Carnival

Bring the family out to enjoy games and rides by Great Plains Amusement!

2026 Dates & Times

Tuesday – July 28th through Saturday – August 1st, 5pm – 11pm (Sunday – August 3th 6pm – 10pm)

Armbands & Ticket Prices

Gate Armbands

$35 (Per Night)

(SUNDAY SPECIAL $25 wristband – SUNDAY ONLY)

THERE ARE NO ADVANCE SALES OF WRISTBANDS

Tickets (Gate only)
1 ticket: $2
28 tickets: $50 (Save $6)
60 tickets: $100 (Save $20)

Tickets good for every day of carnival 

CASH OR CARD ACCEPTED AT THE BOOTH

Parents! Have you heard about the Golden Ticket? It’ll earn your kids FREE entry to the

Carnival at the Central Kansas Free Fair in Abilene on the night of your choice from July

twenty-eighth through August second! Golden tickets will be awarded on Saturday, July

twenty-fifth from ten A-M to one P-M at twenty-one oh four North Buckeye – the old Green

Ford Building in Abilene to kids who are eligible for free or reduced school lunches. Proof of

eligibility required. Golden tickets are limited, so arrive early to get yours! That’s Saturday,

July twenty-fifth from ten to one!

Carnival Rides

Number of Tickets And Height Requirements
Mini Boat   1 ticket (36” to ride/60”none)
Dizzy Dragon 2 tickets (36” and below w/adult)
Hampton 2 tickets (30” to ride/54” none)
Looney Lagoon 2 tickets (42”-48” to ride w/adult)
Merry-Go-Round 2 tickets (42” and below w/adult)
Samba Balloon 2 tickets (36”-42” to ride accompanied)
Fun Slide 2 tickets (42” to ride w/adult)
Spongebob 2 tickets (36”-42” to ride accompanied)
Crazy Dance 3 tickets (48” to ride)
Scooter 3 tickets (42”-48” to ride w/adult)
Sizzler 3 tickets (36”-52” to ride w/adult)
Spider 3 tickets (36”-42” to ride w/adult)
Tilt-A-Whirl 3 tickets (36”-42” to ride w/adult)
Trabant 3 tickets (36”-42” to ride w/adult)
Music Express 4 tickets (48” to ride)
Ferris Wheel 4 tickets (36” – 48” to ride w/adult)

The Music Express