Ohio Expo Center & State Fair Reviews

It's so busy. Expect to grab a travel book and book it later. I wasn't impressed

Always have a great time at the fair love the food arrives especially the food.

Got into air conditioning at Good Guys car show and a good band.

Had a great time! The food was interesting, to say the least...fried buckeyes, fried snickers, fried mashed potatoes, red velvet funnel cakes....what's not to love? The exibits were interests and the animals were fantastic. To top our day off, after missing the ride to our car, an incredibly nice State Trooper stopped and offered to give us a lift . My granddaughter, as well as my husband and I, were thrilled and very grateful. Wish I'd gotten his name in order to thank him once again. We had a great time!

As time goes by., The worse events get. $7 for 6oz lemonade, $16 for beer. Oktoberfest will be missed for the next few years.

Solid experience at the state fair. The parking is a little crazy, but the venue is clean and the state troopers do a great job maneuvering the crowds.

Demonstrating English paper piecing with my Lucy Boston "Patchwork of the Crosses". Lots of people in the Cardinal building yesterday.

One of the biggest State Fairs in the country. We go every year!

Awesome time at the Haunted Fast. This place is good enough for big parties like this one. A lot of parking is available but it was $25 per night which is too much for the parking, in my opinion. Lines to the bathrooms were long, so come prepared.
Bags are being checked at the entrance, so you might want to leave drinks and snacks at home, lol. Explore your surroundings!

We were there for a dog show. Nice clean rest rooms. Friendly people.

Tervor Noah show was good, but seating on ground chairs was not good option

Still 5 star family fun on the cheap but my favorite pizza Dorlos was terrible for first time ever. We look sooo forward to it smh

Was not impressed, maybe I just expected more. Seemed outdated and dingy considering it was part of venue for Arnold Classic

This fair sets the benchmark for what most other fairs aspire to be. Plenty of food, rides and attractions. Gets very busy on the weekends

Went for a concert that was entertaining; however, the sound system wasn't good at all. Stood in line for Bourbon Chicken (20+ mins) for the guy to tell us they were out of food - they knew that based on the number of people in line at which time they could have said we only have enough for one more order.

Saw Reo Speedwagon for the first time! I don't suggest floor seats unless you're in front of the stage! Plus it was a tad warm.....

Chinese lantern festival have great exhibition there and it is must to see.

This is definitely my favorite fair that we've gone to as a family. We enjoy spending half a day just walking around eating whatever we find that's appetizing, relaxing in the nature preserve area, looking at all the different types of animals, and buying trinkets. Definitely buy your tickets in advance--you can get a decent discount and avoid the long ticket booth lines!

Good place for expo's, easy parking close to building.

This place looks like it's close to Falling Down. The parking lot only accepts cash and in 2018 I can't understand how you don't accept credit cards when PayPal Square Google and so many others will send you a free credit card reader.
The grounds look vaguely tended to but do not look above anything other than that!

Went for the fair, which was fun. But unless you are showing animals or seeing a concert there is not a whole lot to do besides eat junk food. The entire midway was shut down due to the fireball incident (which I totally support that decision). But you can get some reasonably priced concert tickets for some pretty good shows.

Dog Fair. Loads of doggie products. Dogs welcome. Loads of animals and activities. Dog and family friendly.

Always a great time at the fair. A must do every year

I went to the Congress Quarter Horse Expo. All the booths of clothes, boots, collectibles were wonderful and fun. The horses were beautiful. It was a good time all around.

I visited it for Rock on the Range 2018. I didn't spend much time in the center as it was mainly used for parking. The place is very spacious, and has people on bicycles who are in charge of carrying passengers for a voluntary contribution. I just feel like you need more sun protection zones.

Fun! Some of the old rides that they don't have a fairs anymore are there and they are fun to ride. With an addition of some water attractions and family events that you can rent out one of the shelters for.

Great fair been almost 15 years since the last time I went and still has the same great feel and layout I remembered. Plus the food is always the best part.

Great time at Aladdin clown circus in Ohio expo center

Went for Equine Affaire like I do every year. They are doing some construction on this building at the moment. Not sure what their plans are.

The livestock shows are next level compared to county fairs. Really neat to see all the kids working hard.

Ohio deer expo. It gets very busy. You can hardly was threw at times.

Great place to come. But $25 to park after you ve paid $125 for a concert ticket. Really?

cleaner this year than in years previous good selection of vendors and increased presence of police

Nice place for special events, but the Home and Garden Show was an extreme disappointment...

My first experience here for winterfair and I will be back next year.

I love fairs! And the layout was perfect. Nowhere was too far away from food!

I want to hurry with a little girl, who is the neighbor.

Not very accessible to people with a handicap without saying motorized cart. Not even a close handicap parking spot.

With construction it was not clear how to enter. Otherwise it was ok.

Not enough accommodation for handicap and tighter restrictions for use should be enforced.

lot's to see is very nice to learned different things

Nice venue and not too big so seats anywhere are great!

Very busy venue with something going on just about every weekend!!.....be sure to bring cash to pay parking....Ohio Historical Center is right next to this....parking at the Center is free don't miss the seperate entrance that is located off the Expo Center entry....

The fair was great once we got in. An accident on 71 north turned a 90 min drive into 6 hours. Then the exit we were told to take to enter the fairgrounds was blocked. If we weren't already frustrated enough, we went to pay parking and were told he had no change. What kind of bull was that! Hundreds of cars trying to get in and we're supposed to pay 20 dollars instead of 5. We were so angry, we had to scrape for a smaller bill and paid for the car behind us just to get in or hold up all the traffic behind us. Maybe that's what we should have done so someone would've brought money to that booth. Whoever was in charge of the parking should be fired! We probably will not go back for a long time.