carnival

Born on the carnival circuit, the pseudo-sport maintained a here today-gone tomorrow feeling until relatively recently.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Possible precedents flicker: Maya hieroglyphs, Buddhist mandalas, Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts, Bosch, Gauguin, feathered Trinidadian carnival masks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Janely Montgomery was enjoying a carnival with her friend near Buffalo, N.Y., when she got hungry and stopped by a halal truck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In the movie, a carnival staged a publicity-stunt fake wedding in the whale’s mouth, capped by a whale-shaped wedding cake with tiny bride and groom figurines in the whale’s mouth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

I didn’t see her the rest of the day, even though we stayed at the carnival until after lunch.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

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

The incident comes at a time of heightened security as outdoor carnivals linked to Easter celebrations are held across Germany.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 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

He began wandering around the carnivals and tracks, trying to talk his way onto the backs of horses.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand