Fall Festival Relocates Carnival Rides for This Year

The Fall Festival Committee has approved moving the event's carnival rides this year to a new location along North White Street, a village official said Thursday.

The carnival rides and attactions will be at 1 N. White St., a large open area owned by the village, Trustee Cindy Heath said in an e-mail.

"Astro Amusements and the Frankfort Fire District believe it will be a much easier lot to place their carnival and even have a few more rides," added Heath, who is also a festival co-chair. "The police feel that having the carnival all in one location will be easier to manage and control. That will leave the area completely open for patrons to relax and enjoy the free music from the stage."  

The village parking lot across from the Grainery, which was the previous location for the carnival, will be used as a volunteer and performers parking lot, Heath said in her e-mail.  

This relocation plan was . The new location would be a larger area and would affect fewer residents, Holland said. 

The Frankfort Fall Festival is Sept. 3-5 in the historic downtown.