The Cuyahoga County Fair has a history reaching back to 1893. Except for one year in the depression (1932) and two years, during World War II (1942 and 1943) the event has been held each year at the Fairgrounds in Berea, Ohio.
The original fair was called the West Cuyahoga County Fair in 1893, since there were so many other smaller fairs in the area. In 1895, advertising promised fairgoers an exhibition that would “bring together the best of everything.” That slogan has been the guiding motto every year since that time. The West Side Fair continued on and grew.