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Tampa

School Field Day Carnivals in Tampa

The limiting factor on a Tampa field day is not the games, it is the heat and the bell. We size the rotation to your block length and put every booth under cover, so no class stands waiting in the sun.

  • ★ ADMIT ONE ★ Fully Insured
  • ★ ONE TICKET ★ Background-Checked Staff
  • ★ GOOD FOR ONE ★ We Set Up, Run It & Pack Out
  • ★ ADMIT ONE ★ 20 to 200+ Guests
  • ★ ONE TICKET ★ Prizes Included

How Tampa Bay schools run it.

Give us your block length and how many students come out at once. We need level ground or a gym, one outlet, and a rough schedule.

End-of-year field day

The reward day, run by our crew, with no permission slip and no chaperone ratio to solve.

First-weeks welcome events

August and September, when getting families onto campus early is worth more than it looks.

Camp and extended-day programs

Weekday mornings for camp groups, where the timing is yours rather than a bell.

Covered walkways and gyms

Weather moves it under cover instead of cancelling it, if the ceiling clears the tents.

What arrives at your campus.

We get there before your first block, build the midway, work every booth through the session, and pack out. No teacher ends up running a game.

  • Striped 10x10 booth tents, raised and struck by our crew
  • Four to eight classic booth games, depending on the package
  • Trained hosts working every booth, not equipment left with your staff
  • A sticker for every student who plays
  • Music through the session
  • Setup and cleanup, usually about 45 minutes on each end

Tampa school field day pricing.

Packages are set by tent count, which decides how many games run and how many students we can keep moving. A single grade or a camp group usually fits the packages below. A full-school field day scales past them, with more tents and more hosts, priced to your enrollment and your schedule. Tell us both and we will size it.

Choose Your Package

One tent carnival with four games

THE MIDWAY

1 Hour

$345

Four booth games under one striped tent - our smallest standard package.

  • Four carnival booth games
  • One 10x10 striped carnival tent
  • Sticker prizes for every player
  • Professional host to set up and run your carnival
  • Music, full setup, and complete pack-out

Up to 25 guests

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Most Popular Two red and white striped tents with six classic carnival games setup at an event.

THE BIG TOP

1 Hour

$475

Our most-booked setup. Six games, two tents, and room for a bigger guest list.

  • Six carnival booth games
  • Two 10x10 striped carnival tents
  • Sticker prizes for every player
  • Professional host to set up and run your carnival
  • Music, full setup, and complete pack-out

Up to 35 guests

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Three striped tents and eight classic carnival games setup for an event.

THE FULL CARNIVAL

1 Hour

$575

Eight games across three tents - our largest standard package.

  • Eight carnival booth games
  • Three 10x10 striped carnival tents
  • Sticker prizes for every player
  • Professional host to set up and run your carnival
  • Music, full setup, and complete pack-out

Up to 45 guests

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Travel fees may apply outside our standard service area.

The crew is local to the bay.

Big Idea Entertainment Tampa opened in 2025 and has run 200+ events across the Tampa Bay area since, across every brand we run. The hosts at your field day are on our payroll, background-checked, and trained on these booths.

"The best backyard carnival I have ever had in my life! I was so amazed with how everything turned out. All the entertainment was very well mannered, organized an professional. Big idea! Was definitely a hit! On time an the staff was amazing! BOOK WITH BIG IDEA! they will not disappoint you! BOOK NOW!"

Leticia C.

Why schools book a midway instead of one inflatable.

Everyone plays at once

Eight booths running in parallel beats one queue. Fewer students standing still, fewer behaviour problems.

We bring all of it

Tents, games, sound, and stickers, plus the crew. You provide flat space and a standard outlet.

K through 5 on one rotation

Difficulty adjusts booth by booth, so kindergarteners and fifth-graders play the same games without splitting the day.

Spring dates go first

April and May book earliest around the bay. Schools can hold a date on a purchase order, so procurement timing does not cost you the slot.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you run a field day in the first weeks of school?
Yes, and August dates are usually easier to get than spring ones. The heat is the thing to plan around, so an early start and shade at every booth do most of the work. Tell us your first bell and we will build backward from it.
Are you an approved vendor with local districts?
We complete vendor registration and supplier onboarding wherever a district requires it, and we provide a W-9 plus a certificate of insurance naming the school or district. Send us the packet your front office uses and we will fill it in.
Can you shelter under a covered walkway if it rains?
Often, yes. A covered walkway or breezeway can take booths without tents if there is enough width, and a gym works if the ceiling clears them. Point out your wet-weather space when we walk the site and we will plan for both.
What group size fits inside one rotation block?
It depends on your block length more than the headcount. With eight booths running, a class-sized group cycles through comfortably inside a normal block, and a whole grade needs either more booths or more blocks. Give us both numbers and we will lay it out.
Do you bring water and shade for the students?
Shade, yes, at every booth. Water we leave to you, because schools already have a hydration plan and we would rather work inside it than around it. Tell us where your water station sits so the rotation passes it.

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