The second annual Big Valley Library carnival was held on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1-2 amidst great fanfare.
Hosted at the Memorial Park across the drop-in centre on Main Street, the event was held from noon to 3 p.m.
As the carnival coincided with the annual Métis Hivernant rendezvous as the park started teeming with kids taking turns to play games and get their faces painted.
"We have had the carnival last year, with the centennial homecoming of the Big Valley and it was so popular that we decided to have it again this year," said Cindy Mailer, treasurer and one of the board members of the Big Valley Library. "It's a really fun thing for the local kids to come here and play games and win prizes and just have a lot of fun."
Encouraging local organizations to collaborate and work with one another is one of the reasons why the carnival was held in the same weekend as the Métis Hivernant rendezvous.
Kelsey Mailer was one of the library staff who was in charge of games and putting the carnival together, and came up with the idea of a photo booth where kids could get their pictures taken after they had got their faces painted or just get a photograph as a souvenir.
"We have tried to make it more fun this year by adding the photo booth and games like relay races to keep it more exciting," said Mailer. "The biggest thing was gathering volunteers and this year the response has been very encouraging with a lot of young people from the community coming out to help."