Coming soon: Ohio Agriculture Center

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Available for booking beginning January 2027

This innovative multipurpose building features built-in kitchens, dining space, meeting rooms, and more than 100,000 square feet of clear-span, multi-use event space. During the Ohio State Fair, this building will combine functions of the Taste of Ohio Café and the Agriculture & Horticulture Building in partnership with the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Ohio’s agricultural commodity groups. With expansive temperature-controlled space, this building creates new opportunity for year-round event rentals, including:

Community Outreach Events
Livestock and Equine Events
High School and Education Events
Robotics Competitions
STEM Competitions
Science Fairs
Youth Programming and Events
Graduations
Sports
- Basketball (5-8 courts)
- Gymnastics (2 competition layouts)
- Volleyball (14 courts)
- Indoor soccer (3 pitches)
- Cheerleading (22 mats)
- Fencing (17 pistes)
- Boxing (10 fields of play)
- Taekwondo (7 fields of play)
- Pickleball (24 courts)
- Table tennis (30 fields of play)
- Weightlifting (12 fields of play)
- Wrestling (12 fields of play)

Completion: 2026
Fast Facts

Meeting Rooms – 10
Exhibition Hall - 100,760 square feet
Total square footage - 177,491 square feet
Ceiling height – 31’ (30’ clear to bottom of operable bulkhead)

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Exhibit Hall Space - 360 Degree Tour

This 360-degree tour video allows you to pause the video and use your mouse to navigate around the space to see a full view of the Ohio Agriculture Center exhibit hall space.

Exhibit Hall Space - South Hall

The exhibit hall space, which exceeds 100,000 square feet of clear-span space and 31' ceiling height, can be divided into two sections, approximately 40% of the space (shown here with basketball courts), or 60% of the space (see other image), or combined for 100,760 square feet total.

Ohio Agriculture Meeting Rooms - 360 Degree View

This 360-degree tour video allows you to pause the video and use your mouse to navigate around the space to see a full view of the Ohio Agriculture Center meeting room space.

Exhibit Hall Space - North Hall

The exhibit hall space, which exceeds 100,000 square feet of clear-span space and 31' ceiling height, can be divided into two sections, approximately 60% of the space (shown here in a trade show setup), or 40% of the space (see other image), or combined for 100,760 square feet total.

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Exhibit Hall

Ohio Agriculture Center — Space Specs & Capacities
Space	Square Footage	Dimensions	Capacity
Specs & Capacities
Entire Hall	100,760 SF	250’-8” W × 400’-1” L No Obstructions	Theatre style – 6,000 Banquet style – 3,876 Classroom style – 2,880
Hall A — 40% of Hall	44,630 SF (South of Operable Wall)	250’-8” W × 177’-3” L No Obstructions	Theatre style – 3,627 Banquet style – 2,325 Classroom style – 1,512
Hall B — 60% of Hall	56,038 SF (North of Operable Wall)	250’-8” W × 222’-5” L No Obstructions	Theatre style – 2,888 Banquet style – 1,550 Classroom style – 1,176
Operating Details
Hours available: 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Floor load capacity (if limited): 6500 MAX Occupancy
Ceiling height: 31’-0” clear to bottom of joists; 30’-0” clear to bottom of operable wall bulkhead (bulkhead/soffit is 6’-4” wide at top of operable wall)
Lighting Capabilities
Zoned & dimmable LED lighting control (zoned per east/west light row). Manual ON to 100% by local control station. Option to manual ON/OFF/DIM override relay panel for max of 2 hours using local switch or control station. Auto OFF by relay panel scheduling.
Utility Locations
16” drains with removable sediment bucket located around the Expo Hall. 400 AMP, 208/120 VOLT, 3 PHASE busduct at bottom chord of joist (31’-0” A.F.F.) — 100 AMP, 208/120 VOLT, 3 PHASE fused busplugs on busducts, 4 per busduct run — 104 total busplugs throughout the Expo Hall. (19 total) 100 AMP, 208/120 V, pin & sleeve receptacles at ground level periodically around the perimeter. (7 total) 100 AMP, 480/277 V, pin & sleeve receptacles at ground level periodically around the perimeter.
Overhead Doors
South Elevation: (1) 24’-0” W × 20’-0” H OHD & (1) 14’-0” W × 14’-0” H OHD to exterior. North Elevation: (1) 24’-0” W × 20’-0” H OHD & (1) 14’-0” W × 14’-0” H OHD to exterior. South Elevation: (2) 14’-0” W × 14’-0” H OHD to the exterior through the wash bays.
Loading Docks
Loading dock accessed at the southwest corner of the Expo Hall via (1) 14’-0” W × 14’-0” H OHD & (1) 4’-0” W × 7’-0” H man door/swing.
Built-in Technology
EXPO Hall Sound System: Ceiling speakers Ceiling subwoofers Wireless mics (16 channels with 16 mics total) Wired microphones (16 total) Touch panel (in chair storage room) Sound system cabinet (in chair storage room) System zoned into 2 partitions Note: There is no video in this space.
Rates
Entire Building — $9,500 North Hall only — $6,000 South Hall only — $4,000

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Meeting Rooms

Meeting Rooms - Floor Plan

Meeting Room	Square Footage	Dimensions and any obstructions, if necessary, listed	Capacity
"A" Meeting Rooms combined (A1-A3)	3,014 SF	39’-6” W x 77’-4” L Operable wall closet	Theatre style – 272 occupants Banquet style – 192 occupants Classroom style –96 occupants
Meeting room A1 (125)	950 SF	39’-6” W x 24’-3” L Operable wall closet	Theatre style – 66 occupants Banquet style – 48 occupants Classroom style-32 occupants
Meeting room A2 (126)	952 SF	39’-6” W x 24’-7 1/2” L Operable wall closet	Theatre style – 66 occupants Banquet style – 48 occupants Classroom style-32 occupants
Meeting room A3 (127)	1,084 SF	39’-6” W x 27’-8 1/2” L Operable wall closet	Theatre style – 66 occupants Banquet style – 64 occupants Classroom style-32 occupants
"B" Meeting rooms combined (B1-B4)	B1-B4 2,972 SF	25’-1” W x 114’-3” L	B1-B4 Theatre style – 288 occupants B1-B4 Banquet style – 144 occupants B1-B4 Classroom style –144 occupants
Meeting room B1 (130)	635 SF	25’-1” W x 24’-3” L	Theatre style – 57 occupants Banquet style – 32 occupants Classroom style –28 occupants
Meeting room B2 (132)	770 SF	25’-1” W x 29’-7” L	Theatre style – 57 occupants Banquet style – 40 occupants Classroom style –28 occupants
Meeting room B3 (134)	765 SF	25’-1” W x 29’-4” L	Theatre style – 57 occupants Banquet style – 40 occupants Classroom style –28 occupants
Meeting room B4 (136)	765 SF	25’-1” W x 29’-4” L	Theatre style – 57 occupants Banquet style – 40 occupants Classroom style –28 occupants
"C" Meeting rooms combined (C1-C3)	B5-B7 2,316 SF	25’-1” W x 89’-0” L	B5-B7 Theatre style – 216 occupants B5-B7 Banquet style – 112 occupants B5-B7 Classroom style –84 occupants
Meeting room C1 (138)	765 SF	25’-1” W x 29’-4” L	Theatre style – 57 occupants Banquet style – 40 occupants Classroom style –28 occupants
Meeting room C2 (140)	764 SF	25’-1” W x 29’-4” L	Theatre style – 57 occupants Banquet style – 40 occupants Classroom style –28 occupants
Meeting room C3 (142)	756 SF	25’-1” W x 29’-0” L	Theatre style – 57 occupants Banquet style – 40 occupants Classroom style –28 occupants
Hours available	7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Floor load capacity (if limited)	Meeting Rooms Dining Area Combined Max Capacity = 431 Meeting Rm A1 MAX=136, Meeting Rm A2 MAX=136, Meeting Rm A3 MAX=155. Meeting Rooms B1-B4 Combined Max Capacity = 425 Meeting Rm B1 MAX=92, Meeting Rm B2 MAX=111, Meeting Rm B3 MAX=111, Meeting Rm B4 MAX=111. Meeting Rooms B5-B7 Combined Max Capacity = 332 Meeting Rm B5 MAX=110, Meeting Rm B6 MAX=112, Meeting Rm B7 MAX=110
Ceiling height	Meeting Rooms A1- A3 = 13’-6” Soffit (lowest point of ceiling). Meeting Rooms B1-B7 = 14’-0” Soffit (lowest point of ceiling).
Lighting capabilities	Zoned & Dimmable LED Lighting Control (Zoned per divided meeting room). Daylight Harvesting (Auto Dimmed) lighting zones at meeting rooms with exterior windows. Turned off by occupancy sensor after 20 minutes.
Utility locations	Floor recessed outlet box w/ data-(2) per meeting room when meeting rooms are separated/divided.
Overhead door(s)	N/A
Loading docks	Location: Southwest corner of Expo Hall
Built-in technology	Ceiling projector Ceiling projector screen (electrically operated, recessed, tab tensioned) Wall mounted wired HDMI Wireless collaboration appliance (Wireless HDMI) Ceiling microphone arrays (for Teams/Zoom) Front and rear cameras (for Teams/Zoom) Wired and wireless handheld microphones Wall mounted touch panel (inside room for control) Room scheduling touch panel (outside room for scheduling) Lighting, Window Shade, and Screen control Document camera at Lectern Automated Room Combining (partition wall sensor) Wired data in floor boxes Dedicated wall mounted AV cabinet in the storage room Note: lecterns not available.
Rate	Meeting Rooms- $300 ea.

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