Some 4-H exhibitors grow up dreaming of one day managing their state fair. For a new fair manager, an ideal first year might include increased attendance, a successful milestone anniversary and a ...

New additions and celebrations marked the 2026 Oregon State Fair, which ran Aug. 28 through Labor Day, Sept. 7, at the Oregon ...

HMR Supply, a new mobile supplier serving the carnival industry, has spent its first season establishing routes across the country, expanding its inventory and building relationships with midway ...

Few, if any, other state fairs boast the fairgoer loyalty of the Minnesota State Fair. Aptly nicknamed the Great Minnesota ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - North American Midway Entertainment veteran Ed Dame was recognized for his contributions to The Big E and the fair industry with the event's Host of the Day hospitality ...

Running for a full month and packed with attractions, carnival rides and food concessions, the 136th OC Fair began July 17 and concluded Aug. 16. This year's theme was “Your Adventure Awaits,” and the ...

Karla Kinsel Anderson's fairytale wedding was a carnival of delights. Her nuptials took place this summer on the Butler Amusements midway at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California.

Kissel Amusement Company's Nicholas Kissel represents the fourth generation of his family-run Ohio business as it approaches its 96th year. “My great-grandfather, Ralph, started the business in 1932 ...

For the first time since early childhood, Charles Panacek of Belle City Amusements wasn't working a Florida midway this spring, but he's not retiring nor is Belle City folding up its tent. Instead, ...