Smiling kids playing various games at a carnival in Fort Myers.

Fort Myers

Carnival Games for Fort Myers Festivals and Community Events

The hard part of a community event is the middle, once people have eaten and before anything on the schedule happens. A staffed midway is what fills it.

  • ★ ADMIT ONE ★ Fully Insured
  • ★ ONE TICKET ★ Background-Checked Staff
  • ★ GOOD FOR ONE ★ We Set Up, Run It & Pack Out
  • ★ ADMIT ONE ★ 20 to 200+ Guests
  • ★ ONE TICKET ★ Prizes Included

Community events across Lee and Collier.

Parks programming, church campuses, gated and master-planned communities, and school fundraisers. Grass or pavement, wherever a trailer can reach.

Parks and municipal events

Public programming where the footprint is set by the site and the crowd arrives in waves.

Church campuses

Fall festivals and family nights, covering nursery age through middle school in one setup.

Gated and master-planned communities

Resident events where the amenity lawn is the venue and the association handles approvals.

School and charity fundraisers

The draw that brings families through the gate while your volunteers work everything else.

What we bring to the site.

We load in, build the midway, work every booth for your whole window, and pack out. Your volunteers never end up staffing a game.

  • Striped 10x10 booth tents, raised and struck by our crew
  • Classic booth games with prizes handed out as they are played
  • Trained hosts working every booth for the full window
  • Music through the event
  • Certificate of insurance for your venue or department
  • Setup and cleanup, usually about 45 minutes on each end
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Fort Myers festival and community event pricing.

Community events are quoted rather than packaged, because what matters is how much midway you need and how long it runs. Foot traffic is unpredictable in a way an RSVP list is not, so we size by tent count and hours instead of headcount. Tell us the window and the space and we will quote it.

Three tents, a couple of hours

A host on every booth. The scale most church and neighborhood events land on.

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Four to six tents, half a day

A wider setup and a larger crew, so nobody stands in a line while people cycle through across a longer window.

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A full midway, running all day

The largest footprint we run, staffed continuously for a full event day. This is the scale we work city events at.

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What stands behind the booths.

Big Idea Entertainment Fort Myers is run by Eddy Castano and covers Southwest Florida, Lee and Collier counties. It is a licensed Florida business, insured and bonded, with a background-checked team, running the same equipment and the same training as every other market in the Big Idea family. Every booth is worked by our own staff.

"Great for our Fall Festival this year. The team showed up and was very enthusiastic and just great with all of the kids. The games were fun and added to the festival experience as well!"

Shelton PTA

Atlanta

Why a midway holds a crowd better than one attraction.

Nobody waits in one line

Several booths running at once, so arriving guests always have somewhere to go.

Your volunteers stay free

Our staff work the games. Your people run your event.

Every age plays

Booth difficulty adjusts, so a four-year-old and a middle schooler play the same games.

One vendor for the whole midway

Tents, games, prizes, sound, and crew from one company, on one quote.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you supply your own tent weights?
Yes. Tents are anchored to suit the surface, weighted on pavement and staked where the ground allows it. On an open or coastal site we plan the ballast in advance rather than deciding on the morning.
Can you work a seasonal market or craft fair?
Yes, and the midway sits comfortably alongside vendor rows because it draws families who then walk the rest of it. Tell us where you want us in the layout and we will fit the footprint to the space you have.
Who decides where the booths go on the day?
You do, and we will tell you what works. Send a site map or a photo beforehand and we will mark out where the midway fits, what it needs for access, and where it will not block a path or a vendor.
Do you need a level surface, or will a slope do?
A gentle slope is workable, since the booths sit on their own tables and can be shimmed. A steep one is not, because the tents and the play area both need to sit true. Show us the ground and we will give you a straight answer.
Can you run two shorter windows instead of one long one?
Yes, and it suits an event with a scheduled break in the middle. The crew stays on site between windows rather than striking and rebuilding, which keeps it simpler and cheaper than two separate bookings.

Request Your Fort Myers Carnival

Tell us about your event. We'll reply within one business day.

Corporate & Large Events

100+ guests, community festivals, district-wide programming. Our corporate sales lead Tanner responds within one business day.

Optional venue details

Company events too.

We bring the same midway to employee appreciation days, family days, and client events across Southwest Florida.

See our corporate events