GOSHEN, Ohio — Families in the Goshen Local School District can now sign up for the district’s annual Goshen Ready Fest, a back-to-school event that sends students home with free backpacks and supplies ahead of the new school year.
Registration for the 2026 festival opened July 12 and runs through July 26, the district said in a Facebook post. The event is open to all K-12 students who attend Goshen schools or are homeschooled within the district.
Attendees receive a free backpack filled with grade-appropriate school supplies, along with other services offered at no cost. The festival is scheduled for Aug. 2 at Goshen Middle School, in the final weeks before classes resume.
“Thank you to our many community partners for the support of this yearly event,” the district said in the post, adding that more “back to school news and reminders” would follow over the next couple of weeks.
The Ready Fest has become a fixture on the district’s late-summer calendar, pairing the school system with local partners to help ease the cost of preparing children for the classroom. A similar event drew families to Goshen Middle School in early August last year.
Goshen Local Schools serves roughly 2,700 students across four buildings in northern Clermont County and a portion of Warren County, according to state enrollment records.
Families can register online through a link the district shared, at tinyurl.com/goshenreadyfest2026.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Goshen Local School District.