Bluff City Fair Memphis — Local services in Memphis

Wish I could give it 0 stars. It was too small, the lines were insane, the prices were irrational. But before we could even get in the door, the teen at the metal detector took the pepper spray off my keychain. He didn’t ask. He didn’t give me the opportunity to take it back to the car. When I asked if I could have it back when I left, he said he would give it to me if I gave him my number. No thanks. When we left I asked for it back. A man was reaching in to a cooler full of mace and other confiscated materials to give mine back to me when a manager refused. I tried to explain to the manager that my property was taken without my permission, I was leaving, and would like it back. He refused. Then ordered me to leave when I asked for an explanation. The fair is run by Hildebrand...

Very small fair, way too many people. Not organized at all, I can’t tell you how many times people skipped me and others in line, especially trying to get into the actual fair. Website said kiddie rides, but there were really only 3 open, the rest were closed. They weren’t all in the same area either. The lines everywhere were excessive and weren’t worth the wait. Got on one ride ( I didn’t know what it did before getting on) and the guy working it put a small child on my right, and I crushed him because it spun really fast and pushed me to the right into him. I felt insanely bad but there wasn’t anything I could do due to the gravitational pull. Honestly would not go back. Probably the worst fair I’ve been to and I was at the Delta Fair a few years ago when shots...

TLDR: A scam. Small fair rides for big fair prices.

Everything has gone up but you can't raise the price and lower the quality, that's ridiculous. There are more vendors and games selling overpriced food or rigged games than actual rides. The Kid side probably had more rides than the regular rides and was basically empty when we went. The lemonade was $9 for a small and it was literally sugar water, confirmed by the employee selling it. The rides were disgusting and very worn. You can go to Six Flags for less than the wristband and admission fee combined. The fair has never been cheap but this is just sad. They likely spent so much money on wristbands that scan instead of the classic paper that they couldnt bring more than 10 rides. A crazy waste...