The Fun and Game Experts

Great event we had.
Backyard carnivals gave our company a great afternoon and met our expectations.
thank you!

Backyard Carnivals made a HUGE impression on our company BBQ! We went with the Midway Package «Classic PKG B» with the Red/​White Carnival Canopies. We had so many people walk up to our event asking how they can book an event. They were on time and professional. Eric and Amanda made all of my request/​changes (yes, I made a few) and made fantastic suggestions! John and his team were fantastic! They set up and broke down the site so quickly and cleaned up all of the items from the games. You guys Rock! I will definitely be using them again!

Oh my goodness did we have a great event thanks in large part to Backyard Carnivals. We organized a internal celebration for a new product launch for 600 employees. Eric and Amanda were really responsive to my inquiries and we had everything booked within a day. We rented their carnival booths which we created our own games related to our new product. We also rented the Bungee Run, Big Splash and Big Trikes. Eric was the one to suggest the Big Trikes and I am so glad he did, loved them! Daniel and John were right on time to set up for the event and worked Bungee Run and Big Trikes. They were great to work with and entertained folks who came for the games. I would definitely work with them again! Just a terrific experience. Thanks Eric and team!

Simply awesome! Very easy to work with and took care of everything. The kids loved it. No doubt they’ll be getting more business and referrals from me as we plan for future birthdays. The delivery person, Daniel was great as well — on time, courteous, professional, and took time to answer all questions. Thanks again for making this a successful party!

Awesome, awesome, awesome! The only negative thing I have to say is that I wish I knew about them during my event mgt days pre-​babies. Eric Sossamon (owner) was extremely pleasant, personable, professional, and accommodating. Being in the business for 25 years, he knows the ins and outs of his craft, and was helpful to give me suggestions for other vendors I needed for our event. We rented his Kids Gym jumper and he met me on-​sight weeks before to chat and to measure the facility to make sure it would fit. He said it was big… I had no idea it was 2 stories high and 30 feet wide… it was huge! This was obviously a tremendous hit at our party; it was a petting zoo party, but the jumper totally overshadowed the petting zoo which was totally fine with me. Parents were pleased taking home their over-​excercised kids. It made our party a total success. Eric will undoubtedly be our go-​to vendor for anything carnival in the future.

I can’t rave enough about Backyard Carnival Games! I hosted a company picnic for about 150 people including children-​the event was a success! Let’s start with Eric (the owner) who is fantastic, from the start he was communicative, answered my every question and listened to my budget needs. Amanda who works along side of Eric was also great. She emailed me the week before the event to confirm the details and told me Daniel (who is fabulous) would be my main contact on the day of.
The day of the event I was stressed which is normal but when I got to our venue, Daniel and the team was there early, not only were they ready to set up they were also willing to assist me with my set up (definitely a stress reliever). The set up of the canopies, carnival games, snow cone & cotton candy machines and bounce house was a lot of work for them but they were efficient with their time which led to our event beginning right on schedule. The kids and adults had a great time and were entertained throughout the day. A variety of activities for people of all ages!
A huge thank you to Eric, Daniel and the team! You all truly helped make this last event a success and I appreciate each of you. Looking forward to working with you all again soon.

We had a GREAT experience with Backyard Carnivals. It was our first ever bouncy house rental and we will definitely be using Backyard Carnivals again! Eric was so responsive, really went over and above to ensure we got exactly what we wanted. He answered my bazillion questions and worked with the insane restrictions of the East Bay Regional Parks to be on their very short preferred provider list. They showed up on time, set up early, included the most AWESOME staff person, Michael, to be there supervising all day, and picked up on time, with total professionalism the whole way. We loved our jumpy house, and Michael was GREAT with the kids and with all our guests. I was just so so impressed with their service, their selection and after reading nightmares of other companies who don’t show up on time, or have bad damaged equipment, etc., i was positively thrilled!

I picked up a cotton candy machine on Friday afternoon and everyone there were so nice. The owner (Eric) is super nice and showed me how to set up the machine. I was very confident when setting it up for my party that I didn’t even ask hubby to help. Eric even told me the trip for getting the perfect cones. The cotton candy machine really was the topping on the cake!
Thanks Sandy and Eric for having such a great company! I look forward to using you guys again.

Friendly staff, and they have a great selection of fun games etc for your event. We used them for our children’s party at our church. They were really busy that night, so I had to come and pick it up myself (it’s usually customary to have items dropped off), but they let me come at my convenience and drop it off the same way. It is a bit pricy compared to other places I’ve seen such as bay area jump, but the staff is more educated and helpful.
I rented the kid’s striker, and it was a big hit no pun intended. I only wish that there was a place where it was a bit more affordable. Glancing inside their warehouse I saw many items that would be great fun and entertainment for any carnival party.