The Fair has also offered technological, agricultural, historical, and livestock exhibitions and competitions, including pig races.

Entertainment includes log-rolling, chain sawing, pig races, snake handling, magicians, and stilt-walking.

Vendors sell clothing, belt buckles, and other items with novelty designs The expositions have included "Virginia World" which highlighted Virginia agricultural products, the better living center which hosted the arts & craft competition displays, the technology expo which highlighted Virginia technology industry, and "Young McDonald's Farm" which displayed a variety of young animals for the urban visitor to see.

Those ages 6-12 have all the options of the 4-5 year olds, plus the merry go round and the airplane rider which goes around in a circle at slow speed.

The Meadow Event Park is on the site of Meadow Farm, the thoroughbred horse farm owned by Christopher Chenery that was the breeding home of back-to-back racing greats Riva Ridge and Secretariat, the winners of five of the six Triple Crown races in 1972 and 1973.