New Year’s celebration expected to draw thousands to Fairfax

Thousands are expected to swarm Fairfax City Sunday night for First Fairfax, a celebration originally marking the small city’s bicentennial that’s now entering its third year.

Three square blocks of the city will be converted to a massive family-friendly street party, replete with entertainers, dancing, horse-and-carriage rides and fireworks, said event spokeswoman Joanna Ormesher. The downtown area will be shut down for traffic beginning at 6 p.m.