She thought, perhaps, as sometimes did happen, a balloonist from a neighboring fairground might have gone up, giving an exhibition as was often the case in the Fall.
"Six Little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's"
Laura Lee Hope
The county fairground, where all was in readiness, sparkled with the youth and beauty of the town, standing here and there under the trees in animated groups, or moving toward the seats from which the pageant might be witnessed.
"The House Behind the Cedars"
Charles W. Chesnutt
There were some lighter moments in the desert life, near Easter time a day's entertainment was usually organised, not quite a fairground atmosphere but something approaching it.
"Coming of Age: 1939-1946"
John Cox