Celebrate 100 Years of Community Spirit at the Lyon Park Spring Fair

The 2026 Lyon Park Spring Fair marks the 100th edition of this beloved neighborhood tradition — a milestone that makes this particular May gathering one of the most meaningful community events in Arlington’s calendar year. Held on the third Saturday in May from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Spring Fair has welcomed people of all ages since 1924, featuring vintage games, a moon bounce, face painting, amazing food, and a bake sale organized by the Lyon Park Women’s Club. The fair takes place at the Lyon Park Community Center, a 1925 building at the heart of one of Arlington’s oldest planned neighborhoods — itself celebrating its own centennial milestones in recent years after a major renovation. The community center’s historic markers, installed in 2025 along 4th Street N. and N. Garfield Street, tell the layered story of Lyon Park’s history including its early racial covenants and the community members who worked to reckon honestly with that past.

Lyon Park has hosted this annual Spring Fair since 1924, with residents coming out to enjoy lawn games, food vendors, and pony rides while the Lyon Park Women’s Club organizes a bake sale and a plant sale. The food truck festival component runs alongside the fair, expanding the culinary options well beyond the legendary baked goods table. For a century, this event has been the neighborhood’s annual gathering point — the moment when longtime residents, new arrivals, and families with kids all converge in the same sunny park for a few unhurried hours of old-fashioned community fun. The 100th fair in 2026 will carry special significance, and the planning committee is actively seeking volunteers to help make it the most memorable edition yet. Contact LyonParkEvents@gmail.com to get involved. The Lyon Park Community Center is at 520 N. Highland Street; more at lyonpark.org.