Fun Fair Collection

Fairground carousel. Time-exposure image of a merry-go-round at a funfair

Women enjoying themselves on the Waltzers fair ride. Hearsall Common, Coventry. 3rd June 1966

Hearsall Common Easter fair, Coventry. Youths have a go at ringing the bell at the fairground. 28th May 1967

Big wheel and funfair on Central Pier lit at dusk, Blackpool Illuminations, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Atlantic City, USA, c.1910-20 (print)
7292963 Atlantic City, USA, c.1910-20 (print); (add.info.: Geography. USA. Crowd on Boardwalk in Atlantic City. Postcard, USA, ca 1910-20.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

The Thames frozen during the winter of 1813-1814, before the demolition of the old London Bridge in 1831
MMM5457535 The Thames frozen during the winter of 1813-1814, before the demolition of the old London Bridge in 1831, the Thames froze during very cold winters

Art. Entertainment. A fairground. Almanac for fun, 1851. Poster by E. Morin, France, 1850 (poster)
3434623 Art. Entertainment. A fairground. Almanac for fun, 1851. Poster by E. Morin, France, 1850 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Fete Foraine. Morin, France, 1850. Coll. Part. Art)

If the Field of the Cloth of Gold had been held on Hampstead Heath (engraving)
8672625 If the Field of the Cloth of Gold had been held on Hampstead Heath (engraving) by Downey, Thomas Edward (1852-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Ifs" in history)

Lovely grub (b/w photo)
8656144 Lovely grub (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lovely grub. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Luna Park, Coney Island, 1906 (print)
7293289 Luna Park, Coney Island, 1906 (print); (add.info.: Geography. USA. Luna Park in Coney Island, New York. Postcard, USA, 1906.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Paul Eluard, Andre Breton and Robert Desnos at the Foire de Montmartre, c.1924 (b/w photo)
2145144 Paul Eluard, Andre Breton and Robert Desnos at the Foire de Montmartre, c.1924 (b/w photo); Photo © CCI

Le Mans 24 Hours
The fun fair at Le Mans. Le Mans 24 Hours, Circuit du Sarthe, France, 17 & 18 June 2006. DIGITAL IMAGE

Le Mans 24 Hours
The fun fair at Le Mans. Le Mans 24 Hours, Circuit du Sarthe, France, 17 & 18 June 2006. DIGITAL IMAGE

Le Mans 24 Hours
The fun fair at Le Mans. Le Mans 24 Hours, Circuit du Sarthe, France, 17 & 18 June 2006. DIGITAL IMAGE

Fairground, 1834 (oil on canvas)
904943 Fairground, 1834 (oil on canvas) by Maignen de Sainte-Marie, Desire Adelaide Charles (1794-1834); 65x81 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Merry-Go-Round at Saint-Cloud (litho)
XIR211725 The Merry-Go-Round at Saint-Cloud (litho) by Desandre, Jules Marie (b.c.1845) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

Rehearsals for the Star Gala day at Battersea Festival Gardens and Fun Fair. Left to right, Suzanne Owens, Des O Connor and Gloria Best on a water chute. 6th May 1964

Northallerton May Fair 1971 The operator of a childs roundabout checks that the youn riders are secure in their seats

Fireworks, Kings Meadow park, Reading, Berkshire, 4th November 1995

The Hoppings fair, held on the Town Moor in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The belle of the sideshow attracts the attention of both young and old as they listed to the showmans patter

An empty funfair in Margate, Kent, during Good Friday. 27th March 1964

Belle Vue, Manchester, Greater Manchester. May 1946 P012503

A General view of the Mop Fair in progress at Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. 13th October 1936

China, Hong Kong, Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island skyline

UK, England, Dorset, Bournemouth, Main Pier

Barths Olympia Rolling Coaster, Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany

High striker, Oktoberfest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

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Fair, Kirchweih in Upper Bavaria, c. 1876, Germany, The obligatory brawl, historical
1900s, 19th-century, annual fair, annual fairs, bashing, bavarian, bayern, beating, brawl, brutal, brutalities, brutality, copy, digital, digitally, europe's, events, fair, festival, festivals

Fair, Kirchweihfest in Upper Bavaria, c. 1876, Germany, The bowling alley, historical
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, activities, activity, annual fair, annual fairs, bavarian, bayern, bowling, bowling alleys, copy, digital, digitally, europe's, events, fair, festival, festivals

A folk festival in Zwickau, Germany, in 1573, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
1900s, 19th-century, annual fair, annual fairs, black, black-and-white, black-white, copy, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, eastern germany, europe's, fair, folk festival

The marksmen from the Pustertal, South Tyrol, on their way with a travelling carriage to the third federal
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, accurate, alto adige, annual fair, annual fairs, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing

Emperor Heinrich in front of his marquee, signing documents, original drawing by Paul Heydel, Germany, historical
1900s, 19th-century, annual fair, annual fairs, aristocracy, aristocrat, aristocrats, children, classy, copy, digital, digitally, distinguished, documents, emperors, europe's, events, fair

At the Cannstatt Folk Festival, on King Karl's Bridge, Beer Festival and Amusement Park, 1889, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 2 people, activities, activity, annual fair, annual fairs, baden, baden-wuerttemberg, baden-wurttemberg, bierfest, bridge, bridges, businesses, carnie, carny, celebrate

Folk Costume Festival in Munich, Homage to the Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, annual fair, annual fairs, attire, bavarian, bayern, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, clothes, contemporary, culture, custom, depiction, depictions, digital

Poster advertising the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, 1933 (colour lithograph)
1198005 Poster advertising the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, 1933 (colour lithograph) by Villa, Hernando (1881-1952); 107x72 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Merry-Go-Round, 1902-06 (oil on canvas)
7342819 Merry-Go-Round, 1902-06 (oil on canvas) by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil (1858-1924); 87.63 x 107.63 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Feast of St. Cloud, 1820 (gouache)
904816 Feast of St. Cloud, 1820 (gouache) by Develly, Jean-Charles (1783-1849); 315x420 cm; Musee de l'Ile de France, Sceaux, France; (add.info.: by Jean-Charles Develly (1783-1849))

Amusement Park Ride in Long Beach, 1913 (hand-coloured photograph)
1201774 Amusement Park Ride in Long Beach, 1913 (hand-coloured photograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

CM33 9873 Helter skelter
Helter skelter at the fun fair against a night sky, Goodwood Revival, Goodwood Motor Circuit, Chichester, West Sussex, England, September 2022

CM33 9871 Helter skelter
Helter skelter at the fun fair against a night sky, Goodwood Revival, Goodwood Motor Circuit, Chichester, West Sussex, England, September 2022

A Costers Dream of Easter Bank Holiday (litho)
7201844 A Costers Dream of Easter Bank Holiday (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Costers Dream of Easter Bank Holiday)

Une rampe de montagne russe sur la Neva a Shrovetide (A Roller coaster on the Neva at Shrovetide)
FIA5346083 Une rampe de montagne russe sur la Neva a Shrovetide (A Roller coaster on the Neva at Shrovetide). Oeuvre de Michel Francois Damam Demartrait (1763-1827)

A Morning Party (engraving)
7192018 A Morning Party (engraving) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Morning Party. Shewing the Nobility and Gentry playing the Fashionable Game of the Period)

Stunts performed by acrobat Pierre Magarieu of Paris, 18th C. 1906 (litho)
7239545 Stunts performed by acrobat Pierre Magarieu of Paris, 18th C. 1906 (litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Le Retour d une Fete de Village, en Souabe (engraving)
7194568 Le Retour d une Fete de Village, en Souabe (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Retour d une Fete de Village, en Souabe)

Stand de fete foraine sur la place de l amiraute a Saint Petersbourg. Oeuvre de Vasily Semyonovich Sadovnikov
FIA5344638 Stand de fete foraine sur la place de l amiraute a Saint Petersbourg. Oeuvre de Vasily Semyonovich Sadovnikov (1800-1879), aquarelle sur papier, 1849. Art russe, 19e siecle

Sur la balancoire (On the Swing) - Peinture de Nikolai Alexandrovich Yaroshenko (Yarochenko) (1846-1898)
FIA5368757 Sur la balancoire (On the Swing) - Peinture de Nikolai Alexandrovich Yaroshenko (Yarochenko) (1846-1898), huile sur toile, 1888, art russe 19e siecle - State Russian Museum

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Step right up and experience the thrill of the fun fair. 🎡🎠 From the mesmerizing Fairground carousel at Hearsall Common Easter fair in Coventry, where enthusiastic youths try their luck at ringing the bell, to the breathtaking Big wheel and dazzling lights of Blackpool Illuminations on Central Pier, this is a world of excitement that never sleeps. Travel back in time to 19th-century Germany, where Kirchweih festivities were filled with both joyous moments and unexpected brawls. Witness historical scenes come alive through digitally restored reproductions like The bowling alley or a folk festival in Zwickau. Marvel at the marksmen from South Tyrol as they make their way to Vienna's Schuetzenfest in a grand travelling carriage. Embrace history as Emperor Heinrich signs important documents while surrounded by his marquee, beautifully captured by Paul Heydel's original drawing. Feel the vibrant atmosphere of Cannstatt Folk Festival on King Karl's Bridge in Germany, where beer flows freely alongside an enchanting amusement park. And let us not forget about Munich's Folk Costume Festival paying homage to Bavaria itself - a celebration that has stood strong for centuries. Finally, take a glimpse into Northallerton May Fair 1971, where even children can't resist joining in on all the fun. So grab your friends and family because it's time to create memories that will last a lifetime at these incredible fairs around the world. Get ready for laughter-filled days and nights filled with thrilling rides, delicious food stalls, live entertainment, and endless smiles.