midways

Fair's game zones

Midways is the plural of midway, referring to the area at a fair or carnival where games, rides, and sideshows are concentrated.

The term comes from the Midway Plaisance at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, where such attractions were first grouped together: State fairs across the Midwest set up their midways in late summer.

fairground

carnival

Traveling amusement attraction

carousel · roller coaster · games · booths · prizes · funhouse · concessions · cotton candy · popcorn · barkers

intermediate

midpoint

Exact center between two

partway · transitional · neither here nor there

halftime

intermission

Scheduled performance pause

  • breakInterrupt continuity
  • pauseTemporary cessation of activity
  • intervalDuration between two points

rest · breather · timeout · recess · stoppage · marching band · halftime show

Opposites
fair/exposition zones

midwaysexhibition halls

Venues for public displays

farm buildings · grandstands · show rings · main stages

spatial position

midwaysendpoints

Where something begins and finishes

termini · beginnings · edges · peripheries · starting points

Phrases
Family

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