The Ross County Fairgrounds near Chillicothe, Ohio have many facilities, including the grandstand, multipurpose buildings, campgrounds and more, all of which are available for rental throughout the year.

Daily Rental Rates

Please note: per Board motion these are the only currently authorized rates to use in any daily grounds rental. If a special rate is requested then board action will be required on a case by case basis before requested rate is authorized.

The following rates were approved per motion 4-21-06 dated April 10, 2006 except where noted.


Multi-Purpose Building

Capacity: 300

  • Monday thru Thursday - $300.00 (price per day)
    (per motion 2-10-13 dated February 11, 2013)
  • Friday, Saturday, Sunday - $500.00 (price per day)
    (per motion 2-9-13 dated February 11, 2013)
  • Friday, Saturday, Sunday - $250.00 for ½ day before the rental date
    (per motion 2-9-13 dated February 11, 2013)
  • Fair Directors rate - $50.00 for one rental per year
    (motion 6-6-96 dated June 3, 1996)

Commercial Building

$500.00 or $600.00 with outside booths (price per day)
Capacity: 300

Home & Fine Arts Building

$350.00 (price per day)
Capacity: 228

Flower/Vegetable/School Building

$250.00 (price per day)
Capacity: 240

JVS Building

$200.00 (price per day)
Capacity: 75

Sheep & Goat Barn

$350.00 (price per day)
(motion S8-4-15 dated August 24, 2015)

Show Arena

$750.00 (price per day)

Bandstand & Bandstand Area

$350.00 (price per day)

Shelter House

$50.00 with $50.00 cleaning deposit (price per day)
(motion 10-6-16 dated October 3, 2016)

Grandstand

$750.00 (price per day)

The following rates were approved per motion 5-6-06 dated May 1, 2006:

4-H Horse Barn and Arena

$250 - daytime into evening show (price per day)
$200 - daytime show (price per day)
$10.00 - stall rental (price per day)

Fairgrounds Camping

$25.00 per night
(per motion: 2-5-16 dated February 1, 2016)
The same rate applies for extra night of camping during the fair.

The following rate was approved per motion 12-6-09 dated December 14, 2009:

Beef Barn

$400.00 (price per day)

The following rates were approved per motion 1-9-13 dated January 7, 2013.

Multipurpose Building Booth Rentals

$410.00 for week of the fair

Commercial Building Booth Rentals

$25.00 per foot for the week of the fair

Vendors/Concessionaires

$5.00 per square foot for the week of the fair

For information on all rentals at the fairgrounds, please contact the Fair Office.