carnival
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There’s an Ojai Fall Festival coming with carnival rides and games Sept. 11-13, followed by the Ojai Film Festival Nov. 5-9.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
It also carries a picture taken at the 60th edition of the Notting Hall carnival, which began on Sunday.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The carnival, which celebrates Caribbean culture and history, was first held in west London in 1966.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
In recent years, the soccer fields where the event was once held have been filled each June 4 with a carnival featuring foods from around China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“So tell me, what did you think it would be like then, some kind of a carnival, a fireworks display perhaps?”
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
By the early 1990s, some crews in the U.K. began throwing megaraves more spiritually akin to experiential carnivals than to more lowkey dance-floor-and-DJ setups.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Families popped it over wood stoves; peddlers sold it in paper cones at circuses, carnivals and busy promenades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Instead of thousands of people taking part in street carnivals, JSO's actions involved a few committed activists.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
In 1996, a Connecticut town instituted a ban on Silly String at carnivals, parades and other public events, punishable by a fine of up to $99.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2024
It doesn't look anything like the carnivals in movies.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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