Shickshinny Carnival adds axe-throwing trailer to family festival lineup
Shickshinny’s carnival brought an axe-throwing trailer to North Canal Park, folding the sport into a three-day family festival with more than 50 raffle baskets.
The third annual Shickshinny Carnival put an axe-throwing trailer in the middle of a small-town festival built around food, music and familiar games. At North Canal Park, the setup gave the sport a different stage: not a league night or a tournament bracket, but a portable attraction lined up beside bounce houses, ring toss and basket raffles with more than 50 prizes.
Borough mayor Beverly Moore said organizers wanted the carnival to stay community-focused, with traditional games, local vendors and activities for children and families. “This is our third year having this carnival in town. We started two years ago, and it grew from there. Every year has been different for us. This year, we are featuring the axe throwing trailer,” Moore said. That trailer sat alongside Shickshinny Forward’s ring toss, reinforcing the event’s mix of old-school carnival pieces and newer crowd magnets.
The carnival ran from Thursday, June 18 through Saturday, June 20, 2026, with hours set for 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday. More than 20 vendors were scheduled, including local food and bakery sellers, while DJ Rob Sax and the band Deja Vu provided entertainment across the weekend. The scale mattered as much as the novelty: in a setting like North Canal Park, an axe-throwing trailer can move quickly from curiosity to participation, giving fairgoers an activity that is easy to try without committing to a full venue or league format.
That portability is part of why axe throwing keeps showing up at community events like this one. The trailer turns a specialized activity into a pop-up feature that can fit a borough carnival and still draw attention from families, first-timers and casual visitors looking for something active to do. It also broadens the sport’s reach beyond dedicated lanes and gives organizers another way to keep the grounds busy between food stands, raffle tables and music sets.
The carnival’s growth was visible in the numbers, too. Fox 56’s coverage of the second annual event said Shickshinny had about 25 vendors the year before, showing how quickly the borough’s summer gathering has expanded. With more than 50 raffle baskets, 20-plus vendors and an axe-throwing trailer added to the mix, the 2026 edition showed a festival finding room for newer attractions without losing its carnival identity.
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