791 Farmview Rd
Bidwell
OH
The 49th annual Bob Evans Farm Festival is a weekend of family fun, crafts, farm contests, live music and food in Rio Grande, OH
Join us in Rio Grande, OH for the 49th annual Bob Evans Farm Festival, a weekend of family fun, arts & crafts, farm contests, live music and, of course, food from October 11-13, 2019.
The Food
While you could dine at the site of the first Bob Evans Restaurant, the Farm Festival also features fall favorites including bean soup, kettle corn, apple dumplings, ice cream, Ohio-made cheese, cider slushies and much more!
Entertainment
Ride on the festival ferris wheel, enjoy live performances and shows, and see demonstrations of farm life all weekend long. Highlights of this year’s festival include:
Taps in Motion Cloggers: Competitive teams perform this authentic and distinctive form of American folk dance.
The Columbus Zoo: Six to eight animals presented while a handler speaks about the animal’s habitat, its status in the wild, conservation issues, and more.
Great Lakes Timber Show: The lumberjack show features chainsaw carving, axe throwing, wood chopping, log rolling and loads of clean family humor.
Circle C Farm’s Hogway Speedway: They have been racing pigs for more than a decade. And it isn’t only pigs you can see taking to the speedway. Even some cute little ducks and goats get in on the action!
Reno Family Horseshoe Pitching: The Reno Family Horseshoe Pitchers have been putting on horseshoe exhibitions for 40+ years. They show the techniques of horseshoe pitching as well as doing some trick pitching, throwing horseshoes over and at each other.
Team Zoom Border Collies: Incredible stunt dogs you have to see to believe!
Team Fastrax Professional Skydiving Team: Look to the sky for this amazing display!
Live Music:
All weekend long, enjoy live performances from incredible Bluegrass and Country musicians including: Special Consensus, Jason Michael Carroll, the Cleverlys, long-time festival performers The Rarely Herd and many more!
Returning: The Eyes of Freedom
The powerful, nationally-touring exhibition, Honor the Service & Sacrifice of All Who Answer Our Nation’s Call features life-sized portraits of 23 fallen Marines and Navy Corpsman of Lima Company, painted by acclaimed artist Anita Miller.
Quilts of Valor: The mission of this foundation is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor. This year, the foundation will be doing a special presentation to a deserving Gallia County veteran.
Camping:
FREE primitive camping (no electric or water hookups are available) is available Down at the Farm from Tuesday, October 9 through Sunday, October 15. Spots are available on a first come, first served basis and no reservations are accepted (but there’s plenty of space!).
Each spot can include one camping unit, plus one additional vehicle.
Dump station, potable water, porta john restrooms and 24-hour security provided on-site. A waste removal service is also provided for $25 per RV.
General rules:
Campers can use generators until 10 p.m. Campers wishing to operate their generators all night must park in the all night generator camping area.
Campfires are permitted with these guidelines – the campfire must be in a raised, enclosed fireplace and fire extinguishers must be on the campsite. Firewood can be purchased at the campground.
No alcoholic beverages are permitted on site.
