Goat yoga anchors Henry County wellness fair in Paris, Tennessee

Goat yoga will be the hook, but Henry County’s Wellness Fair is aiming at something bigger: a free, family-friendly evening where a playful yoga session opens the door to local health information and community support in one visit.

The annual fair, sponsored by the Henry County Prevention Coalition, will take place Thursday, June 18, from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Henry County Highway Department grounds in Paris, Tennessee. The setup is simple and smart. Bring people in with something memorable, then give them a reason to stay, look around and connect with the organizations behind the tables.

The yoga draw is Goat Yoga, with three sessions starting at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. That timing makes the goat yoga piece feel like a real anchor rather than a side act. Families can pick a session, build the rest of their visit around it and still have time to move through the fair’s other offerings before the evening ends.

Registration matters here, and organizers are asking each person in a group to sign up separately through a Google Form and SignUpGenius link. That kind of detail tells you the event is expected to pull more than casual foot traffic. It is being set up to handle groups, families and first-timers who may be coming for the novelty of goat yoga but leaving with a clearer view of what local prevention work looks like on the ground.

That is the part worth noticing for the yoga crowd. Goat yoga can be easy to dismiss as a social-media gimmick, but in this setting it works as a visibility tool for a broader public-health mission. The fair is built to connect residents with local organizations, information and services, which makes the yoga sessions feel less like a stunt and more like a smart way to get people through the gate.

The call for community partners to host tables reinforces that goal. This is not just an event to attend, it is a place for local groups to show up, share materials and meet families face to face. The result is a wellness fair that uses yoga the way good community programming should: as an inviting first step into something practical, local and useful.