08/19/2026
We’ve had several people asking, so yes - there WILL be a carnival at Old Settlers this year!
The carnival will be here Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1.
We know those dates are a little different than what everyone is used to, so we want to explain why. Friday is a school day and we also have a home football game that night. Old Settlers had to make a $20,000 commitment to guarantee the carnival, and with that kind of money on the line, we felt like Saturday and Sunday gave us the best chance for families to actually be able to come out and enjoy it.
For years we’ve heard people say that they wanted the carnival back. We heard you, and this year we took the chance and brought it back.
Now we really need everyone to support it.
If we want to continue having a carnival at Old Settlers in the years to come, we have to show that our community will come out for it. Bring the kids, bring your friends, ride some rides, eat some carnival food and spend some time at Old Settlers. That’s really what this is all about.
Wristbands will be available. We don’t have the final price yet, but we expect them to be somewhere around $25-$30. We’ll post that information as soon as everything is finalized.
And we also need to give a big thank you to everyone involved with Tour De Pines. Whether you rode, volunteered, sponsored or donated, THANK YOU. The money raised is helping make this year’s Old Settlers possible.
We took a pretty big leap bringing the carnival back this year. Now we need Wood County to come out and show us you want it to stay.
October 31 & November 1. Come see us at Old Settlers!