The Clyde Fair is a festival that takes place in downtown Clyde with rides, entertainment, concession, vendors, various races and a parade.
2023 DATE: September 15-17, 2023
Location: Downtown Clyde
Website: https://www.ofea.org/
****
This post documents my experience on September 20, 2014.
Just east of Fremont is the city of Clyde…
…the true setting of Sherwood Anderson‘s Winesburg, Ohio…
…and home of the Clyde Fair.
The festival consisted of two main sections divided by the entertainment stage…
…where the first section consisted of carnival food…
…rides…
…games…
…and gift vendors selling shirts…
…and various less-expensive items.
This section also had booths for independent reps…
…local businesses (Obsessive Cupcake Disorder)…
…booster sales (Class Act Dancers/Full Force Baton)…
…and area churches (Mt. Carmel UMC).
The other side offered caricatures…
…organizations offering people and animal care (Promedica/Another Chance)…
…and quite a remarkable food court area!
Along with the coveted cheese sticks…
…were pork tenderloins…
…BBQ, deep-fried Monte Cristo sandwiches…
…authentic Mexican food…
…apple dumpling and more!
In fact, when I was there, people were quickly getting their fill…
…because the parade was approaching with bands…
…horses…
…and floats carrying county fair royalty.