Funfair News and Features
On the final Saturday of Hull Fair, just before the major rides swung into action, their model counterparts were the focus of attention at the opening of the model show just across the road. The back end run of model shows which began in September …
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What is Martyn’s Law and how does it affect Showmen? ADIPS General Manager Carl Hagemann explains. Following on from last months Myths, there is another piece of news that is floating around that is giving some concern to Showmen, event organisers, indoor and outdoor music …
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Weather fails to dampen spirits as the public turn out to support the return of season starter Leeds Valentines Fair. The weather could hardly have been worse for opening night of the annual Leeds Valentine’s Fair as it returned to the city centre for the …
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Read the April 2024 edition of World’s Fair right here in flipbook format! Thank you to everyone who has subscribed. If you wish to purchase a print copy, you can do so here:https://worldsfair.co.uk/product/worlds-fair-newspaper-april-2024-print-edition-copy/ To open in full page, click the arrows button on the bottom right.To …
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Effective lighting and great music made this a very good show in a setting oozing with Christmas spirit. Rusty and Amanda Russell returned once again to the outskirts of Nottingham and the Woodborough Green Garden Centre with their Christmas Spectacular. It was a much longer …
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Close Brothers Asset Finance is one of the leading funders of fairground equipment in the UK, having proudly served the sector for many years. In …
Local dignitaries and members of the public turnout to support the opening of the prestigious King’s Lynn Mart. The high regard in which King’s Lynn …
Photos from around Showland with World’s Fair’s Chatterbox – originally published in World’s Fair newspaper March 2024 issue. You can buy a copy of the print edition here. Grayson Croydon with Elsie and Betsy Allen in the sunshine at Northampton August Holiday Fair. Andrew Lewis …
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Some big hitters from across the country drew good crowds to the popular early season Escape to Fun Island event in Blackburn, Lancashire. For the third year in a row, Cubbins Leisure organised their highly popular Escape to Fun Island event in Blackburn, which opened …
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Bioscope shows were an important part of the fairground in the 1890s and early 1900s. Though long gone, fairground models – like this one from artist Barrie Ratcliffe – remind us of these popular shows. After Randall Williams presented the first Bioscope show at King’s …
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