A very unique piece of festival history belongs to Bailey's Concessions. For 48 years now, Bailey's Concessions has been one of the original vendors of the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival. Having been here as long as the festival is old, Bailey's Concessions is grandfathered in under the current Festival Food Policy, and we are extremely lucky that Bailey's is still a part of our festival year after year.
Today, run by Betty Bailey and her daughter Pat, these two concessions provide the festival food staples.... cotton candy, caramel apples, and french fries!
Remembering back to 48 years ago, Betty recalls how her husband, Jim, was one of the leading voices, along with Albert "Capp" Stubbs in creating the Sauerkraut Festival. They had just a handful of vendors that first year, but year after year, they had a front row seat as the Sauerkraut Festival grew into what it is today. Their monumental support and desire to see it grow was key to those initial years.
Currently, the festival houses almost 60 different food items, of which every other food items is sponsored by local non-profit organizations, such as the schools, churches, clubs, and athletics.