The new food lineup at the 2026 Ohio State Fair

Five of the wildest new options:

🧀 Caribbean Jerk Cheesesteak, Marlow's Cheesesteaks

• A "Caribbean twist" on cheesesteak, with seasoned chopped chicken breast tossed in jerk sauce with melted cheese, sautéed onions and hot peppers.

🍓 Dubai Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Lordy's Elephant Ears

• Strawberries drizzled with pistachio cream and Belgian chocolate sprinkled with roasted kadaifi.

🍟 Hot Blue Taki Fries, Prowant Specialty

• Fries smothered in cheddar cheese sauce and finished with a dusting of Blue Heat Takis.

🍕 Pick Me Hot Chicken Pizza, GH Concessions

• Pizza dough topped with mozzarella, chicken, pickles, sriracha and a drizzle of honey.

🥓 Pork Belly in a Cone, Mr. Pork Belly

• It comes with a choice of four sauces.

What else is new and where to find it:

Biscoff Cookie Butter Frozen Cheesecake, Polar Bear Concessions

• Cheesecake "dunked in a homemade cookie butter shell and rolled in crushed Biscoff cookies."

Blueberry Pie Bingsu, Backdraft Brews & Bites

• A "Korean-inspired shaved ice dessert" with blueberry pie filling, graham cracker crumbs and sweet condensed coconut milk.

Catfish on a Stick, Daisy's Fish Shack

• Fried, crunchy catfish pieces skewered and served with southern sides and Kool‑Aid.

Churro Korean Corn Dog, Miller & Company Concessions

• A corn dog "remix" — mozzarella rolled in cinnamon sugar and corn dog batter.

Cracker Jack Sundae, North American Food Service

• A sundae with caramel, peanuts, popcorn, and M&M's that "tastes like a ballpark memory."

Deep Fried Birria Taco, Jim's Deep Fried Tacos

• Cheesy birria tacos fried in beer batter with "rich consommé for dipping."

Dill Pickle Cashews and Dill Pickle Pistachios, The Nut Shack

• Roasted nuts tossed in dill pickle seasoning.

Dirty Lemonade, Prowant Specialty Company

• Lemonade swirled with vanilla sweet cream and peach, strawberry, or blue raspberry flavor.

Dirty Sodas and Dirty Alanis, The Thirsty Soda

• A soda or Alani base with flavored syrups and a creamy topper.

Fluffer Nutter Funnel Cake, Prowant Specialty

• Warm funnel cake heaped with marshmallow topping and Reese's peanut butter sauce.

Freedom Fries, Fork'et Me Not

• A "tribute to America's 250th" piled with cheese sauce, fried chicken or shrimp, barbecue ranch, bacon and fried onions.

Fresh Dipped Ice Cream Bar, Maggie's Concessions

• Build your own Velvet Ice Cream bar with a flavored dip rolled in toppings like crushed candy or cookies.

Inside Out Buckeye, The Cookie Jar

• A chocolate cream Oreo wrapped in peanut butter batter, fried and finished with chocolate icing, peanut butter frosting and crumbles.

Lemonade Floats, Rutana Concessions

• Lemonade "gets a creamy twist" with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Matcha Lemonade, GH Concessions

• Fresh-squeezed lemonade with matcha green tea and sweet cream.

Nitro Frozen Lemonade, Miller & Company Concessions

• Nitrogen-infused lemonade creates a smooth, creamy texture and a naturally foamy head like a draft beverage.

Nutella Pocket – Lads Management

• A crustless, deep-fried pocket loaded with warm Nutella, peanut butter and chocolate sauce.

Root Beer Cream Puff, Schmidt's Sausage Haus

• This year's fair-exclusive cream puff flavor features the new Schmidt's root beer.

Spam Musubi, Kama'aina Grill

• A "slab" of grilled Spam glazed in a savory-sweet sauce on a block of seasoned rice with a strip of nori.

Star-Berry Cobbler Funnel Cake, GH Concessions

• Funnel cake topped with strawberries, blueberries, cream cheese icing and honey granola.

Tanghulu, Fresh Fruit Candy

• Fruit skewered and coated in a caramelized sugar shell.

Tex-Mex Float, Ohio Dots

• Dr. Pepper-flavored Dippin' Dots with creamy horchata for a float.