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The CARE & Ride acts would help solve the labor crisis in the carnival industry. Learn More

PASSING OF THE GAVEL

2023 Chair Rick Reithoffer, left, turns over the Chair's gavel to Ben Pickett, 2024 OABA Chair

CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE

Congratulations to our 2023 Circle of Excellence Recipients

TOP GOLF H-2B FUNDRAISER

Thank you for attending our fundraiser!

UPCOMING
Feb
21 - 23
Association of Alabama Fairs
Cullman, AL
Feb
21 - 23
Ontario Assn. of Agricultural Societies Convention
Richmond Hill, ON
Nov
13 - 15
Rocky Mtn Assn. 98th Annual Convention
Rapid City, SD
Nov
20 - 22
Heartland Association of Fairs, Festivals & Events
Huron, SD
OABA News & Announcements
2025 UPDATE: In the last 118th Congress (Jan 2023 - Jan 2025), we worked with law makers to allow carnivals, food concessions and games to utilize the P4 visa category. This visa has been used for years by circus performers, sports athletes, and entertainers. The program has no cap on it, and clearly, we should have been in this visa program from day one. Last Congress, OABA delivered the ...   [read more]
CARE & RIDE Act Update:  February 2025

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OABA Beginnings
December 1964! 25 Show Owners met and the rest is history.The complete Amusement Business article can be read in a pdf format here   [read more]
It Took a Five-Foot Crowbar

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