Newsworthy items happening at fairs, festivals,etc

[davejs]

Here's a thread where we can list news stories about unusual things happening at fairs, etc.

[davejs]

Hundreds of cars stranded at flooded Michigan fair

IONIA, Mich. (AP) — Hundreds of motorists may have to wait till Wednesday to retrieve their cars from the Ionia County fairgrounds, where the flooding Grand River enveloped a parking lot during a music festival. Click link to read the story.
www.usatoday.com/weather/news/20 ... ding_N.htm

This almost happened to a bunch of us several years ago at the Chandler Ostrich Festival. There had been a drought in the Phoenix area for 154 days and the skies let loose on the opening night of the festival. Rained hard all the way until Sunday morning. Booths were situated in more than a foot of water AND the parking lot was mud. Vehicles had to wait until the mud dried late Sunday afternoon before getting out. Could have been more of a disaster if the rains kept up. Always watch you weather report prior to heading for a show.