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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]
The fall Starplex concert schedule coincided with the State Fair of Texas, also held in Fair Park each October. Rod Stewart returned on April 21, 1989 to kick off the second concert season at Starplex. The bookings at Starplex were eclectic and played heavily to classic-rock and nostalgia acts.
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 ...
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 ...
The event is comparable to others, but like everything Texas does, it’s bigger and flashier. | Opinion
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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 operators of the State Fair of Texas claim they are doing everything possible to protect the safety of patrons. If that’s true, smoking would be prohibited on the fairgrounds, without exception.