Amusement Park News

  Three of Florida's largest annual fairs are planning to open in 2021 as scheduled, with COVID-19 related safety precautions of course.On Tuesday, the South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach announced its plans to open as scheduled, January 15-31.  The fair will require all vendors and attendees to wear face coverings and will be adding additional hand washing and sanitizing stations throughout the midway.  More space will be added between rides, attractions, and vendors to accommodate social distancing, and indoor activities will be limited.  The fair's entertainment tent has been converted to an outdoor concert area.  "The guidelines have shown that being outdoors is a much better option than being inside,"  fair chief executive Vicki Chouris said.  There will be a greater focus on outdoor entertainment including strolling acts throughout the grounds.  Indoor activities such as ice skating will be limited in time.  The fair will also ...   [read more]

  CarnivalWarehouse.com has compiled a list of industry conventions for the 2020-2021 season.  Listed below are conventions and trade show sorted by state.  If you would like to update the status of your convention or trade show, please contact us.Updated 10/28/2020 National Industry Conventions IAAPA Attractions Expo, Orlando, FLCancelled, virtual show IAFE/SLA Conventions, San Antonio, TXIAFE will host a virtual showSLA has yet to announce any plans IISF Trade Show, GibtownScheduled for February 16-19, 2021 NICA/Fair Foods ShowScheduled for February 2021 OABA meetingsScheduled for February 2021 State by State Conventions CanadaOntario Association of Agricultural SocietiesVirtual Show, February 15-20, 2021 AlabamaNo info available AlaskaNo info available ArizonaAZ Association of Fairs ConventionLive convention cancelledVirtual convention scheduled for November 16-18, 2020 ArkansasArkansas Fair Managers ConventionScheduled - January 14-16, ...   [read more]