Cool, quirky, and quaint - Yellow Springs is definitely worth a stop if you're in Southwest Ohio…read more We drove up from Dayton over Memorial Day weekend, and had a great time walking around and exploring some of the small artisan and hippie shops. Even when it's busy, there's plenty of parking to be found. Some of the main lots were full, but we managed to find a free spot just off of the main road. Bring your walking shoes! Even though it's a small village, you can definitely spend a few hours perusing all that they have to offer. There's a few cute little eateries, and if you fancy a beer, you should definitely check out Yellow Springs Brewing. Many spots are also dog-friendly, if you want to bring your furry friend along for the fun. You should also plan to make the short drive up to Young's Jersey Dairy for some of the best ice cream around.

Yellow Springs Ohio derives it's name from it's high iron concentration in the water which stains…read morematerials in the environment yellow and red. The Shawnee Native Americans visited this area for centuries thinking that the waters had medicinal properties. Founded in 1825 by William Mills and 100 other families who were followers of Robert Owns, a religious leader seeking to build a Utopian community, Yellow Springs has retained that utopian tradition. Antioch College noted for it's abolitionist history and human rights initiatives is located here. Today the town is the home of poets, university professors, artists. musicians and nature lovers. Dave Chappelle has a home here. Loretta Scott King and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine have lived here as well. The town has an artistic ambiance reflected in it's color schemes, business properties and even it's trash cans. It is home to the largest LGBT community in Ohio. Other attractions in Yellow Springs are Young's Dairy Farm, John Bryan State Park, Glen Helen and Clifton Mills Nature Preserve.

Fun event and fun people/town putting it on. Its largely a really huge craft show with a pretty…read moregood amount of themed food places. Great way to spend a fall weekend in Ohio. It gets very crowded and in recent years that would scare me away, but the vendors and patrons are very friendly. My only negative is, I wouldn't bring multiple kids that are 5-12 years old, its so crowded keeping track of them would be difficult and I think many kids would be bored. (Maybe your kids are different) The town of Waynesville was so charming, I want to come back to town when the festival isn't going on and check it out.

It is a family tradition to go to the sauerkraut festival. I really enjoy it. It's a lot more…read morebusier than it was when I was younger. They always have really knee crafts and they always have very unique dishes, including sauerkraut and I enjoy my family time there.

My boyfriend and I just went to this and loved it! He has been to it before, but this was my first…read moretime. I honestly loved it a lot. There were so many nice vendors selling stuff! There was a couple of popcorn vendors, not as much as i imagined, yet was still a great experience! I'm disabled, so i was glad to see that they had handicapped accessible porta pottys. It was definitely hard to get up some of the hills, but I enjoyed it so much. We will definitely be back next year!

I also was disappointed in the amount of popcorn available at the festival, especially would love…read moreto see more raw popcorn kernels offered, but a very nice festival overall with plenty to do and well laid out. I would like to visit again, and hoping to find more popcorn at this popcorn festival.

This is a fun artisan fair! Great music, great food, craft beer tent! Always the last full weekend…read morein July. Come celebrate local history with the reenactment camp. Don't miss out.

Goat to check out this place!…read more I was working in nearby Springfield and a friend had mentioned a farm stand with ice cream. Young's is so much more! Petting zoo? Count me in. Ice cream, cheesy goodness and other treats? Wow. Staff was super friendly as were the animals. Super clean, the service was fast and the ice cream and sandwich were fantastic. I got fresh curds and baked curds to go. As a Wisconsinite, the baked curds are out of this world good. Bring quarters to feed the super cute goat gang!!!

The young woman who took our dinner order, Grace, was incredible. We assume she may be new, as her…read moremanager stood behind her throughout the interaction, repeatedly reminding her not to forget certain tasks--even though Grace had already completed them. We felt for her, as she handled the situation professionally and provided excellent service despite the constant oversight. We wish her all the best. Later, when we went to get ice cream, Emily was just as friendly and helpful as Grace. Unfortunately, our ice cream was already melting and dripping down the cones when we received it. A kind employee offered to have them remade, and we gladly accepted. However, the replacement order was made incorrectly, and at that point we decided to simply eat what we were given. While both Grace and Emily provided outstanding customer service, the issues with the ice cream unfortunately put a damper on the end of our visit. As visitors from Oregon, we were excited to compare the experience to the Tillamook Cheese Factory. The visit started off wonderfully thanks to your staff, but the ending left us disappointed. Overall, we enjoyed our time, but in our opinion, Tillamook still holds the edge.

It was a wonderful experience visiting the pumpkin show. The place was beautiful decorated and was…read morecolorful all around. It had the best fall vibes. There were a lot of fun activities for kids. Tons of food options available. There were a lot of stalls to shop from and many Interesting products available. I learnt about lot of amazing business that are local to Ohio and got an opportunity to try out few samples. Good place to visit with friends and family.

I'd rate it a solid 3.5 but for the sake of the stars, I'm giving it a 4 - especially for a free…read morefair! Friday around noon was so busy, but it was expected since the weather was gorgeous. There are mostly good vendors above all else, but it's also the best blooming onion (and I look forward to it every year!) We park for free and walk a bit of a distance. I love seeing the homes decorated for Halloween! We don't ride fair rides, but we do live to people watch and, this year, we caught the pet parade which was really great! So much bigger than I ever expected and some very sweet pets in adorable costumes!! Love trying the different treats. Though it's not homemade, I got a pumpkin roll from the Shriners booth and it was pretty tasty and for a good cause. Also purchased some homemade buckeyes from a church group that were awesome. Always love seeing the giant pumpkins, too! I do wish they had more local vendors for buying gifts. The vendors are mainly cheap mass produced junk shop goods (and a lot of gross political things.) Just not my vibe at all. I still think it's worth a visit though! It's well run and a great way to get into the spooky season!

The ambiance is nice warm calming tons of trails to walk cute farm animals to pet.food was good and…read morereasonably priced for the amount I received my apple cider slushy was good a little pricey for the size. Service was great everyone was super friendly from drinks to taking care of the animals to getting people to join for musical chairs.would like to go back with a group of friends.

There's pluses and minuses to this place. One of the…read morebiggest minuses I've experienced in my visits is me constantly going "does anyone work here??" Want to purchase from the gift shop? Not an employee in sight. The food and bar always seem to be closed. Can't even find where to purchase their famous doughnuts. They built the huge play area for children which is great! But please don't advertise all your food and drink options if it's never going to be open or an employee around to check you out. Nothing like your toddler melting down because they want a juice and you can't find a way to pay for it. I love the baby animals and all the kids activities but until they figure out how to properly run this place I probably won't come back.

Best oldest Fair in town, just has to be. Between the parade Thursday, carnival, 4H and food all…read moreweekend, it's the place to be on the West side Best side all fall!! Still time to come out!!

Who doesn't like the fair? What!? You don't, well stop reading this…read more.. OK, so now that I have all the fair lovers, lets get into it. The Harvest Home Fair is a downright ancient tradition here on the West Side of Cincinnati. Every year on the weekend after Labor Day a little fair pops up to take over Harvest Home Park in Cheviot. It has all the fair essentials; rides, animals, and of course the wonderful fair food. They even manage to fit a little rodeo area in, too. The one downside was the expense. It was $5 just to get in! And then you had to pay for everything else, too. Well, the rodeo was free actually. But the rides and food were not cheap! All in all we spent $31 for my wife and me, and I can imagine a family would seriously spend some dough. But there's no point trying to deny your child the joys of a fair once they know it's there. Hey that rhymed. Awesome.