Fair Oaks Village Park

Everything about Old Fair oaks is perfect and this park brings back so many fond memories! They have a nice new play structure, and I love all of the beautiful chickens that are always around. They do lots of fun events here, and 20 plus years ago I took ballet at the building above the park.

This is a nice little grassy park in the middle of old town Fair Oaks. It has a good amount of trees and shade and places to sit with a number of local businesses all within walking distance around the area. It has a very rustic feel and gives you a sense of peaceful charm. Perfect for taking a break when you’re in the area and need a spot to just sit and cool off.

Centered in the old town area of Fair Oaks, the former town square still functions as a gathering place. Established as a community in the mid 1800’s and promoted as innovative citrus colony following the freezes in Southern California in the late 1800’s. A bridge and railroad were completed in the early 1900’s to support the growing community and industry. Eventually, this center was home to a post office, hotel, blacksmith shop, lumber yard, pharmacy, bank, cemetery, newspaper, and a number of small dry-​goods and grocery stores.
Today, the Village continues to be home to a number of businesses and the Fair Oaks Village Park at the center.
The park, in addition to a large grassy area with mature trees, an outdoor stage and amphitheatre, and kids play areas. The park is host to a number of festivals, events and summer outdoor concerts. Parking is not the best so if attending an event at the Village Park, be prepared and enjoy the walk to the Village from a few blocks away.
The chickens and roosters are a part of the charm of the park and roam freely. I don’t know the origin of the park chicken presence but do know that the dropping off of unwanted chickens has been an issue. Please, don’t drop off your unwanted chickens.

We ordered some nibbles from Sunflower café and since seating is very limited it was natural to walk the 30 feet to this park! There are several picnic tables and nice sunny/​shady grassy areas. Oops, watch out for feral chicken poop tho! Clearly, Fair Oaks residents love & use this park frequently! There were alot of different kinds of people there today 9÷4÷15. There were a few other couples with small children but also a couple of older men sitting and talking and others just strolling and enjoying the afternoon. The play structure is nice, multiple playing areas for young to older kids, a sand box area, 2 big kid swings/​2 small kid swings and lots of fun grassy area to let the animals RUN! There is a nice amphitheater and I saw bathrooms but I didnt need to investigate those today. We didnt stay too long, just enough time to play and decide we could come back again soon. Highly recommend this park, good for children of all ages! Oh and check your feet for the aforementioned chicken poop or carelessly/​hastily laid egg! Lots of chickens & roosters strutting about, just tantalizingly out of reach for those children feisty enough to chase them!

Such a lovely park only a few blocks from busy ass Sunrise Blvd. There is an amphitheater and playground with benches even some picnic tables to use. They must still water their grass because it’s nice and green still. There are free roaming chicken and roosters about. The public feeds them so they have a tendency to come over to you for handouts especially if you’ve dipped into here for lunch or snack. I really like this park and will continue to visit

Best park for just walking around near small quaint village stores featuring many Salons Art Galleries, Café’s and the coolest Dive Bar ever. If u like Roosters crowing and Chickens that allow u to pick em up… Only a few… And be gentle with them, then this is your place. Summer concerts and local guitarist/​drummers frequent the cool spring and hot summer nights. I love our Park.

Met alot of new people but alot of the shops are closed you can tell this place has been around for a long time

We come to chase chickens. The other day they chased back!!! Love it!!! My 2 y/​o loves the birds and their breed’s are sooo varied. We like the playground too but it’s weak compared to so many that we visit. It’s definitely the birds that draw me here.

I’m not a hippie with a drum, but damn I love this park.

I love Fair Oaks, I have since I moved to California. The shops, the little places to get food and the chickens. Yes, I even like the chickens and will come to a complete stop to let them cross the street. Curious to see why these particular chickens cross the street and all I’ve seen is… to get to the other side.
This park is one of my favorite places here. I pick up a falafel or a nut burger next door then come here to eat it in peace. I also enjoy bringing a book and taking in the good feeling I get whenever I am here. I bring the kids and they run around all over the place then we sit and have ourselves a little snack. I can come here no matter what the weather is like and still enjoy it.
I also enjoy the little concerts and events held here. This park is really special to me.

Just when you thought you couldn’t love your neighborhood anymore, you find out about the free Concerts in the Park in Fair Oaks. What could be better about free music, people socializing with friend and neighbors, and a casual venue where it’s okay to enjoy a drink in public while listening to some very local news and honorary mayors? Free-​roaming chickens in attendance. It doesn’t get any better than this.

It is one of those parks where everyone feels welcome. On the weekends, you’ll find people of all ages and types there enjoying the moment. A great place to through a party or get-​together, because the people there are mindfull and will not intrude or disprupt. Also a great place to take the kids, go on a date, catch up with friends, or relax with a book. Dogs and cats are welcome. Just remember that the park is plat in two, so one will have the playground with lots of grass for playing fetch and a stage that is great for performances and group activities. The other side has no playground and is a more calming «Fair Oaksy» kind of park. Oh and give the chickens some respect-they’ve been here long before you :)

This old timey park has such a spiritual, welcoming vibe. I love it here! I have watched it change over the past 15 years & always adore venturing out here. What’s not to love about the chickens, the cute shops & the free summer concerts & festivals that take place here.

I love Old FO. I can’t believe that with all the many surrounding areas I have lived in, I’ve never lived here before. And now I don’t want to ever leave. I love that I’m only a few minutes walk from this park and the quaint shops. I love the close river access. I love all the trees. I love The Stockman. I love Fair Oaks Deli & Coffee House. I love Sunflower Drive In. I love Comedy in the Park, and the Spring Festival. And I love those damn chickens, too.
In fact, I’ve seen a few dead ones recently and it has made me all protective and shit, cursing careless drivers who don’t pay enough attention. Really, it’s not that hard to slow down you manky d’bags!

I grew up in this park. It used to be quite ugly with chain link fencing all around, an unsafe Merry-​Go-​Round, tall slide and swings. It is so much better now and much safer!
There are two areas: one is the playground side, the other we used to call the wino side. During the 70s, 80s, and 90s a lot of people used to hang out on that side (facing the FO Deli) and have a paper bag full of their beverage of choice.
With the ampitheatre and little stage for concerts in the park, it has such a community feel! The clubhouse used to be my bus stop so have lots of memories there, some good, some awful.
The chickens have since run rampant. Some of those birds have run afoul. One time, a poor girl got pecked on her face and had to get stitches! So be careful with the little ones out there. The chicken in question was quite aggressive. I think a few parents got together and rubbed it out since I didn’t see it a couple of weeks after that incident.
Very convenient park. You can walk to Sunflower, Carmelita’s, Slocum House, Stockman’s or the FO Deli for coffee. You can also walk to the old red bridge at the end of Bridge Street to see the river.
Thursdays in the summer they have free concerts in the park! There, you can buy rootbeer floats, ice cream or pizza.

This enclave was a surprise find.
I go to this area for a West Coast Swing dance that is held the 3^rd. Saturday of the month with the Capital Swing Dance Club.
and when I first drove up to the area, was caught on how cute and community it felt. The piece de resistance were those chicken cockadoodling away at all hours, in the mornings when I have gone to breakfast in the area at the Village Bistro,
to dusk when I arrive to the dance. Near Dianda’s that have the St. Honore cake and almond and raspberry torte.
Families are in the park area, picnicing, women with strollers, locals just walking around. Love it, don’t see that much in Silicon Valley!

fair oaks village has a quaintness about it, from the main street with
nice cafes and shops to the park with the chickens to the scenic old
fair oaks bridge it’s a nice place to spend time at

I love this park we take our daughter here all the time. It is a rather small park, but it is full of personality. The playground is nice and typical with a few slides both small and large, monkey bars, swings both toddler and big kid swings, and a sand box. It is a good park for picnics, plenty of trees and shade you just have to watch your food from the chickens, did I mention the chicken? Oh yes that is what makes this particular park some much fun is the chicken not only are they fun to watch and they are everywhere, but the children love to chase them, and I have yet to see one get caught. We always have a fun time at this rather intimate park.
During the summer they also have free concerts here on Thursday nights.