The North Brunswick Youth Sports Festival is one of the “can’t miss” fairs of the year for me. This fair has been going on since 1997 I believe and has grown into a gigantic fair with lots of rides and attractions. I headed over on Saturday, July 24th which was one of the two fireworks nights. I arrived at around 8pm, parking near the back of the DeVry University parking lot. Admission was $5 and the rides were brought in by Reithoffer Shows. The fair had…

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Nothing says ‘summer’ like a trip to the State Fair Meadowlands, the largest fair in New Jersey! The fair, now in its 31st year, started on June 22nd and runs through July 9th and features over 150 rides and attractions and an incredible amount of food, games, and concessions. The rides were primarily brought in by Amusements of America and Strates Shows along with some rides brought in by independent operators. The fair had…

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I headed over to the Warren Lions Expo on Saturday, June 17th. This is an annual fair hosted by the Lions Club of Warren Township, the 50th annual Expo as a matter of fact. I got there at around 8pm, parking at a shopping center down the street. Admission was $2 and the rides were brought in by McDaniel Brothers Shows. The fair had…

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I stopped by at the fair held by Corpus Christi Church in Chatham, NJ on Saturday, June 10th. It’s a small fair not too far away from me. I headed up there around quarter after 8 and parked in a neighboring church’s lot. The rides were brought in by Tommy’s Midway and the the fair had…

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I went over to the St. Matthias Parish Carnival in Somerset, NJ on Saturday, May 20th. I had actually gone to this fair last year but never did a report on it for whatever reason; maybe I’ll post the photos from last year sometime. Anyway, I got to the fair at around quarter after 7 and got a spot in the parking lot as opposed to the back overflow lot (aka their soccer field) or street parking. The rides were brought in by Amusements of America and the fair had…

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