Fair Park has been and remains the host of the Texas State Fair since 1886, so a spectacle persists every fall for three weeks. ... At the site of the 1962 World’s Fair of Space Needle fame, ...

The State Fair has only been canceled eight times since it started in 1886. The first cancellation was in 1918 at the end of World War I, 1935-1937 during the Texas Centennial Exposition and the ...

The frame work that became Big Tex is seen in a 1950 photo provided Oct. 19, 2012 by the State Fair of Texas when the frame was dressed as Santa Claus in the northeast Texas town of Kerens.

The 2023 State Fair of Texas. Howdy, folks! This year’s State Fair of Texas runs from Sept. 29-Oct.22, 2023. Here’s everything you need to know, from parking to food to all things Big Tex. Enjoy!