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The State Fair of Texas starts Sept. 29, kicking off 24 days of fair fun. Established in 1886 , the State Fair of Texas continues to promote Texas agriculture, education and community involvement ...
It is considered to be the city's "signature event", much like New Orleans's Mardi Gras, Dallas's Texas State Fair, San Diego's Comic-Con and New York City's New Year's Eve at Times Square. [2] In 2017, attendance reached a record high of 2,611,176 people and 33,000 volunteers. [3] [4] In 2007, the rodeo was deemed "the year of the volunteer."
The Texas State Fair Football Showdown took place on the third weekend of the 2018 and 2019 fair and featured Southern and Texas Southern. [14] In 2020, the Southern versus Texas Southern game moved to Arlington, Texas. The State Fair of Texas is the only fair in the United States to include a full auto show, dating back to 1913. [15]
San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo: San Antonio Texas United States 2009 Farm-City Pro Rodeo Hermiston Oregon United States 2008 Kitsap County Fair and Stampede Bremerton Washington United States 2007 RodeoHouston: Houston Texas United States 2006 Keith Martin and the San Antonio Stock Sale and Rodeo: San Antonio Texas United States 2005
The Texas Trail of Fame inducted the show in 2015. [8] The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame inducted the show in 2019. [9] The rodeo section of the Fort Worth Stock Show moved to the new Dickies Arena in 2020. The 2021 Stock Show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; only the second time in the event's history. It returned in 2022.
The State Fair of Texas is celebrating its 136th anniversary this year at Fair Park in Dallas from Sept. 30 to Oct. 23. Tickets and season passes are available now on the State Fair website.
Video shows as Texas State Fair patrons fled Fair Park after a shooter injured three people in the event's food court.
The State Fair of Texas uses Big Tex in marketing material, including the fair's website domain name (www.bigtex.com). [5] The 1962 film State Fair was shot on location at the State Fair of Texas, and features shots of Big Tex and the fairgrounds. Big Tex is featured on the cover of the 1983 comic "The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas ...