Admittedly, the Fair receives puhh-lenty of coverage. So much so that I considered writing about something other than the Fair...but I just kept coming back to IT.
As intended, the Fair has a little bit of everything:
- History (been around since 1886)
- Architecture (largest collection of Art Deco exhibition buildings in the world)
- Music (bands playing throughout)
- Cars (the Auto Show)
- Food (some of which seem designed to kill you)
- People Watching (you won't believe some of it)
- Football (this is the TEXAS State Fair, after all)
Each of these bennies are touted on the news and morning shows.
However, it's the experience of all of these things together that makes the Fair worthwhile, and the adventure is all the better when you attend with friends & family.
I go to the Fair each year with my niece & nephew. We have certain rides that are a "must" (Crazy Mouse and the Texas Star Farris Wheel), we hit the Auto Show, and, then - there's the annual highlight and super souvenir: I get spot-on caricatures drawn of my niece and nephew together that I frame and hang in my place. We've created a family tradition that will continue as long as they'll gleefully put up with it, and one that brings a bit of warmth and hilarity in interior design to this bachelor's pad.
- History (been around since 1886)
- Architecture (largest collection of Art Deco exhibition buildings in the world)
- Music (bands playing throughout)
- Cars (the Auto Show)
- Food (some of which seem designed to kill you)
- People Watching (you won't believe some of it)
- Football (this is the TEXAS State Fair, after all)
Each of these bennies are touted on the news and morning shows.
However, it's the experience of all of these things together that makes the Fair worthwhile, and the adventure is all the better when you attend with friends & family.
I go to the Fair each year with my niece & nephew. We have certain rides that are a "must" (Crazy Mouse and the Texas Star Farris Wheel), we hit the Auto Show, and, then - there's the annual highlight and super souvenir: I get spot-on caricatures drawn of my niece and nephew together that I frame and hang in my place. We've created a family tradition that will continue as long as they'll gleefully put up with it, and one that brings a bit of warmth and hilarity in interior design to this bachelor's pad.
Now - go on - create your own traditions and eat 'til ya can't stand no mo'!
See ya'll there!
State Fair of Texas
Fair Park3921 Martin Luther King Blvd. Dallas, TX 75210 (map)
http://www.bigtex.com/
Exhibit buildings open at 10 a.m. each day and close at 10 p.m. (Friday - Monday) and 9 p.m. (Tuesday - Thursday). Museum hours vary. A couple of gates open as early as 7 a.m. but only the livestock are up and about at that time.
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