Ohio Lottery Day
WBNS 10 TV & ONN Opening Day
$3 admission until 3 pm.
Thursday, July 28
Kroger Day
Kroger Plus card members: Present your card at a booth outside entrance gates to receive $4 admission vouchers for every member in your party.
Presented by Worthington Industries, with generous support from Cardinal Health
3-2-3: Receive a voucher good for $3 admission when you bring 2 canned food items per person to a special redemption center outside the entrance gates before 3 pm. All food donations will go to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.
Saturday, July 30
AEP Ohio Day
AEP Ohio customers present a bill at a booth outside entrance gates to receive $5 admission vouchers for everyone in their party before 5 pm.
Sunday, July 31
Time Warner Cable Day
Veterans & Military Day
Free admission for veterans and active military with appropriate identification.
Monday, August 1
NBC4 Family Value Day
Until 6 pm, adults will be admitted for the kids’ admission price of $8, and kids 12 and under will be admitted free. With the purchase of one wristband, a second rider can ride free until 6 pm with a hand stamp. After 6 pm, all riders will need either a wristband or vouchers to ride.
Tuesday, August 2
Mattress Firm Day
Pick up a voucher at any participating Mattress Firm store throughout the state for $4 admission.
Wednesday, August 3
QFM 96 Fair Attitude Wednesday
Fairgoers will enjoy $5 admission all day.
O’Reilly Auto Parts Day
Double your deal! Present proof-of-purchase for any product from O’Reilly Auto Parts at a booth outside the entrance gates to receive a voucher for one free admission with the purchase of one $5 admission.
Thursday, August 4
AAA “Show Your Card and Save” Day
AAA members: Show your membership card at a booth outside entrance gates to receive $4 admission vouchers for each member in your party.
First Lady’s Day
Friday, August 5
Meijer Day
Purchase two pairs of Falls Creek Jeans at Meijer and receive a Catalina coupon in-store good for admission for up to two people on Meijer Day, Friday, August 5 only. Offer available in-store July 15 through Aug. 5.
Ohio Lottery Admission Discount
Present a non-winning Ohio Lottery ticket at a booth outside entrance gates to receive a $4 admission voucher.
Sunday, August 7
Pepsi-Cola Day
Bring your specially-marked Pepsi-Cola can or any Pepsi-Cola product to a booth outside the entrance gates for a $3 admission voucher for every member in your party before 3 pm.
You can also save on gate admission prices with $6 tickets available through August 7 at Kroger, participating AAA locations with AAA membership and Ticketmaster outlets. Purchase ride-all-day wristband vouchers (to be redeemed at the Fair for a wristband) for only $19 at Kroger stores and Ticketmaster outlets through July 26 only.
2 comments
dwolters says:
July 16, 2026 at 7:53 am (UTC -4 )
Take me to the Fair- summer activities #7
Posted on July 9, 2026 by dwolters
With more people forgoing the 2 week car trip vacation, they are looking for more activities closer to home. Check out your local fair. The county fair is still alive and well in most parts of the country. Plan to make a day of it! Check the schedule and see what activities are going on and pick a day that has something for everyone. Remember that the fair is more than just the carnival rides. Check out the exhibit buildings and the animal shows. There is so much to learn and admire away from the midway.
We are a farm family and my kids raise sheep all year long. During the summer is when they earn their college money with the sheep. They spend grueling hours at home washing and fitting the sheep to take to the sheep show at the fair. We will arrive in the early morning, move the sheep into their assigned pens and unload a lot of equipment. After they have given the sheep feed and water, they will do more grooming, all in preparation for the show. Later, they will bring the sheep into the show ring by age class to be judged. They are awarded ribbons and premiums ($) for each place. When they have finished with their sheep they often help other exhibitors with their sheep. At the end of the day we load up everything and drive home, where we unload the sheep and equipment again. And do all the chores that could not be accomplished while we were at the fair all day long.
So when you visit the fair, take time to meet the exhibitors. Look at the animals and admire the work that goes into breeding, raising and grooming them for the fair. Go ahead and ask questions about our animals. We spend a lot of time with them and know them by name. Take some time to see the hand craft exhibits and admire the work these craftsman put into each piece. Look at the garden produce and think about the hours that gardener spent in the hot sun weeding and caring for his plants.
And maybe you will be inspired to enter something in the fair next year. It is so rewarding to wander into the exhibit building and see the blue ribbon on the item you worked so many hours on. And the premium check is quite rewarding as well.
So gather the family and head to the fair!
Mary and Kristy says:
July 16, 2026 at 8:29 am (UTC -4 )
Thanks so much for your thoughts! My dad is from a farming family. Every year as a kid we would go to the OSFair and and the first thing we would do is go to the livestock buildings. And then to look at my cousins 4H projects. Fairs are a part of the fabric of our nation and about much more than rides and funnel cakes! Thanks for the perspective!