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Mattress Firm Music Fest • Sat., Oct. 18

Mattress Firm Music Fest featuring Randy Rogers Band, Josh Abbott Band, Easton Corbin & Jerrod Niemann Doors 4:00 PM Showtime 5:00...

A decade of decadence. Since 2005, the State Fair's Big Tex Choice Awards contest has solidified the annual exposition as the "Fried Food...

Amazing structures constructed out of canned food by some of DFW's most prolific architects and engineers. All to help raise awareness. As...

There's an old-west showdown brewing at the Fair Park Band Shell! Join the State Fair of Texas in welcoming one of the newest additions to...

New to the State Fair of Texas: an area just for kids with free activities and lots of fun! [caption id="attachment_6032" align="alignleft"...

A music festival as big as the game. The all-new Red River MusicFest. Fairgoers are in for a special treat on Saturday, October 11, when...

Straight off the heals of the World's Cup, Mundo Latino looks int the world's most popular sport. Mundo Latino, housed inside the Women’s...

The State Fair of Texas and the Dallas Historical Society, in cooperation with the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, present a new exhibit...

DALLAS, TEXAS – August 18, 2014 – Food has been at the heart of the State Fair of Texas® since the gates first opened in 1886. Since...

“Howdy folks!” will boom once again as Big Tex® welcomes fairgoers to the State Fair of Texas®. He may be quirky, but he’s family....