Waynesboro - Dooms Volunteer Fire Company’s Annual Fireman Carnival
Dooms Volunteer Fire Company’s Annual Fireman Carnival
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DOOMS VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY’S ANNUAL FIREMAN’S CARNIVAL IS COMING TO TOWN NEXT MONTH We hope everyone is having a great spring so far! We are excited to announce that next month, the Dooms Volunteer Fire Company’s Annual Fireman’s Carnival, is coming to town! DATES -Only here 5 nights! -June 9th, June 10th, June 11th, June 12th, and June 13th. -Opening night will be Tuesday, June 9th. -Saturday, June 13th is the last and final night. TIMES -We will open each night at 6pm and close at 10pm. -Depending on the crowd levels on the weekend nights (Friday night and Saturday night), we may stay open until 10:30pm-11pm. LOCATION Old Advance Lot 215 W. Main St. Waynesboro, VA 22980 ARMBANDS VERSUS TICKETS ARMBANDS -Armbands are $20 per person. -They are for unlimited rides – meaning you can ride all you want until closing for the price of one armband. -They are still $20 regardless of your age, your height, or how many rides you ride or plan to ride. -They are sold nightly and are good for that one (1) night only. -They are good for one (1) person only. -They are good for carnival rides ONLY. -Armbands cannot be used for food, drinks, or games. -We cannot put armbands on you at the ticket booth window. -When you purchase an armband from the ticket booth, you will receive one (1) armband ticket. -You must take that armband ticket to the arm band table and staff will put the armband on for you. TICKETS -Each carnival ride takes approximately 3-4 tickets. -Single tickets are $1 each. -A sheet of twenty-four (24) tickets is $20. -They are good for carnival rides ONLY. -Tickets cannot be used for food, drinks, or games. -With tickets, you can ride your chosen ride once with the correct amount of tickets.
-To ride again, you would have to have the correct amount of tickets again.
TICKET BOOTH
-Both armbands and tickets are only sold at the TICKET BOOTH.
-There are two workers working the two windows, one on the left and one on the right, so please keep two lines as to get you through the line quicker.
-We cannot put the armband on you at the ticket booth window.
-We cannot accept anything other than cash at the ticket booth window.
-We cannot tell you at the ticket booth window which rides you can or cannot ride.
-We cannot measure you at the ticket booth window.
-We cannot guess or estimate your height at the ticket booth window.
-Please look for the three-sided metal standing sign provided by the carnival company located near the ticket booth.
-This sign will give you the RIDE HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS and the RIDE TICKET REQUIREMENTS.
RIDE HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
(This sign measures you.)
Ride height requirements (HOW TALL YOU MUST BE TO RIDE EACH RIDE) are provided by the carnival company and posted near the ticket booth on a three-sided metal standing sign.
RIDE TICKET REQUIREMENTS
Ride ticket requirements (HOW MANY TICKETS EACH RIDE TAKES) are provided by the carnival company and posted near the ticket booth on a three-sided metal standing sign.
RIDES
There will be approximately thirteen (13) rides with a few being kiddie rides. There will be a Ferris wheel. Fun fact: Did you know the Ferris wheel is named after its inventor, a civil engineer named George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. who designed the first one for an event in Chicago in the year 1893!
GAMES
All games are owned and operated by the carnival company. To play those, you must pay for them at each individual booth. Neither tickets nor wristbands may be used at the game booths. Prices for games will vary from game to game. You will have to find out from each individual game booth what it costs. It will be posted at each one.
FREE ADMISSION
There is no admission fee or cost to just walk around. There is no admission fee or cost to enter. This is a public city parking lot. The only fees you would pay are if you choose to ride the rides, purchase any food or drinks, or play any of the games.
BINGO
We will have Bingo under the Pavilion each night. Cards will be 50 cents per card per round.
FOOD & DRINK THE CARNIVAL COMPANY WILL BE OFFERING
The carnival company will be making and selling cotton candy, candy apples, caramel apples, popcorn, fresh squeezed lemonade, slushies, and more! Yummy!
FOOD & DRINK THE FIRE COMPANY WILL BE OFFERING
-The fire company will be making and selling hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, french fries, corn dogs, chicken tenders, and bratwursts (grilled onions
& peppers available
) in our FOOD TRAILER.
-We will also be selling country ham sandwiches and dill pickles.
-We will be making and selling funnel cakes and fried Oreos in our FUNNEL CAKE TRAILER.
-We will be selling canned sodas and bottled waters in our DRINK TRAILER.
-Neither tickets nor wristbands are accepted at the Food/Drink/Funnel Cake Trailers.
-Food/Drink/Funnel Cake Trailers only accept cash.
PAYMENT METHODS
-We only accept cash.
-If you do not have cash, there are two (2) ATM machines available on site provided by the carnival company.
-The closest banks with ATMs are Dupont Community Credit Union at 200 E. Broad St. Waynesboro, VA 22980 which is about 0.4 miles away from the carnival lot or Wells Fargo at 216 S. Wayne Ave. Waynesboro, VA 22980 which is about 0.3 miles away from the carnival lot.
-We DO NOT accept any checks, any debit cards, any credit cards, any gift cards, any prepaid calling cards, any phone cards, or any other cards.
-We DO NOT accept any electronic payment methods, i.e. Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, PayPal, etc.
DOGS
Dogs are allowed, but they must be leashed at all times per the leash law of the City of Waynesboro: ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023. Chapter 14. ARTICLE II. DOGS AND CATS Sec. 14-46. Control, restraint of dogs.
LOST AND FOUND
Please come to the ticket booth if you lose anything or find anything. All items not picked up that were turned in to us will be taken to the Waynesboro Police Department (250 S. Wayne Ave. Waynesboro, VA 22980) at the end of the week.
EMPLOYMENT
The fire company does not hire anyone to work at the carnival. We have a licensed and insured carnival company who brings their own trained staff.
WEATHER
We will post on our Facebook if we are canceling due to weather. If you do not see a post on our Facebook page and our Facebook story, then we have not canceled.
RESTROOMS
Dooms Volunteer Fire Company rents three (3) porta potties and a hand washing station for you to use. Last year, they were located in between the funnel cake trailer and the slushy drink trailer. We will update this year if their location happens to change. The City of Waynesboro does keep their porta potties locked. (The ones closest to the pavilion and Bingo).
NEED HELP AT CARNIVAL
If you need help at our carnival, please look for a Dooms Volunteer Fire Company member in an identifying Dooms Fire t-shirt. We are busy working, so we aren’t going to know if you need something unless you say something. Please reach out to a Dooms Fire member if you need help.
EMERGENCIES
If you have an emergency or need medical or police assistance, please call 911. If you are unable to call, please have someone call 911 for you. If no one is able or willing to call 911, texting 911 is also available.
OUTSIDE VENDORS
We do not accept and we do not allow any outside vendors. No, you may not set up a booth. No, you may not bring your own food truck. No, you may not bring your own ice cream truck. If you would like to get permission from the City of Waynesboro, pick your own dates and times, apply for and pay for the permits, get fire inspections, get health department inspections, take related food safety training, advertise, etc. and host your own event and sell your own items, you are more than welcome to attempt that route, but it will not be done at our carnival. Our proceeds go to run a not-for-profit volunteer fire company.
NON-PROFIT
This carnival is held as a fundraiser to run our volunteer fire company. We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) and all proceeds are used to continue the operations of our fire company. We thank you for your support.
THANK YOU
Thank you to everyone who comes out to support us! We could not continue to operate our fire company without you all!
LAST, SOME VERY BIG NEWS
This will definitely be a bittersweet week for us as this will be our last time using the Old Advance Lot. With the Virginia Museum of Natural History set to build and open in this parking lot, we have been told by the City of Waynesboro that this is the last time we can use this lot. We have enjoyed using both this lot, and the old Dupont lot, for our Annual Fireman’s Carnival for over 40 years now. We know a lot of you have some great memories here! We know we sure do and we will miss this “OLD ADVANCE LOT.”
New location for carnival is to be determined. So please, come on down this week and enjoy our last time in this very special-to-Waynesboro parking lot! See you at the carnival!
