These fairs are great one is Cummington MA,and this one is Deerfield MA.
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There's one scheduled in the town where I work, but I'm too busy to get to it. Waah ... But my memories of past carnivals are great. I lived within walking distance of our town carnival when I was a kid, so I went there every night it wasn't rainy. I'd spend a couple hours riding rides and playing games and enjoying carnival treats. Then I'd tote my "winnings" home (in the shape of stuffed animals) after dark and look forward to the next night!
One "carny" I remember ran a game that involved betting on which hole a live white rat would run into when released. I loved that game as a kid! I ran into the same carny a decade or two later---still running the same game---and he slipped me a wind-up mouse as a souvenir. I still have that mouse! The carny and his wife (who ran a different game) retired to Florida the next year.