FAQ

We serve the Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Hampton, Newport News, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Smithfield, Franklin, Poquoson, Moyock, Elizabeth City, James City County, York County, Isle of Wight County, Gloucester County, Matthews County, Surry County, Camden County, NC, Currituck County, Gates County, NC, Dare County, NC and all of the Hampton Roads, and more.  If you are outside this service area, please contact us, and we’ll be happy to discuss your exact needs.

We are available for events 365 days a year, including holidays.

We recommend booking 2–6 months in advance for the best availability, especially during spring and fall festival seasons.

Family FunFest packages start at $699. Pricing varies based on event size, attractions selected, event duration, and location. Visit our Pricing page or contact us for a custom quote.

For preschools, we provide sticker prizes. For other events, we provide small prizes. If you are a corporation, you can provide company logo prizes of your own and we will give them away.

Each carnival tent measures approximately 10 feet x 10 feet.

Because of the individual nature of the carnival tents, our setup has a lot of flexibility. Outdoors, spaces like a lawn, driveway, sports court, etc. work well.

Our carnival can be set up indoors or outdoors.

Everyone loves carnival games!  We can setup at all kinds of events—children’s and adult birthdays, holiday parties, picnics, churches, preschools, day cares, school carnivals, fairs and festivals, fundraisers, corporate events and more.

Yes, we can customize the carnival to meet your needs.  Just reach out to our office for details.

Unfortunately, for logistical reasons, we cannot guarantee which games will be at your event. But we can try to accommodate requests as best as we can!

Our tents are weatherproof, a light rain during your carnival is okay.

We have 2 options. For a festival or big event, we have fees for a turnkey where we supply the attendants or for a discount, you can provide volunteers. Otherwise, you will need to provide staff and/or volunteers to help run the games.
We include a Carnival Host who will setup the carnival, teach your volunteers how to run the games, play music, assist as needed, and cleanup.

Yes!  Everyone from 3-103 loves carnival games.

A non-refundable retainer fee of 50% of the fee (unless told otherwise) is required to hold your date.

Payments may be made by credit card with a 3.5% fee. The balance is due the day of your event. For schools and corporate events, we can process a purchase order, or accept payment via company check or credit card.

We are a mobile service that comes to you.

This depends on how easy the access is from our truck to the setup area.  Typically, it takes 30-60 minutes for setup and about the same amount of time for teardown.

Tips are appreciated by our team but never expected.

You may cancel your event up to fifteen days before the event date. The deposit charged at the time of booking is not refundable, although we are happy to apply this amount to a future party. If the booking is cancelled with less than fifteen days notice, you will be responsible for payment of the fee in full, although this may also be applied to a future party.

Yes, of course! There are plenty of great photo and video opportunities. Many priceless memories can be captured.

We are a family-owned, Virginia -based company. Our parent company, Vertical Kids Entertainment also owns other trusted, local brands Foam Factory Foam Party, Big BubbleFest Events, On the Move 9-Hole Mini Golf, Gellyball Entertainment of Virginia Beach, Earl Long Magic and Puppet Shows and much more. We have entertained at more than 5,000 events across the East Coast and Mid-West since 2001.

Please see our packages and pricing page for recommended participants per package.

Just call our office at 757-270-4581 and we’ll be delighted to assist you.