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Rain impeded the 163rd Bloomsburg Fair in Bloomsburg County, PA., but, an appealing concert lineup, a stronger social media presence and a new midway company, Amusements of America, kept the losses ......[read more]
For carnival operator Jerry Murphy, partnership is a good thing – and good for business. “We’ve been bringing in partners into our ventures, depending on the fair. One of our major ......[read more]
Running August 2 through 12th, the Sonoma County Fair offered a Salute to Heroes theme as it entered its 82nd year of fun and thrills. According to publicity coordinator Emily Janowski, the fair ......[read more]
York Fair is one of the country's most prominent fairs and has quite the history. Known as America's first fair, the York Fair was held in the historic old town of York in 1765. It is said that the ......[read more]
It’s always good to start your first fair with an attendance increase. The 20018 Erie County Fair – perennially billed as “Best 12 Days of Summer” – drew 1,198,789. This ......[read more]
With a wide range of eclectic events and exhibitions, the Sonoma-Marin Fair offers something for everyone. The annual June fair is located in Petaluma, Calif., and ran the 20th to the 24th this year, ......[read more]
Not when it comes to the 137th Maryland State Fair, whose 2018 marketing campaign proudly broadcasted the annual celebration of everything Maryland’s commitment to culture. In fact, the entire ......[read more]
Few fairs enjoyed as bright a spotlight as the Great New York State Fair this summer. As has been typical, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo showed up on opening day to kick off the annual celebration of ......[read more]
The Gaston All American Fair in Gastonia North Carolina may seem like a first time event, but in reality was a revival of a county fair that had almost been forgotten.According to Melanie ......[read more]
The renowned “Sideshow King,” Ward Hall passed away at age 88. Considered the modern-day P.T. Barnum, Hall was well known throughout the carnival industry for his World of Wonders ......[read more]
According to communications supervisor Lara Hughes, the Minnesota State Fair had plenty to sing about this year – with the large scale One Giant Sing Along event, 12 Grandstand musical ......[read more]
Located in Pleasanton, Calif., the Alameda County Fair said “Hello to Summer” – the fair’s theme - in a big way, starting with an opening-day cattle drive down Main Street. ......[read more]
Alongside the midway and entertainment, fair food is cited as one of the top three reasons to go to the fair. The Wisconsin State Fair has long publicized its diverse array of fair cuisine. Its ......[read more]
The Nebraska State Fair had the kind of record a first time fair manager would prefer not to accomplish – record rainfall. An estimated 5.74 inches in 14 days, preceding and including the fair. ......[read more]
The Big Butler Fair returned for 2018 from June 29 through July 7 in Prospect, Pennsylvania. Now in its 163rd year, the Big Butler Fair is often known as the largest agricultural fair in Western ......[read more]
After more than a quarter of a century, one of the leading state fairs in the Midwest has switched carnival companies. Following an extensive Request for Proposal (RFP) that involved some of the ......[read more]
Is big name entertainment still a viable option for state fairs? A grandstand-filling fair staple for decades, more recently rising costs ranging from musician fees, commissions and improved ......[read more]
The once-sleepy suburban seaside town of HermosaBeach, Calif. has grown and thrived, and so, too has the Hermosa Beach Fiesta, with carnival rides, food booths, arts and crafts, and live music. The ......[read more]
The Ohio State Fair announced today that they signed a four-year contract with Talley Amusements to provide the rides at the fair begining in 2019. “Talley Amusements is honored to be ......[read more]
No opening of any 2018 fair was as widely anticipated as that of the Ohio State Fair. Last year, a fatal accident on the Amusements of America midway left an 18-year-old dead and seven others ......[read more]
Jay Strates, 2018 OABA Chairman announced today that President Bob Johson will retire in February of 2019. Below is a copy of the official statement from Jay Strates and the OABA.Last month, ......[read more]
The Delaware State Fair turns 100 next year. In addition to promoting this year’s event, marketing the 99th also needed to build momentum towards next year’s centennial fair.Your Summer ......[read more]
Morris Vivona, Sr., the Chairman of the Board of Amusements of America and the eldest of the company’s five Vivona brothers, passed away Saturday, August 25th at the age of 97. Born October 31, ......[read more]
Citing rising costs, increased competition from festivals, casinos and other venues, and the diminishing drawing power of many headliners, more and more fairs have been removing separate ticketed ......[read more]
At 179, the Erie County Fair in New York may be one of the oldest fair in the country and for the past 94 of those years the James E. Strates Shows has been the fair’s carnival company. The ......[read more]
