Editing Marion, Ohio (section)

===Annual events and fairs===
Marion is home to the [[Marion Popcorn Festival]], an annual event that is held in downtown Marion in September, the weekend following Labor Day. The Marion County Fair is held every year in Marion during the first week of July. Saturday in the Park is a children's festival that is held each year in Lincoln Park.

Marion is also home to [[Buckeye Chuck]], Ohio's official weather-predicting and State [[Groundhog]] known for predicting the arrival of spring on [[Groundhog Day]] (February 2).

The Rockin' Poppin' Organization is the proud host of the annual Rockin' Poppin' New Year's Eve Celebration. The annual event is held in Marion, OH leading up to midnight when an Illuminated Popcorn Ball is dropped 3 stories from a radio tower to countdown to the new year.