EUREKA – Advance tickets for rides at the Eureka sesquicentennial carnival will go on sale at 9 a.m. July 24 at the City Building, 128 N. Main St.; Eureka Public Library, 202 S. Main St.; and some local businesses.

Armbands for unlimited rides during certain hours will cost $15 in advance and $17 at the carnival. 

Armbands will be in effect from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 20 and 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 22. Wristband purchasers will be entered in a drawing to win a bicycle with a Chicago Bears theme.
Sheets of advance tickets good for seven rides any time will cost $13. Only 100 sheets will be sold, and sheets at that price will not be available at the carnival.
Tickets at the carnival will cost $1 each, and rides will require multiple tickets.
Big H Amusements is providing the carnival, which will include 18 rides and food concessions. The sesquicentennial celebration also will include children’s activities, musical entertainment, arts and crafts, a Saturday-night cruise-in and much more. For a schedule, go to http://www.eurekaillinois.net/festivals/festivals150events.html or call the Eureka City Building at 467-2113.

See also: Big H Amusements, Website: http://www.ridesrus.com/