Fairs Festivals - Page 2

July 4

America's oldest Independence Day parade marks 240 years of patriotic tradition

Bristol, Rhode Island celebrates its 240th anniversary of America's oldest Independence Day parade, featuring a town crier, float contests, and visiting Navy ship USS Billings.

June 24

Terrifying trend emerges as music festival fans suffer mysterious needle attacks

Syringe attacks at a French music festival lead to detention of 12 suspects as 145 attendees report being pricked, prompting concerns on social media about contaminated needles.

May 11

Woman arrested for driving into festival crowd hours after explosion rocked same event

Dramatic police body camera footage shows a woman "recklessly" driving into a busy crowd of festival-goers, hours after the same event was rocked by a propane explosion.

March 23, 2025

California stuntman crashes to the ground as human cannonball act goes horribly wrong, video shows

A world-renowned stuntman is recovering after his human cannonball stunt took a horrifying turn when a gust of wind knocked him off course in front of onlookers at a California fair.

January 17, 2025

Orlando drone show crash caused by 'combined errors' that led to misaligned flight path: NTSB report

A preliminary report into what went wrong at a Florida drone show in December, causing some of the aircraft to go rogue, has been released by the National Transportation Safety Board.

November 14, 2024

Six Flags shuts down Kingda Ka roller coaster as fans sound off: 'Heartbreaking and insulting'

Kingda Ka, the world's tallest roller coaster, will be demolished in the near future, New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure announced. Fans took to social media to react to the news.

October 29, 2024

Terrifying video shows moment cars break off on amusement park ride injuring 10

A frightening video shows the moment gondolas on an amusement park ride break off, injuring 10. (Credit: Jam Press Vid)

October 22, 2024

Fun fall date ideas, from enjoying the foliage to having a cozy night in

Are you in need of inspiration for a unique date idea for fall? This guide is full of indoor and outdoor activities that are romantic and perfect for the fall season.

October 22, 2024

State Fair of Texas makes massive canned food donation: 'Essential support'

The State Fair of Texas donated more than 180,000 canned goods, plus food from the fair, as part of its State Fair Cares Food Drive earlier this week.

September 21, 2024

Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival all things beer begins after ceremonial keg-tapping

Thousands of beer lovers celebrated the 189th start of Oktoberfest, the world's largest folk festival, as Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap into the first keg of beer on Saturday.