BELLVILLE — Widely referred to as the “World’s Fair,” the 173rd Bellville Street Fair opened Wednesday on Main Street in the village.

Possessing the title of Ohio’s oldest street fair, highlights include nightly live music, a livestock show and sale, horse show, pumpkin growing contest, and the fair queen contest.

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The street fair will continue daily through Sept. 16.

Street crowded with people and food vendors.
Children on a carnival ride.
Women and child on a carrousel ride.
Children on a blue carnival ride.
Crowd of people.
Crowd walking on a street at a street fair.
Children sliding down a carnival slide.
Children riding a carnival ride.
Street fair attendees waiting in line for food vendors.
White, green and red colored food vendor sign.
A row of vintage farm tractors.
Vintage red and white tractor.
Two men talking, one is leaning against a tractor.
Vintage tractors lined up on a street.
Children showing rabbits at a fair.
Child leaning against a rabbit cage.
A goat with white fur and black nose.
A young boy washing a cow with a hose.
A light brown colored cow leaning against a fence.
Boy in flannel shirt comforting a white rabbit.
Vintage red farm tractor.
Man in green shirt speaking and holding a microphone with an American flag in the background.
Marching band member holding a flag.
Marching band members in a row playing the trombones.
Marching band member playing the xylophone.
Marching band member holding a flag.
Marching band members dancing in a line.
High school student playing a saxophone.
Marching band members wearing green and black uniforms.
Marching band members wearing green and black uniforms.
Marching band member in a black dress and crown.
Marching band member twirling a baton.
Marching band members wearing green and black uniforms.
Crowd of people watching a marching band perform.
Water fountain with marching band in the background.
Display of pumpkins and flowers.
Several people walking around at a street fair.
White bandstand with food vendor trailer in front.
Several people walking around at a street fair.
Several people walking around at a street fair.
Children riding a carnival ride with hands in the air.
Several people walking around at a street fair.
Several people walking around at a street fair.

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