The Fair Offers Food and Fun

If, like many of us, you were waiting for the rain to swap places with the sun, so
we could take some little ones and their older siblings to the Greater Columbus
Fair.

Our Wednesday evening venture to the fair was basically a food run, but we did
check out some rides and attractions we thought the grandchildren might be
interested in.

The fair itself is about half of the size it was last year and previous years. This
actually seemed to be a different vendor than we’ve had in previous years.

There are fewer animal attractions for small kids, but there is a petting zoo, with a camel, some b-i-g cattle and some of those cute baby goats like the one my youngest grandson begged to take home last year.

There are also fewer kiddy rides than normal, and the variety of actual fair food (pizza, cotton candy, corn dogs fries) was not wide. The food truck selections, however, made up for the limited fair food variety.

Also to be noted, there weren’t big groups of anybody. There were mainly groups
of two or three friends grabbing some food and small families strolling around.

And if you wanted to dine in, there were not many tables to sit at and enjoy the food.

Adult fair tickets, sold at the Civic Center, are $7. Parking was not bad because
people were coming and going. The lines for the rides and games were not bad
because it was the middle of the week. Expect longer waits on the weekend.

If you enjoy light crowds and more opportunity to enjoy the food and attractions, I
would suggest going during week.

For more information, visit www.columbusciviccenter.org.