Tag: fairs
2023 Ohio Agricultural Fair Schedule
The Ohio Department of Agriculture released the dates for the 2023 fair season, including Ohio's 94 county and independent fairs and the Ohio State Fair.
Ohio State Fair is back
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Expo Center and State Fair General Manager Virgil Strickler announced the 2022 Ohio State Fair will be July 27 to Aug. 7.
Horstman wins Pa. Fair Person of the Year
Dick Horstman, of Burgettstown, Pa., was named the 2021 Fair Person of the Year at the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs Annual Convention.
Maya Kidd selected as Ohio Fairs’ Queen
The Ohio Fair Managers selected Maya Kidd, Middletown, Ohio, representing the Butler County Fair, as the 2022 Ohio Fairs' Queen.
Changes to ride inspections because of Tyler’s Law in Ohio
Tyler's Law went into effect Nov. 6, 2020, and made several improvements to the ride inspection process.
2021 Ohio fair dates
The dates for Ohio's 2021 fair season have been confirmed. Find them all here.
Pennsylvania fairs, 4-H continue planning for the summer
Pennsylvania 4-H and fairs are planning for the 2021 fair season, while waiting on official guidelines and restrictions from the state for year two of the pandemic.
West Virginia fairs, 4-H plan for the best, prepare for the...
How do you plan for the summer without knowing what the pandemic situation will look like months from now?
“We’re trying to prepare, hoping for the best and, I guess, preparing for the worst,” said Lisa Ingram, 4-H youth development agent for Marshall County, West Virginia.
Fairgrounds host concessionaires for fair food drive-thrus
It’s not fair season quite yet. For some counties, fair season isn’t going to look the same this year at all. But with concessionaires showing up to events at fairgrounds around the state, people don’t have to wait for fair season to get their fair food.
Ohio Fair Managers induct hall of fame members
The Ohio Fair Managers inducted six new members into the Ohio Fairs Hall of Fame Class of 2020 on Jan. 5.
