Ohio State Fair

More concerts and events are scheduled to be announced over the next two weeks.

The fair was shut down because of COVID in 2020, and was limited to only exhibitors last year.

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the famous Ohio State Fair butter cow display is back — and the cows are bringing their farmyard friends.

For the first time in three years, people will crowd the midway as the Ohio State Fair returns in full capacity next Wednesday. Thrill rides, food, animal shows and free parking highlight a return to central Ohio’s summer staple event

It's the first fair since 2019 where the public can attend, and a new state law on permitless concealed carry has changed some security measures.

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the famous(ly weird?) Ohio State Fair butter cow will be back this year. The previous iteration in 2019 honored the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, complete with butter astronauts and a butter Neil Armstrong saluting the American flag.

The Ohio State Fair will return this year from July 27 to August 7 and is expected to welcome back all public visitors for the first time since 2019.

For the first time since 2019, the Ohio State Fair begins Monday. But don’t expect any funnel cakes or carousels. There are no rides or public events scheduled at this year’s fair, after the Ohio Expositions Commission voted in April to make the 2021 event a junior fair.

The Ohio State Fair will be closed to the public this summer, the second year in a row that the annual event has been curtailed by the coronavirus. Agricultural events like livestock competitions will still be held.

The interim director of the Ohio Department of Health, Lance Himes, has issued a new order allowing for the reopening of county fairs this summer, with…