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The Texas Centennial Exposition was held at Fair Park in Dallas, June 6 – November 29, 1936. The event attracted 6,353,827 visitors, and cost around $25 million. [4] The exposition was credited for buffering Dallas from the Great Depression, creating over 10,000 jobs and giving a $50 million boost to the local economy.
The State Fair of Texas is an annual state fair held in Dallas at historic Fair Park. The fair has taken place every year since 1886 except for varying periods during World War I and World War II as well as 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] It usually begins the last Friday in September and ends 24 days later.
The Greater Texas & Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas ().The exhibition promoted the city of Dallas as the cultural and economic capital of an emerging Pan-American civilization stretching from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska.
The 2022 State Fair of Texas is set to start Sept. 30 and run through Oct. 23, marking its 136th year. The State Fair of Texas is held annually in Dallas at the historic Fair Park, which was ...
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.
The Dallas Historical Society has been responsible for managing the Hall of State since 1938. The Hall of State is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a part of Fair Park. In 1986, the building was restored at a cost of approximately $1.5 million, and the G.B. Dealey Library was opened.
Shop over 190 vendors at the Vintage & Made Fair, check out the All Wheels Car Show, enjoy a pancake breakfast, celebrate the changing of the seasons and more.
Dallas band Tripping Daisy wrote "Jim's Longtime Voice" in 1998 as a tribute to Jim Lowe after reading of his retirement. A different cowboy statue in Conlen, Texas was nicknamed "Big Tex". It was erected in 1954 as part of a restaurant and steakhouse. [39] [40] [41] The episode "All's Fair in Love and War" of the animated series Jentry Chau