More than Serving Visitors - Reasons Why You Shouldn't Miss Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus

Ohio State Fair is a major crowd puller as a festival in the month of July-early August, when tourist crowds are at their peak. Filled with events for a good 9 - 10 days, the festival ground turns into a great semblance of the old world fairs where many colorful stalls of ethnic cultures would participate with their food, music and artisan performances. Many artists of international stature also perform at the Ohio State Fairgrounds during this time.

Tasty food is one of the prime reasons why one should not miss Ohio State Fairgrounds. A visit to the Ohio State Fairgrounds is just the beginning of an in-depth discovery of the interesting areas and milieu around. There is a North-South walkway, which leads visitors many alleys, and smaller walkways introducing them to interesting stores, air conditioned buildings, and a great place to find the best of Ohio.

The Fairgrounds hosts a number of events during the apart from the one in July-Aug time. A newspaper, Columbia Dispatch is a great source for finding information about the city's vibrancy when it comes to Thursdays and weekends. The general trend for Ohio State Fairgrounds has been livestock farm visits, fantastic range of local food, couple rides and a generally colorful ambience.

Ohio State Fairgrounds is located on E 17th Avenue a few minutes north of downtown. You can reach the venue using 4th Street straight down, and turn right 4 - 5 miles on 17th Avenue. Indianola Shopping Center is located in the area, on the left before the right turn.