Texas State Fair
The state fair of Texas is generally held in late September – early October at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. In 2012, it will be held from September 28, 2012 until October 21, 2012. You can view their website at BIGTEX.com for more information.
There is so much to do at the State Fair of Texas! Come ride the biggest Ferris Wheel in the US! Watch a rodeo, a dog show, listen to the live music, see some of the many exhibits. Eat delicious food, listen to lively music, and ride some all-time favorites!
Have a tallent? What about the kids? Consider entering one of their many Creative Arts Contests & Competitions. 2008 contests included …
These pre-judged contests
Arts, Ceramics and Hand-Painted China, Designer-Craftsman, Dolls, Hobby Collections, Holiday Corner, Needlepoint, Crewel, and Counted Cross Stitch, Needlework and Sewing, Quilts, Afghans, Rugs, and Bedspreads, Photography, Scale Models, Director’s Award . . .
And during the fair there will be several cooking contests, a Junior Fashion Sewing contest, and more!
I went to the State Fair on the first Wednesday. The crowds were light and the lines to everything was short. A very nice day.
I failed to get the required Fletcher’s Corn Dog. I did try the fried butter, I don’t have a taste for these kinds of things but the media were promoting it. It was OK, I have tasted the same thing every time I butter a biscuit at breakfast.
The midway was dead. High prices and low turnout was killing this day. You could throw a baseball down the midway and it would hit a carnie running for coffee before it would hit a mark.
One thing I really liked was all the free food. The samples that were being given out went a long way to keeping me from spending my money at the food court.
While at the fair, I visited with a couple of showfolk I know who are booked in there. The rumors going around is that a new location for the State Fair is being considered, possibly to the Arlington area. Time will tell.
I remember going to the state fair when I was a kid 🙂 My aunt and uncle took me and my cousins. I thought the Lego exhibit was the coolest thing I had ever seen! There were like dozens of wonderful creations, all made with Legos! … The cars and food and stuff weren’t too bad, but the impression they made dulls in comparison to seeing what can be done with my favorite building blocks and to my first ride on the Texas Star. That was pretty cool too 🙂 It was the absolute BIGGEST Ferris Wheel I had ever seen! I don’t think any of the people I was riding with enjoyed the height as much as I did. Kind of gives you an invincible feeling when you are 12 years old and the big tough teenagers you are sharing a cage with are acting all scared.