Fair Person of the Year Award

To: Virginia Association of Fairs Members

Each year as you plan your fair, there is always one person whose name keeps cropping up. It’s that one person who heads up several committees, wears numerous hats during the event, is constantly out in the field promoting your fair. They live, sleep, breathe and eat the fair, working tirelessly night and day to do all they can to make your fair a success. This is the person you sincerely hope that you will never have to do without.

Working year round for a fair is no small feat. It requires dedication, diplomacy, patience, hope, and a deep abiding love for both the fair and the fair’s mission. While many serve, few ever receive the recognition for their selfless devotion.

The Virginia Association of Fairs’ Fair Person of the Year is designed to give the recognition your special candidate has deserved, probably for years. It recognizes the outstanding service of one individual to his or her fair and thus to the fair industry as a whole. The Fair Person of the Year Award is the most prestigious one presented by VAF offering recognition not by one’s co-workers but by an entire industry.

Candidates for Fair Person of the Year are judged on four criteria – Service, Industry Involvement, Community Involvement and Career Highlights.

Please take this opportunity to nominate your candidate for the 2025 Fair Person of the Year. We encourage you to take time to review the application and consider all the things he/she has accomplished and the reasons why he/she deserve to be nominated for this award. Having your nominee win this honor not only spotlights that particular individual but also your fair.

The award will be presented during the upcoming VAF annual meeting in December at The Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, VA during the annual awards ceremony

We look forward to receiving your nominations no later than December 1, 2025. This deadline ensures sufficient time for judging and preparation for the presentation.

Please email to: mjolliffe@meadoweventpark.com or vafairs@gmail.com