Strolling the Midway
• 7:00 PM: Lawnmower Racing in the Main Arena
• 7:00 PM: Kory Wirt in Concert

The New River Valley Fair with the theme "Pigs, Pies and Carnival Rides" features sone of the best nightly entertainment of the summer including some of your favorite carnival rides from Cole Shows, a huge variety of fair foods, competitive exhibits, agricultural activities, Buffalo Beals Petting Zoo and much more! Enjoy six days of fun at the New River Valley Fair, a true country fair since 1872.

Friday features Lawnmower Racing that is free with admission to the fair and Kory Wirt performing at the Wysor Building.

Kory Wirt is a country musician from Pulaski, VA.

Links:

• https://www.tiktok.com/@korywirt
• https://www.instagram.com/korywirt/

Every day activities include:
• Carnival Midway from Cole Rides
• Agricultural Exhibits & Livestock Shows
• Buffalo Beal's Petting Zoo & Racing Pigs
• Vendor Booths & Displays

Gate admission allows you entry into the fair and rides are an additional cost. You can purchase a Pay-One-Price Wristband to ride unlimited rides or purchase individual tickets to ride a specific number of rides. All entertainment with the exception of Saturday's Bulls & Barrels show ($10.00 entry) are included with gate admission.

Unlimited Ride Wristbands are available for any day of the Fair for $25.00 when purchased online through July 28th by 5:00 PM or $30.00 at the Fair.

To purchase an unlimited wristband online, visit: https://nrvfair.com/tickets.

Note: Rides are typically 3-6 tickets.

Directions:
Take Interstate 81 and take Exit 98 towards Dublin, VA then merge onto Route 100 North and travel three miles and the Fairgrounds will be on the left.

The New River Valley Fairgrounds is located at 5581 Fairgrounds Circle in Dublin, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/QdfB8MVG/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://nrvfair.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/nrvfair/ or call 540-674-1548.

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