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EAST MEETS WEST : CARNIVAL & FESTIVAL MEME


Summer can mean many things – beaches, vacations, sunburns… but also people setting up stalls, eating greasy food, and having fun with your local community! In this meme, characters can explore tropes found in American carnivals and Japanese festivals, though you’re more than welcome to use others from around the world! Plan a cute date night, grab your closest friends, or make fond family memories as you pass through the gates!


RIP-ROARING-RIDES
Some are designed to make you whirl, some are designed to make you hurl. Mini-coasters, spinning machines, bumper cars – if it makes your heart race, it’s here! But if you need less heart attacks in your life, why not give the bizarre Fun House a try? Has a spooooky mini-haunted house been set up for scares? Go big or go home for the obstacle course, or see the skies with the Ferris Wheel.


FANTASTIC FOODS
It’s all delicious, and none of it is good for you! Burgers, hot dogs, everything and anything battered and covered in powdered sugar! Shaved ice, Takoyaki, watch those fried noodles fly!


SOUVENIR STANDS
From the kitsch to the cute, find all your merch here! Accessories, masks, keychains, artwork, jewelry, toys, plushies, it’s all overpriced and calling your name.

COMPETITIVE CONTESTS
Hope you didn't fill up on snacks, because it's time for your stomach to earn its keep! Pies, hot dogs, chicken wings - eat more and eat faster than anyone else to win a fancy ribbon and a fancy stomachache. Show off your prized piggy, rabbit, chicken for that blue ribbon, or brag about your larger-than-life veggie. 


AMAZING ANIMALS
From the smallest lamb to the tallest llama, come say hi to the fluffiest and cutest creatures around. Horse rides are for rent, and maybe you've entered your prize pet in a special race. 


EMPLOYEE ENDEAVORS
Instead of being here willingly, you’re paid to work! Are you running a stall on your own, or is it part of the family business? Have you eagerly signed up for the famous Kissing Booth, or are you the unlucky target of the Dunk Tank? Remember, the money is for a good cause – your pride is worth less.


GAMES GALORE
Ring toss, air-pistols, water guns filling balloons, shooting hoops, and all with prizes that are too adorable to pass. Impress your sweetheart with your sweet skills – but what happens if the game is rigged from the start? Maybe you can try your luck with goldfish-scooping – where victory comes with responsibility!


MOVING MUSIC
It might be hard to hear over the crowd, but music is in the air! A small concert is being set up, so grab a seat or join the band. Get in line for the Bon Dance, and feel the passion of the striking drums.


FIREWORKS FOR FINALE
All over the world, fireworks can be seen as the perfect send-off for the night. Lift the little ones onto your shoulders, or find a secluded place to watch with your significant other. Just try not to whisper anything meaningful while the fireworks boom, ‘cause that confession just won’t cut it.