Ohio Expo Center & State Fair Reviews

Home and garden show going on this weekend, im here with clear choice siding and roofing. Come on out and see us.

Very bad organization and the show long wait to get in and delay of whole show and all the issues makes me not want to consider future shows at this venue

Worse place to see a concert ever. Sound quality is absolutely terrible, seats are the size for a toddler, and if you're not sitting up front you cant see anything.

There's always something fun going on at the Ohio Expo Center!

My daughter's graduation from Columbus State Community College...I was there & a auntie, but no other family members.
The speaker was awesome!
On to OSU!

I've never been to this venue before but I was impressed. It has the state fair every year and it shows - it's expansive with tons of buildings, scads of rooms and room types and lots of parking! We were here for the Lego convention and the facility was clean, roomy and easy to navigate. The staff was helpful, the bathrooms (at least in the hallway) modern and tidy, and the concessions were reasonable for these kinds of places (so still expensive but better than a lot of other places I've been to - $4 for a hit dog instead of $7).

Great place to bring the family. Only downside is it is over crowded at times.

Attended a toy show with friends.. The place is huge.

Went there for the beef expo, the equine expo, the fishing show, and the woodcraft show. All awesome, and this place was sufficient for hosting them.

Everything is over priced. You need at least 100$ per person to have a great time! Make sure you bring the money and most things like pricing aren't family friendly if you have a large family! Take my advice 100$per person minimal to have a great time on overly priced thing wish they had more stuff my family could have enjoyed without burning the pocket!

My whole family had a blast! I went for the food and they went for the rides! Philly Cheesesteak, Fried Oreos, and Fried Mozzarella were on point..not to mention the fresh squeeze lemonade. Fast and friendly staff/vendors. Haven't been in a few years but will definitely go back next year.

Always a good time. A little for everyone. The only thing missing is rides / events for toddlers.

Concert was great! Floor seating terrible. Way too small rows. Can't believe the Fire Marshal ok'd it.

2019 the weather was great, the shows where good and I had a wonderful day I was alittle disappointed in the t-shirts this year we always get them as a souvenir but the date was so small you could barely see it. Everything else was very nice the dairy display was really nice with the astronauts and the oz cakes displayed were amazing! I couldn't believe they were cakes. Lol

The facility was clean and well organized, the food was rather expensive and parking was $7.00 at the gate. The event we were there to see was a lot smaller than most, so it was easy to navigate the crowds. Most of the buildings were air conditioned and comfortable.

If u love horses, this is the place to go. The Fantasia show was awsome.

I visit for a just cause! This time was for the Pet Expo and I was not disappointed. With several large venues on the site. I entered into where they normally have horse shows during fair season. My heart was left there with all the dogs that greeted me. Can't wait for the next event.

Great food but the buffalo chicken sandwich left me feeling ill for a couple days ...

Equine Affaire was awesome! Horse people's Paradise

This was a very good experience. It was a long weekend and it was worth to spend to see beautiful lights and shows. Specially the mask changer show was simply amazing. Love to visit this place again, the ambience took me to asian country. Sadly I couldnt try any food but I really enjoyed the lights..

This is a good event to check out if you are interested in doing some home projects. I did have a terrible experience with the Everdry Waterproofing vendor this year. The vendor was agressive and unpleasant in his high pressure sales tactics to try to get me to set up a home consultation. It was about 50/50 for vendors who were simply exhibiting their products vs vendors pushing sales. It's unlikely that I will return next year.

Covid testing.They were virus FREE. YEA. THE NURSES WERE NICE AN EFFICIENT. I REALLY APPRECIATED IT. They were gentle with the kids.

Lots of parking but spread out so be sure and wear good footwear.

It really wasnt fun for me and my husband this year...keep in mind we have a 2 yr old who either was not tall enough to get on anything or was too afraid too and a 9 month old. Ill come back when they are 4 and 5 yrs old.

Vast space- great for seasonal venues. Heated buildings for winter events.

Lots of things to do and see. The food is great. The rides are fun.

Where you can go and learn about history with the people are very knowledgeable

Not nearly as good as it once was, but still an ohio summer staple

Disappointing, unfortunately! Whomever planned the set-up and removing of some very enjoyable parts of the Fair needs and should be let go. Thanks for taking away some of my families fair traditions.

Saw Cheap Trick and Styx in concert. The both were outstanding.

Crowded but fun! Kids enjoyed it! They have pig races and sea lion show (free)!

They have many different events that go here throughout the year

Was not impressed. Very expensive and not enough activities.

Here for All American Quarter Horse Congress.....great facilities....awesome vendors and yummy food.......lots to see and do!

Went here for the Deer and Turkey expo while the Beef Expo was going at the same time, no problem with parking plenty of room for both events to go simultaneously

First week in December is always Winter Fair--a real treat!

Directions took us to closed road into parking lot. No signs to actually tell us where the entrance was located.

Visited the Lausche Building for the Columbus Toy Expo. The building was clean, bathrooms were clean, and had a generally good experience there. At least in the case of events in this building of medium size, it did the job well.

Home and garden show was wonderful facility is spacious

Nice experience! Went to see fluffy during state Fair.

Badly managed. Poor traffic control. They generally don't seem to care about what they subject the neighborhood too. Don't buy a house nearby.

We have been going to this event a long time it's went from 5 building's to two buildings and no car coral and the price to get in is higher sorry but this will be my last yr for this event