Agriculture is a big part of every county fair, even in larger counties like Cuyahoga. Animal pens and show barns are the stages at these events where athletes and fields are at sporting events. At a sporting event you can't bid on the athletes. At a fair, you can bid on the hogs or the steers and have them processed. It teaches the kids farming and what it takes to make a living too.
Many fairs try to claim the be the biggest in some category or another.
However, no county fair is bigger than the Canfield Fair in Mahoning County. This fair, always held over Labor Day Weekend, is a huge event. This fair does everything bigger than any other fair in Ohio. There are rows and rows of animal pens here. The carnival rides are more plentiful.