enforcement issues the city of brantford has forced the museum s carnival fun factory to close its two feature elements the artefact collection and amusement ride park section . however the fun factory archives and artefacts will be available for research purposes and the gift shop remains open . because of our difficulties with the city the carnival museum will take its collection on the road . at our first event the museum will operate the patty conklin three abreast merry go round for the full 20 week season opening may 7th at beautiful chinguacousy park in downtown brampton . the museum complete collection of seven rides will be on display and operating as happyland amusement park opening on canada day july 1st 2016 . full details to follow welcome the conklin shows web site is dedicated to documenting the intriguing history of the conklin carnival operations which span almost a century from 1916 to present day . the site s goal is to help preserve all components of the north american outdoor amusement industry in particular the carnivals ; information covers manufacturers suppliers amusement parks fairs independent shows rides games and food operators contractors . the site hosts the carnival museum fun factory opening may 2015 that makes available to the public many carnival games rides and artefacts which have been carefully restored from various periods throughout the conklin history . canada s conklin shows & conklin shows international provided the midways at miami florida s dade county fair calgary alberta s calgary stampede the canadian national exhibition and many many other venues across canada and the united states . while both were sold in 2004 to a us conglomerate conklin shows continues as a smaller carnival entity but with the same long standing philosophy corporate logo and many of the same senior staff . the carnival office and winter quarters still make their home in brantford ontario . today the show s two units play some 60 fairs and events across ontario . this site conklinshows.com is dedicated to conklin history and in addition the site s goal is to help preserve all components of the north american outdoor amusement industry in particular the carnivals . it will include all facets of the outdoor amusement industry manufacturers suppliers amusement parks fairs and independent shows rides games and food operators contractors . the conklin shows history includes our route lists independents fairs and events starting from the 1920s . many of our past employees can be found in the alumni section ; it s the thousands of these conklin carnies that were responsible for the success of the many units and operations over the years . copyright 2009 2016 by the conklin shows . all rights reserved . home history alumni routes contact gift shop facebook twitter