Bowling Green, Ohio loves to celebrate! We celebrate with music, art, food and different events all year long. Most of you know that we have numerous events each year such as: Winterfest BG Chillabration, ArtWalk, Classics on Main Car Show, National Tractor Pulling Championships and Black Swamp Arts Festival to name a few of the big ones. But this year the CVB is celebrating National Travel & Tourism Week from May 7 th through the 13 th . So what better way to celebrate than with an event? On Wednesday May 10 th , the CVB is hosting Tacos for Tourism from 4:30p – 7p.  Come and have a ‘fiesta’ with us and dine on local Mexican finger-food, and learn why Bowling Green is a destination. The community and business of Bowling Green are all welcome to come. Along with this, the event will be featuring displays from organizations that help make Bowling Green a viable destination and make tourism possible. These displays will be set up all week, so don’t be shy and stop on in duri...

The Bowling Green, Ohio Convention and Visitors Bureau provides a visitors guide for an individual visiting the city and/or a current resident searching to learn more about what Bowling Green has to offer. Inside the 2016 edition, visitors will find twenty-two pages packed full of the area’s 5 A’s: accommodations, amenities, accessibility, activities, and attractions. Here’s a summary that will discuss the important information of the city’s 5 A’s that can easily be found in this 2016 visitors guide. For those who aren’t familiar with the Convention and Visitor Bureau, there are two locations in the area to help serve visitors to the community. The Visitor center is located off of Interstate 75, at 2151 Alumni Drive and the new Convention and Visitor Bureau office is located in the Four Corners Center downtown at 130 S. Main St. Both of these locations are here to help anyone who needs any questions answered in person or over the phone. As visitors begin looking through the ...

Wendy and Spider-man at the Heartland Travel Showcase, highlighting the Wood County Historical Center & Museum's new exhibit: Be Your Own Museum:  Our Community's Collections    The Heartland Travel showcase is a conference for different Convention and Visitors Bureau’s (CVB) attractions, and lodging facilities that are located in over 12 different states. All of these states gather together annually, in order to promote their cities and attractions to tour operators. T our Operators will have appointments scheduled with exhibitors of their choice. These exhibitors then showcase their city’s special events and attractions. There is a session, for the first time exhibitors where they can learn about the structure and process of the showcase. This year’s convention was held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In attendance for this year’s showcase was Wendy Chambers, Executive Director of Bowling Green Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. She attended the showcase in or...

B eginning in 2016 the state of Ohio has debuted a brand new tourism logo campaign to use for years to come, and it’s certainly different! Ohio Tourism has decided to use an eye-catching new symbol that features an outline of the state of Ohio, with ‘Ohio’ scripted within. But it’s the new catchphrase that is the most exciting. “Find it Here”, so simplistic in nature, but allows for such a great variety! Ohio is like a ‘blank canvas’ for Tourism, which allows this new campaign to guide its brand in every direction. Within the new Travel Guide there are many scenes in which people are interacting, or trying something new, but more importantly it shows these people connecting. Vacations and explorations bring people together, to connect over a new experience. Could it be any more brilliant? The guide also uses emotion-evoking words, such as: gratitude, excitement, joy, and inspiration. By tying experiences and destinations with emotional words, it allows for each future touris...

 GoBGOhio.com is a way to explore what the city of Bowling Green has to offer. Through GoBGOhio.com you are able to search upcoming events and exciting activities to engage in. GoBGOhio.com provides a wide rage of events including community service, festivals, recreation, nightlife, culinary, and so much more.   Whether you’re looking for a family activity or a business opportunity GoBGOhio.com is the right fit for you. April is filled with many outdoor events to welcome spring with open arms. The Art Walk will be held on April, 23 from 10am-5pm Downtown. This artistic event allows you to view showcases from all different ages, and there are also art-related activities for kids; so this is an event the whole family can enjoy. Along with the Art Walk, there are a number of thrilling events occurring in 2016. Some of these include the Classics on Main Car Show on July 9th, the Tractor Pull from August 18-21 which is celebrating its 50th birthday, and the Black Swam...

GoBGOhio! Bowling Green is a vibrant community, where there’s always something to do if you just know where to look. GoBGOhio.com is the new online calendar and interactive map that connects you the BG community.  Calendar GoBGOhio.com showcases Bowling Green businesses and culture. Learn about events by choosing categories or dates, searching or browsing. There are fun things happening every day in BG! Get connected and then join us at great community events like Art Walk, Winterfest, Classics on Main Car Show, National Tractor Pulling Championships, Black Swamp Arts Festival, ArtsX, Folklore & Funfest, and so many more! You can also save events you like to your own personalized calendar.  Interactive Map Click on the map to discover the best that BG has to offer. Use step-by-step navigation to find boutique shopping, fun nightlife and delicious cuisine, as well as mechanics, doctors, and other services. When you can find businesses in Bowling Green, y...

The Bowling Green Convention & Visitors Bureau is a not-for-profit working to promote the great city of Bowling Green, Ohio and BGSU through leisure and group tourism marketing, convention and meeting planning and community development. Bowling Green is rich in history, strong in community and vibrant in culture. Home to Bowling Green State University, BG has state-of-the-art facilities and many attractions, making it a great place to host your next convention or conference. Contact us today and allow us to facilitate your experience. Themed Group Tours (or self-guided leisure tours) include: Family Tree (Genealogical Studies), Indulge (for the Sophisticated Travelers), Dark (Haunted Places), Art (Galleries and Crafts), Green & Garden (Tips and Farm to Fork meal), Brew (Craft Beer tastings and brewing tips), Go Sports! (see one of our great University teams play), History & Architecture (behind-the-scenes knowledge), Family Fun (great family activities) and more! ...

Think this is the only way the Bowling Green Convention & Visitor's Bureau communicates to our visitors and community? We have so many other great social media sites plus a website to find out more about Bowling Green, Ohio! (: Follow us or like us! Pinterest:  http://pinterest.com/visitbgohio/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/VisitBGOhio Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/visitbgohio / Our website:  http://www.visitbgohio.org/