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| State Fair of Texas | |
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| Genre | State fair |
| Dates | Starts the last Friday of September and lasts 24 days. 27 September – 20 October (2024) |
| Location(s) | Fair Park 1300 Robert B Cullum Boulevard Dallas, TX 75210 |
| Years active | 1886–1917 1919–1934 1938–1941 1945–2019 2021–present |
| Attendance | 2.2 million (2021)[1] |
| Website | Official website |
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 fair claims an annual attendance of over two million visitors through ticket scanning.[3] The State Fair of Texas is considered one of the best in America as well as Dallas' signature event despite its troubled history.[4][5][6][7]
- ^ "Daily Attendance". State Fair of Texas. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Hobbs, Jack (July 8, 2020). "Texas State Fair canceled for first time since WWII over coronavirus concerns". New York Post. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Attendance". The State Fair of Texas. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- ^ Simek, Peter (26 September 2019). "The Long, Troubled, and Often Bizarre History of the State Fair of Texas". D Magazine. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ Lipsey, Sid; Travel, Yahoo (June 5, 2014). "The 7 best state fairs in America". New York Post.
- ^ "America's 5 Best State Fairs". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Chieftain, Pueblo. "chieftain.com". Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved 26 August 2017.