Ohio State Fair to open amid new attractions
File photo of a state fair (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Posted: 07/25/2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Unusual food flavors, live music and even a hypnotist will be part of the Ohio State Fair this year.
The entertainment begins Wednesday and will include live performances, arts and crafts, and new takes on old food staples, including funnel cakes that taste like pumpkin spice, chocolate brownie and pineapple-upside-down cake.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is scheduled to deliver opening remarks. Other events scheduled will include a stuntman trying to jam people into a 6-foot latex balloon for a world record and a singing competition modeled after "American Idol."
More than 830,000 people visited the fair last year at the Ohio Expo Center. It runs through Aug. 5.
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