First time at the Bratwurst Festival. Lots of food vendors and few Bratwurst variety except for the…read morePita shredded bratwurst. I did purchase a upside down umbrella! Not much of a crowd but today is the first day and it was early. Parking is $5 and lots of lots close to where the festival is in downtown Bucyrus.

Tons of food options . I like the small trailer that's local that has the shredded brat in a pita…read moreand sauerkraut absouluty fabulous . Downside is the local population .... Bunch of inbreed crackheads if u ask me

The best community festival. Hey, it's Peace, Love, Music and Art. How could you not enjoy Black…read moreSwamp. Everyone has a good time, even the dogs. There are countless people that donate countless hours to make this happen every year. They don't get enough credit for the work they do. (like Kelli Wicks organizing the music). Someone in Bowling Green steps up to the plate and makes it happen. Thank you BG

Music from around the country and around the world live on three stages all weekend; 150+ artists…read moreshowing their best works; and it's organized by an all - volunteer committee that keeps it real. No wonder it's rated one of the best festivals in the country!

This is an annual event. I havent gone every year. It was quite nice during the time I was there…read morethis afternoon. It will run through Sunday. See my review at www.oldsouthendtoledomusings.blogspot.com and make some comments.

They are just not about the fair. This place is about community. Most months they have a flea…read moremarket. A lovely group of vendors that want to deal and sell. I look for albums. There a few hardcore people selling fun stuff mostly country but some disco and 80a as well. You never know what you'll find.

Five-stars in class (rural/country fair, Americana, wholesome fun, heartland, historical)…read more I heard on WGTE that the Wood County Fair was holding its 143rd annual event. Quite an impressive record! I'm always a sucker for county/state fairs, a big fan of the agricultural / gastronomical competitions (best rhubarb pie, stoutest steed, etc...). The Wood County fair is situated West of town on Poe Road - those of you from the area don't need me to tell you how to get there. Those of you not from the area - well, go to the High School and then just keep driving west. Ample (free) parking nearby and entirely reasonable entry fee ($6) with an abundance of truck-food options. I'm from Tallahassee (FL), and our annual state fair has about 1/2 of the food options than this - and is by all measures a bigger event. My instinct is that this fair draws visitors from across the county AND surrounding counties. What I didn't notice was a substantial ferris wheel - but it's very likely to be found in fairs that frequent the larger population areas (e.g., Toledo) but I don't know. We came on a Wednesday evening - arguably the least busy time of the week - and stumbled on the KOI drag racing events. We stayed for the warm-ups and I was impressed with how many folks were in the stands. Turns out that we didn't really stay for any of the rides per se, but my two oldest packed away a Philly Cheese Steak & fries, along with waters while watching the warm-ups. Good fun. Fans of midwestern rural county fairs will thoroughly enjoy Wood County's shin-dig!

Sidney Alive is doing an amazing job at getting the community together and making our downtown come…read morealive again! It's so nice to see our town cleaned up and new shops coming in.

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Homemade cantaloupe ice cream and watermelon sherbet. The athletic boosters are selling fresh…read moreroasted ears of corn, with butter and salt, and auctioning a steer. Homemade lemonade made with half a lemon, water, sugar, and ice, and then shook up by some middle school kid. All day drinking at the Lions Beer Tent, or if you are trying to get laid with somebody you missed out on during high school, the Wonder Bar. Yes, this is the place to be before school starts, every Labor Day weekend. Be sure to catch the parade, and wave to the Melon Queen, selected from all the senior girls at the high school and riding on her Melon Slice Throne on the parade float.