Carnival in Oxford

There is a summer carnival going on in Oxford, so last night I stopped by to check it out. I spent maybe a half an hour wandering around looking at booths and rides, and I have to say, the whole thing seemed rather bizarre! Apparently, America has been turned into a carnival ride.
You could visit Miami:


Or go to the superbowl:


Or go to a Mega Dance with Mariah Carey and the Riddler:



Or you could go to the thousand year old buildings right next door:


Keep in mind that all of this is happening right next to St. Giles church, which has a very quiet-seeming English graveyard with tombstones so old that many of them are unreadable.
The whole thing was so interesting!
By the way, sorry for the blurriness. Low light, no tripod!