Carnival & Fair News

Ideal weather patterns, a revamped marketing campaign boosted by more effective utilization of digital billboards, a midway that included an expanded Kiddieland and the fair debut of the largest transportable  Euro Slide in North America all combined to make the 2019 Southwest Florida – Lee County Fair a success.  Attendance was an estimated 5,000 higher than 2018 – which hovers around 100,000 according to Fran Crone, Fair Manager –  and the fair's run included several record breaking days, including the first Friday and the entire opening weekend, although the Sunday was “just under a record,” she said. Heavy rains negatively impacted several of the Florida fairs that traditionally inaugurate the U.S. fair season and Crone was relieved the sun of the fabled sunshine state shone mostly for ...   [read more]

Video game competitions have been popular since the 1980s – the film “The Wizard” comes to mind – and may be the next big thing at fairs and carnivals in the very near future. Indiana-based MiLBooM Esports is hoping to pave the way for the merger to happen. Owned and managed by Vernon Patrick Chmielewski, the company launched in 2017. According to its website, the business enables fans, brands, events and venues to live in the same space that millennials do, connecting everyone through Esports. MiLBooM Esports develops Esports experiences and partners with shows, conventions, festivals, concerts and tours to help strengthen brand and attendee relationships. One example of how this is done is through live gaming opportunities which can be streamed for gamers, fans and sponsors, allowing them to participate in ...   [read more]