127th Annual Cuyahoga County Fair
AUGUST 6-11, 2024
Premium Book Entries
All the details you need for showcasing your talents at the 2024 Cuyahoga County Fair are in the 2024 Premium Books, now with a fresh new look for an easier read! Hurry, entry deadline is July 26, 2024. Snag the early bird deal at $10 before July 12 - it's a steal! And guess what? Each entry gets you 2 Admission Tickets to The Fair!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Open class entries can be submitted online. Animal entries cannot be submitted online. Junior Fair entries submitted online will be subject to registration fees.
Join Us for Fun & Games Night at the Fair!
Featuring Jerry O'Connell & Melissa Peterman as Seen on TV
It will be all fun and games on Saturday Evening (Aug 10th) in the Olde Barn Pavilion; when National Celebrities Jerry O’Connell, host of Pictionary, and Melissa Peterman, host of Person, Place Or Thing, will be LIVE on stage for a night of fun and games from 6-8PM with Meet & Greet To Follow. A big shout-out to our longtime partnership with WBNX TV55 that we have this opportunity to have our county fair on a National Stage.
T-Shirts and Baseball Caps now ON SALE!
NEW Cuyahoga County Fair T-Shirts and Baseball Caps now ON SALE for 2024! Only $15.00 each!
Stop in to the Fairgrounds Office MWF 10-3 to pick one up.
164 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
Phone: 440-243-0090
Fair Director Spotlight
Meet Larry Theurer, Jr.
- N
ame: Larry Theurer, Jr. - City of Residence: Old Brooklyn, OH
- What is your occupation and/or are you retired and/or other?: Retired from Trouble Operations at Cleveland Public Power
- What was your first affiliation with the Cuyahoga County Fair?: Parking cars as a teenager
- How Long have you served on the CCF Board?: Since October, 2023.
- In what capacity do you currently serve as to departments, etc?: Co-Director of Maintenance and Director of Goats
- What has being a member of the CCF Fair Board meant to you?: It was a great feeling to have been elected and to work to make our Fair and grounds
even better and better and better - What makes the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds so special? The fact that we are an Urban Fair with a Rural Touch.
- What has been your favorite fair moment(s)/event(s) over the years?: Enjoying my time as Bee Barn Superintendent and meeting with everyone from the Ohio Supreme Court Justices and other County Fair Directors (who wanted to hire my services) to the General Public.
- What is your favorite fair food?: Pretzel Dog: A quarter pound Hot Dog wrapped in Pretzel Dough
- What is your favorite fair fun fact?: The fact they we are an Urban County and have an extremely large 4-H participation.
- Is there something about you that we don’t know about but that you would like to share or that people would be surprised to know?: The fact that I am the Cuyahoga County Farm Bureau Vice President and use my position to help promote our Fair.
Get to Know Our 4-H Members
Meet Sophie Eldridge
Age: 16- City: Richfield, Ohio
- Cuyahoga County 4-H Clubs/Programs participated in: North Royalton Homesteaders and 4-H Senior Leaders
- Animals and their Names and non-animal projects you have taken: Peppers and Sunshine the rabbits, Pinky the Market Hog, Willie Nelson the Market Lamb, market rabbits, Faucet and Hubcap the Market Turkeys, Olives and Oatsie the Market Rabbits, Caspian the Alpaca (former).
- Did You Know and/or Fun Fact about Club, Program, Animal or Other: My hog Pinky was the heaviest in the Junior Fair, weighing 296 pounds upon weigh in.
- What has being a member of 4-H meant to you? I have learned great skills in public speaking, helping others, advocating to the public, and self-management. most importantly, however, I have learned to work with all types of animals and people.
- How have you encouraged others to be involved? I have explained the program to the public at community events, serve on the County's Senior Leadership team, and advocate for the program at school.
- If you had the chance to shine the spotlight on your Club, what would be the top 3 things they would want others to know about 4-H? 4H will open doors for opportunities that you could never imagine, including scholarships and college programs. 4H will provide long lasting skills that you can use in your day-to-day life, and in the professional workplace. 4H allows youth to develop independence, and work at their own pace, skills that not many other youth organizations have offered me.
- What are your future plans and how has being in 4-H helped you to accomplish these goals? I would like to become a large animal veterinarian, which is a career I learned that there was a need for through 4H. I was able to go on a college tour that centered around agriculture through a program that was introduced to me by my 4H advisors, and it allowed for me to start making college plans. Most importantly, 4H has given me the opportunity to discover my passion for large animals, and to develop it by giving me an outlet to work with and handle them.