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Conklin & Garrett Ltd.
Company type
Privately held company
Industry
Amusement - Midway
Founded
1916
Headquarters
Brantford, Ontario
Key people
Jim Conklin (son of founder) Frank Conklin (grandson of founder)
Products
Amusement ride rental/operation and traveling carnival management
Divisions
World's Finest Shows, Conklin Supershows, Carnival Group
Website
Conklin Shows Conklins Super Shows World's Finest Shows
Conklin Shows was the largest traveling amusement corporation in North America.[1] The 75-year-old company operated traveling carnivals at various summer agricultural shows across North America and is based in Brantford, Ontario, and formerly also in West Palm Beach, Florida. The company has a long history in Canada, providing entertainment for generations of children and adults. The organization used to operate the midway services for some of Canada's largest summer fairs including the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, the Calgary Stampede, and Edmonton's K-Days. In 2004, Conklin Shows International route and equipment were sold to North American Midway Entertainment.
Two of the remaining companies, World's Finest Shows and Conklin Super Shows, still are part of the Conklin Group of Carnival Companies. World's Finest Shows' route includes more than 60 fairs, all in Ontario, Canada. They are both based in Ontario, Canada.
Conklin Shows, as it was known in Canada and the US, now operates under North American Midway Entertainment (NAME). The carnival provides the midway at fairs and exhibitions, including, Miami, Florida's Miami-Dade County Fair, Edmonton, Alberta's K-Days Calgary, Alberta's Calgary Stampede and Toronto, Ontario's CNE, The Canadian National Exhibition.
^"Telescope: Patty Conklin". CBC.ca. CBC Archives. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
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