French fries, rides, funnel cakes and games. The annual Buchanan Carnival begins tonight at the town park in Buchanan and runs through July 5. Tonight’s big raffle give-away is cash — so don’t forget to get some chances!

For more photos, see our June 26 post with a photo gallery by SJ Carter from last year’s carnival.

The Buchanan Fire Department usually raises $100,000 during carnival week. They plan to make a donation to the Buchanan Resource Center as well.

The ferris wheel is always a hit.

Photo courtesy of Sharon Coleman.

So what’s your favorite thing about the carnival? Let us know! You can leave comments below. And if you take photos of this year’s carnival, you can share them at news@botetourtview.com