Cincinnati: Unofficial Home of Cornhole Bags Toss?

Depending on where you live, you may be seeing more and more people carrying around cornhole bags to go compete in a match of their favorite game. The game of cornhole is a very popular outdoor activity which could be played one-on-one or with teams of two. While states like Indiana and Kentucky have received a lot of attention recently because of the exploding popularity of cornhole in both the states, you could argue that the city of Cincinnati is currently the unofficial capital of cornhole based on how popular the game is in that town. In fact, this game has caught on like wildfire in the city and is often advertised in restaurants, storefronts, and even bars. While many other cities are still building rarely used frisbee golf courses, many parks in Cincinnati are adding in several corn boards so people have a place to play cornhole right in the park. Few people can probably imagine just how popular this game would become with locals.

Many people would be amazed at just how easy it is to find a cornhole bags course in Cincinnati. In many places these even replaced the horseshoe pits. Many Cincinnati residents enjoy the game because you can be any age to play it, you get a friendly competitive spirit going, and it is a very social game that also conveniently allows adults to hold a cool beverage in one hand while making their toss with the other. The combination of low stress, fair competition, social interaction, and the easy-going nature of the game helps explain why such a simple game with a funny name has grown so incredibly popular throughout the city.

In some ways it makes sense that Cincinnati would be the type of city where a game like cornhole would take off. The eastern Midwest region in general seems to be where cornhole has its strongest support and when you have so many fans of the sport in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky it makes sense that the largest city straddling the Ohio-Kentucky border would find itself in position to claim to be the unofficial capital of cornhole.

As the game continues to gain more fans, and as it takes off at NASCAR race events, eventually there are going to be some cities that really challenge Cincinnati’s place as the unofficial home of cornhole. Surprisingly, most residents of Cincinnati don’t have a problem with this. There is very much a mentality of “the more the merrier” when it comes to playing cornhole and you also have that natural Cincinnati confidence were they believe Cincinnati will always stand at number one when it comes to rabid enjoyment of the game of cornhole. Considering that Cincinnati might currently be the only major city where in large sections of town you can find cornhole courts behind bars, in parks, and just about anywhere else you look – other towns are going to have to come a long way before they even come close to competing with Cincy.