Hamilton County Fairgrounds — Local services in Cincinnati

Don't bother! The fair used to be fun. This year there's nothing there. I took my daughter to ride some rides, play some games and eat some fair food. Only we get there to find that none of the rides are running and from what I'm told they won't be all weekend. You can imagine how disappointed she was to see them there collecting dust and not being able to ride. So we go to the office to find out about what's going on. The guy behind the counter was pleasant and offered to refund our fee since what we mainly came for was rides. However as he was doing that a woman came out scolding him for giving refunds. Then started to lecture me about how this isn't their fault and that I shouldn't have a refund unless I'm leaving. Well, we left. So I took my refund for the rides we weren't able to ride and now we didn't stay to buy food or play games either. The fair sucked this year and the lady arguing with me didn't help the situation either. If you're planning on going don't bother. And you're probably not going to be alone as there were very few customers left by the...

Had a great time, first visit. Rides are included in admission price this year. Food costs were a little higher than expected. Ride operators were kids/teens so ride at your own risk. My kid and I didn't get buckled into 2 different rides so I had to do it myself both times. I saw a group of children on a ride alone without their harnesses buckled either. Game operators seemed to be in good spirits and gave our kid extra chance to win. Pig escaped from the pig races was a hoot plus the wrestler antics bringing the show OUT to us. Big highlight was the petting zoo, they had kangaroos and all sorts of the usual animals you'd expect. Had a couple free roaming goats that wanted some love. Keep an eye on your kids, your wallet, visit the vendors hidden by the...

The fair was truly sad. I think the stricter ride laws have really damaged what this fair could be. $7 for a large soda, like are you serious. One adult ride the rest for small kids. Very few vendors. The car show was cool but even upon entering the ticket lady totally ignored me and stared at her phone. They did have two kangaroos and a cool petting zoo area but honestly if I would have had to pay the $10 fee they supposedly charge it would feel like a rip off. Walked around for 20 whole minutes, rode no rides, visited the animals and left. Truly a shadow of itself these days. Family friendly magic show they had going on seemed popular but when only 100 people in the fairgrounds anyway, anyplace with more than 20...