Carnival

2023 Carnival Recap

The Morton Pumpkin Festival features one of the best carnivals you will find anywhere, courtesy of Big M Amusements, the carnival and midway provider for this event for 57 years! Big M brings a wide variety of rides, games, and classic carnival concessions to satisfy both the young and young at heart.  There are thrill rides for the more adventurous souls and milder versions for younger children.

Along the midway, you will find carnival games with lots of prizes and iconic festival treats like elephant ears, funnel cakes, corn dogs, and lemon shake-ups.

The Morton Pumpkin Festival carnival is one of the key attractions for many of the thousands of families who come back year after year. 

2023 Carnival Ticket Information

More carnival ticket information will be released in the summer of 2023.

Carnival Tickets

Carnival tickets are $35 for a strip of 10 or $4 each and can be found at ticket booths located throughout the midway. Ticket booths accept both cash and credit cards. Carnival rides are 1 or 2 tickets each, depending on the size of the ride.

Advance Discounted Tickets For Wednesday and Thursday Only

Strips of 10 tickets can be purchased for $30 from Tuesday, September 6 through Wednesday, September 13 at noon at Blain’s Farm & Fleet, Leaves ‘N Beans Coffee Shop, Great Harvest Bread Co., Grimm’s Inc, Lulu’s On Main, Sucre Sweets and Socials, Four30 Scones, Scrolls The Sweet Room, America’s Popcorn Shop, Thr3ads, and Nena Ace Hardware. The Morton Chamber of Commerce will also be selling tickets from Tuesday, September 6 through Tuesday, September 12 at 1pm. 

Wristbands

Purchase a wristband and ride as many rides as you would like on Friday, September 15, between 2:30pm and 5:30pm. Advance sale wristbands are $20 and available for purchase at all advance ticket sales locations. Wristbands are $30 at the main ticket booth on the carnival midway (corner of First and Adams).

2021 Details

The dates of the 2021 carnival are Wednesday, September 15 – Saturday, September 18

Carnival Tickets
Carnival tickets are $27 for a strip of 10 or $3 each and can be found at ticket booths located throughout the midway.  Ticket booths will accept both cash and credit cards. Carnival rides will be 1 or 2 tickets each, depending on the size of the ride.

Advance Discounted Tickets for Wednesday and Thursday
A strip of 10 tickets can be purchased for $25 from Tuesday, September 7 – Tuesday, September 14 at the Chamber of Commerce, Blain’s Farm & Fleet, Grimm’s Inc., Leaves N Beans, and Great Harvest Bread Co.  These tickets are good at their full value on Wednesday and Thursday and may be used at half their value on Friday and Saturday (Example:  it will cost you 2 advance tickets for a ride that costs 1 ticket on Friday and Saturday).
Previous years Big M Amusements carnival tickets can be redeemed at the Adams Street ticket booth. 

Wristbands
Purchase a wristband and ride as many rides as you would like to on Friday, September 17 from 2:30 to 5:30 pm.  Advance sale wristbands are $20 and are available for purchase at all advance ticket sales locations and times. Wristbands are $25 at the ticket booths on the carnival midway.  

Wristband pick up Friday September 17 at 2:30pm at the Adams Street ticket booth.