A carefully considered choice of time and location can assure the sucess of your event.
Weekends are excellent days. People are enjoying their days off.
Friday is usually payday and they are likely to have some recreation cash available. Try to plan early in a given month. People tend to have more money before the 10th of the month.
Avoid Holiday weekends
Most people tend to travel on long holiday weekends.
Be sure that other, similar events are not scheduled on the day or days you have chosen.
Competition can drastically cut your attendance.
Carnivals can begin as early as noon and run until 9:30 P.M.
 Choice of a good location is vitally important.
See where carnivals have been held in the past. A proven site is your safest choice.
Try to locate the event in a population center, but avoid congestion.
You must have sufficient parking, nearby washroom facilities and access to electricity and water.
Be sure to get all the necessary permits that may be required by the City, or
permission from private land owners.