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25 July 2017

Happy National Carousel Day!

It's National Carousel Day and what better way to celebrate than with us?

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24 July 2017

Come Vote for Your Favorite Wooden Animal!

To add to the fun festivities of the Kit Carson County Fair, the KCC Carousel hosts the annual voting for the crowd favorite wooden carousel animal. For just a penny you can participate in this voting.

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13 July 2017

Happy Birthday KCC Fair and Rodeo

The Kit Carson County Carousel and Carousel Museum will be open extended hours during the 100^th year of the Kit Carson County Fair and Rodeo. The carousel and museum will be open from 11 a.m.

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4 May 2017

Countdown to the First Ride in 2017

America’s most famous antique wooden carousel opens Saturday, May 27 at 11:00 a.m. The Kit Carson County Carousel turns 112 this year and spins just as fast as it ever has.

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4 May 2017

Mug Shots!

2017 marks the fourteenth year for the custom hand-thrown pottery mugs sold in the carousel’s gift shop: Hoofbeats. Each of the outside row animals except the goat, zebra and deer have been featured on a mug and this season the zebra finally made the cut! Each of the previously issued mugs are

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7 November 2016

Carousel Christmas

Come join us for a Carousel Christmas at the historic Kit Carson County Carousel. There will be free rides along with free admission into the museum. Complimentary refreshments will be provided courtesy of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce.

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22 August 2016

Carousel Closes on Monday, September 5th

The Kit Carson County Carousel will be closing for the season this upcoming Labor Day. There is still time to come over to the fairgrounds to visit this national treasure and for just 25 cents take a ride on one of forty-six hand carved animals that date back to 1905. While you are there, you c

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6 March 2016

Three Cheers for the Turquoise Horse

Hip Hip Hooray!! Hip Hip Hooray!! Hip Hip Hooray for the Hippocampus (seahorse) for starring on the 2016 poster and the 2016 Kit Carson County Carousel T-shirts.