By 1812Blockhouse

This year, we’re going to add a handful of Fall Road Trip ideas to our usual staple of Summer Road Trips. Each provides Richland Countians with an easy day trip idea that features something unique and different.

As always, we remind our readers that Richland County itself if full of interesting things to see and do. For the latest information on those places, visit the website of Destination Mansfield – Richland County.

It’s an easy drive east along US30 to the nearby city of Wooster, home to that annual combination of fun, food, and festivity known as Woosterfest.

This year’s 39th Annual edition is a free family event will serve as a kick-off to fall, and will take place on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1.

Included is live entertainment; food concessions with 13 different food options; a “Kinderplatz” with pumpkins, crafts, and inflatables; a “Biergaretn” for liquid refreshment; arts and crafts vendors; a beer stein and other races; cornhole; and much more.

Don’t miss the “Sausage Toss,” where pieces of meat go flying through the air.

This year’s schedule includes:

Friday, September 30

12 PM Ceremonial Keg Tapping

3 PM Main Stage Entertainment – Dan Pyne

6 PM Cornhole Tournament – Sponsored by Stifel – Adams Reichert Wealth Management

6 PM Main Stage Entertainment – Tyler Reid

7:10 PM Guardians vs. Royals on the big screen

8 PM Pig Mac Eating Competition – Sponsored by BG’s Main Event

8:30 PM Stein Holding Competition – Sponsored by The Leaf

9 PM Main Stage Entertainment – Jukebox Heroes

11 PM Woosterfest closes

Saturday, October 1

11 AM-3 PM Free Throw Shootout –Sponsored by Whitaker-Myers Group

11 AM-4 PM Kinderplatz Children’s Activities – Sponsored by Sprenger Health Care Systems

11 AM-7 PM Cruise-In Car Show – Sponsored by American Axle & Manufacturing

12 PM Wiener Dog Race – Sponsored by Cleveland Road Animal Hospital

3 PM Main Stage Entertainment – Dan Pyne

3:30 PM Ohio State vs. Rutgers on the big screen

5 PM Sausage Toss – Sponsored by Meatheads Union of Ohio

6 PM Beer Stein Race – Sponsored by Apple Creek Banking Company

6 PM Main Stage Entertainment – Dustin Kines

6:10 PM Guardians vs. Royals on the big screen 

8 PM Cream Puff Stuff

9 PM Main Stage Entertainment – New Wave Nation

11 PM Woosterfest closes

Image by Thomas Rüdesheim from Pixabay

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