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Texas State Fair

State
Fair of Texas
Where: Fair Park, Dallas
When: September
24 - October 17, 2010
Directions:
Intersate 30 East or West, and follow signs to
Fair Park.
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The State
Fair of Texas is the big end-of-summer event that takes place
in Dallas each year. It is the largest state fair by total attendance
in the United States, with an estimated three million or more
people attending annually. The fair usually runs for 24 days,
typically starting on the last Friday in September and ending
some time in October.
This year,
the fair opens on Friday, September 24 and runs to Sunday, October
17, 2010.
The very first Texas state fair was held in 1886. Not long after
that, the fair became the first, and still the only state fair
with a full blown auto
show, which continues to be a huge attraction for fair goers.
Today, the auto show is just one of the many fantastic attractions
at the Texas State Fair. There is Big
Tex, a talking fifty-two foot tall cowboy who symbolizes the
Texas State Fair in many ways, which was introduced in 1952. There
is also a ferris wheel that, at 212 feet tall, was (and still
remains) the largest of its kind after it was first introduced
in 1985.
In more recent years, the Texas State Fair has branded itself
as a place to sample a huge variety of deep-fried foods
including the original Corny
Dog first introduced at the fair in the 1940's. Today, some
of the more outlandish deep fried treats include deep fried pork
ribs, deep fried peanut butter-jelly-and-banana sandwiches, and
even deep fried cheesecake.
The Texas State Fair also features a wide variety of more traditional
state fair attractions. There are livestock shows, a huge variety
of competitions, carnival rides of all descriptions, several stages
for nightly live entertainment, plenty of exhibitors, and tons
of visitors who come to the fair during its more than three-week
run every year.
More about
the Texas State Fair around the Web:
Texas
State Fair - The official site with information on admission
and ticket prices, entertainment line up, food concessions, kid-friendly
attractions, directions, map, photos.
State
Fair of Texas - Wikipedia overview including photos, historical
facts and related resources..
The
State Fair of Texas in Dallas - Photos, highlights, historical
overview and fun facts.
State
Fair of Texas Photo Galleries - Hundreds of images submitted
by fair goers to the Dallas Morning News gallery.
also see -> Christmas
in Texas | Texas
Lakes & Beaches
Houston
Livestock Show & Rodeo | Houston
Aquarium
Texas
Wineries | Moving
to Texas
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