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| − | [[Main Page|Licking County]] is home to a great number of annual fairs and festivals that take place throughout the county. The most well known is the Hartford Fair, which took over as the Licking County fair when the Newark fairgrounds were converted into Moundbuilders State Park. | + | [[Main Page|Licking County]] is home to a great number of annual fairs and festivals that take place throughout the county. The most well known is the Hartford Fair, which took over as the Licking County fair when the Newark fairgrounds were converted into Moundbuilders State Park in 1933. |
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Revision as of 07:44, 12 March 2015
Licking County is home to a great number of annual fairs and festivals that take place throughout the county. The most well known is the Hartford Fair, which took over as the Licking County fair when the Newark fairgrounds were converted into Moundbuilders State Park in 1933.
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Hartford Fair
The first Hartford Fair in Corton, Ohio was celebrated in 1808.
Licking County Fair
The first Licking County Fair was on the grounds of the courthouse in October 1833 in Newark. [1] By 1853 it moved to the Great Circle earthworks, which was home to the Ohio State Fair in 1854 when it was hosted in Newark. In 1898 Idlewilde Park was opened at the Great Circle and hosted the fair which included the lakes, boathouse, bowling alley, roller coaster, bicycle track and more. Idlewilde Park was later renamed Rigel Park and it was deeded to the Ohio Historical Society on October 11th, 1933 by the Licking County Commissioners. It now stands as Moundbuilders Park....
Flint Festival
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The Ohio State Fair in Newark
In 1854, Newark had the great honor of hosting the Ohio State Fair.
Other Fairs and Festivals
June
- Strawberries on the Square-June
July
- Granville Irish Festival-Granville
- Jazz and Ribs Festival-Newark
August
- Pataskala Street Fair-August
- Summer Festival-Hopewell
September
- Black Hand Gorge Festival-Toboso
- Millersport Sweet Corn Festival-Millersport
- Swappers Day-Johnstown
- Thornville Backwoods Fest-Thornville
October
- Celtic Music and Potato Festival-Newark
- Happy Apple Days-Fredonia [2]
