Welcome to Bowling Green, Ohio:

Home to the Bowling Green State University Falcons. Host of two nationally known events: the National Tractor Pulling Championships in August and the Black Swamp Arts Festival in September. A great place to live, work and play!

About Bowling Green

Bowling Green was settled in 1832 near the center of the Great Black Swamp; a 1,500 square mile area stretching from lower Michigan through northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana. Bowling Green’s Downtown Historic District has buildings dating back to the 1800’s, known as “boom era.” The Queen Anne and Classical Revival Style acrhitecture dominates, but you can see hits of Italianate and Romanesque Revival as well, with some genuinely curious ornamentation. The overall population to include BGSU was 31,406 at the 2020 census. The city is 10 miles from end to end and within that area, there are nine city parks! For more information on the City of BG please visit BGOhio.org, for the county please visit www.co.wood.oh.us.

Tourism Marketing Grant

There are multiple grants available for those are looking to improve their existing events or bring conventions and meeting to BG. The purpose of the grant is to promote tourism activities within the City of Bowling Green. We are now accepting applications for the 2025 Visit BG Ohio Tourism Grants. Download the application here and return it to the Visit BG office by September 30th, 2024.