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by AmoniaBliss on 10/28/23Ohio Expo Center & State Fair - ColumbusHad the best time before the concert and during!!!
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About the Ohio State Fair
The Ohio State Fair isn't just an annual event celebrating delicious concessions, a livestock competition, creative arts and crafts and a butter cow. The fair — happening in Columbus, Ohio, at the Ohio Expo Center, located just south of downtown near MAPFRE Stadium — also boasts a series of concerts featuring well-received national acts. These gigs take place over the course of the fair in the WCOL Celeste Center, a 10,200-capacity arena and event center that received a multimillion-dollar facelift in recent years.
Ohio State Fair History
The first Ohio State Fair took place in 1850 at Camp Washington near downtown Cincinnati. Over the next few decades, the event traveled around to various Ohio cities (including Cleveland, Dayton and Sandusky) before settling into its current home at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus in 1886.
Over the years, the fair has been a hub for popular music acts. In 1928, for example, the John Philip Sousa Band performed twice a day. As rock 'n' roll, soul and country became mainstream in the 1960s, the fair's booking reflected this trend: acts such as the Bee Gees, James Brown, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash, Tanya Tucker and Sly & The Family Stone performed. As the decades progressed, mainstream country, rock and pop acts became staples, as the Beach Boys, Oak Ridge Boys, Diamond Rio, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Kool & The Gang and Mel Tillis all made appearances.
In recent years, the Ohio State Fair has continued to book an eclectic concert lineup. Genres include alternative rock groups (Weezer, Devo), classic rock bands (REO Speedwagon, Styx, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple), country artists (Dolly Parton, Toby Keith, Jake Owen, Reba McEntire), pop acts (Meghan Trainor, Charlie Puth), soul and R&B superstars (Patti LaBelle, Blackstreet, Keith Sweat), Christian artists (Lecrae, Matthew West) and comedians (Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham).
Rating: 5 out of 5 Rating: 5 out of 5 Amazing show
by CherryBomb on 9/1/23Alice Cooper was a great starter! Motley Crew and Def Leppard sounded just as good as they did back in the day. We were at the concert for almost 5hours. Well worth the money!
Rating: 4 out of 5 Family fun at the fair
by Booboo kitty on 8/16/23The Ohio State fair was well worth the 2+hours of travel time to Columbus. There was so much to see and do there that we didn't get to everything that we had planned. Lots of exhibits were kid friendly and peeked our imaginations. The "street shows"were also interesting and made our visit to the fair more memorable. Only bad side was the high price of beverages and the completely empty soda vending machines.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Fun, but if you're a vegetarian come prepared
by Faith on 8/16/23The Ohio State Fair is always a good time. The atmosphere and the variety of things to do are great! I was a little disappointed to see a lack of vegetarian options. I know with vendors they can't control their menus, but the things that are always there didn't have a lot of protein options for vegetarians.
Rating: 5 out of 5 100% satisfied
by Ali on 8/15/23My kids can't stop talking about our visit they love it
Rating: 5 out of 5 Awesome Fair
by Def Leppard fan 4life on 8/12/23Ohio state fair is awesome love going to fair. Keep doing the early bird tickets.
Rating: 2 out of 5 Disappointed
by Cincinnati on 8/12/23It sure has changed since we had gone there years ago. Food & Rides were the main theme.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Ginuwine Keith sweat
by Je'ne on 8/11/23Enjoyed the concert had a great time. I just didn't have phone service
Rating: 5 out of 5 Ohio State Fair
by Jana on 8/11/23Wonderful classic fair atmosphere with something for everyone. We love the Ohio Department of Natural Resources area. The native plant prairie is awesome and has such a beautiful variety on display. The butterfly and animal enclosures are definitely worth a visit. The “butter cow” (including a stop for ice cream), sheep barn, rabbit/chicken barn, horticulture displays and needle work/cooking building are all on our must see list. We like to catch an animal show and especially like the dog agility competitions and some of the horse competitions. We had such a nice time on our first visit that we came back for a second day. The grounds are clean and parking was smooth sailing on both our visits. Such a good way to get our steps in for the day and walk off the Schmidt’s cream puff, kettle corn and sugar waffles.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Great
by Rob on 8/10/23Fair 2023 was clean, well populated, entertaining. Food was mediocre compared to past at many vendors. Rides well maintained and well run.