Texas State Fair

Texas, September 25-October 18, 2009, http://www.bigtex.com/  

Everything is BIGGER in Texas and the Big Tex State Fair is no exception: it is the largest and longest running (24 days) state fair in the U.S. Here are some Texas Tidbits to stimulate your thinking and interest. The Texas-OU football game has been played during the State Fair of Texas every year since 1929. The Texas State Fair is the largest annual exposition in North America. Corny dogs were invented in 1942 by Texas State Fair concessionaires. Big Tex made his first Texas State Fair appearance in 1952. The Texas State Fair offers over 370,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space and  more than 70 amusement rides including the 212 ft. tall Texas Star Ferris Wheel. The State Fair of Texas annually has 8,000 livestock entries, app. 7,000 creative arts exhibits and over 200 food outlets. And, when you plan to come, as you should, remember that the eather is nearly ideal during this time of the year for the State Fair of Texas.

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Fair Hours: Exhibit buildings open at 10 a.m. each day. Exhibit buildings close at 10 p.m. (Frid-Mon) and 9 p.m. (Tues-Thur).
Admission Prices: Adults, $15; Seniors (60 & over) and Children (ages 3 up to 48-inches-tall),  $11; Toddlers (0-2), FREE.  Most shows and attractions are FREE once you get inside.
Parking Prices: $10 on official State Fair lots.

Entertainment: The 2009 CHEVROLET MAIN STAGE includes numerous headliners:  

JASON CASTRO, woncastromusic.comww.jas, Sept. 25, 8:30 p.m.
Edwin McCain Band, www.edwin.com, Sept., 26, 8:30 p.m.
38 SPECIAL, www.38special.com, Sept. 27, 5:30 p.m.
JOEY & RORY, www.joeyandrory.com, Oct. 2, 8:30 p.m.
EN VOGUE, www.myspace.com/envogueforever, Oct. 3, 3 p.m.
CASEY DONAHEW BAND, www.caseydonahewband.com, Oct. 4, 5:30 p.m.
LITTLE BIG TOWN, www.littlebigtown.com, Oct. 10, 8:30 p.m.
DUELO, www.elduelo.net, Oct. 11, 3 p.m.
HONOR SOCIETY, www.myspace.com/honorsociety, Oct. 12, 5:30 p.m.
MIRANDA LAMBERT, www.mirandalambert.com, Oct. 17, 8:30 p.m.
COMMODORES, www.commodoreslive.com, Oct. 18, 5:30 p.m.

Things You Don't Want to Miss:

State Fair of Texas Wine Garden, Chevy Test Drive, Illumination Sensation, Texas Skyway, Starlight Parade, Pirates of the Caribbean Dive Show, Cotton Bowl (Texas vs. Oklahoma), Big Tex, NBA Allstar-2010, BMX Bike Show, Celebrity Kitchen, State Fair Auto Show, Truck Zone, Classic Corral, Children's Medical Barnyard, Schepp's Backyard Circus, Birds of the World, Kidway, Pig Races, Pee Wee Stampede, Gone to the Dogs, Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial, U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, Big Tex Garden Railway, Livestock Breed Displays, Little Hands on the Farm, 'World on a String' Puppet Show, Spirit of the Iron Horse, 4-H & FFA Youth Livestock Champions Auction, Milking Parlor, Creative Arts, and SO MUCH MORE, you just can't imagine. Almost like moving to another country.

Physical Location:

3921 Martin Luther King Blvd, Dallas TX 75210