Press Releases

By Karissa Condoianis | March 25, 2021

Join the Friends of the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Fair Park to Commemorate National Vietnam War Veterans Day

On Monday, March 29, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., to commemorate National Vietnam War Veterans Day, the Friends of the Texas Vietnam Veterans...

By Taylor Austin | March 17, 2021

2021 State Fair of Texas Creative Arts Handbook Now Available

The State Fair of Texas is excited to announce that the 2021 Creative Arts Handbook, and registration for the 2021 Creative Arts contests...

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By Delaney Todd | March 10, 2021

Big Tex Little Lone Stars Club Returns for 2021

The State Fair of Texas is excited to announce the Big Tex Little Lone Stars Club is returning in 2021 bigger and brighter than ever. For...

By Taylor Austin | February 26, 2021

State Fair of Texas Seeking Unique Small Businesses

The State Fair of Texas is excited to announce that the 2021 food and beverage concessionaire application and the 2021 commercial exhibits...

By Karissa Condoianis | February 22, 2021

State Fair Classic Spring Game Location & Date Changed

DALLAS – February 22, 2021 – The State Fair Classic, a time-honored football tradition between Grambling State University and Prairie...

By Taylor Austin | February 10, 2021

Help Plan the 2021 State Fair of Texas

Planning for the annual State Fair of Texas is underway. Considering the current landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial we...

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By Delaney Todd | January 27, 2021

Fire Up Your Mixers: State Fair of Texas Announces Texas-Themed Cookie Decorating Contest

The State Fair of Texas is excited to announce the 2021 Virtual Creative Arts Contests, kicking off with Texas Theme Cookie Decorating. In...

$Big Tex Urban Farm Update – While our #StateFairofTX teams are working from home, we’ve figured out a schedule for our greenhouse team to continue donating to our local partners. Keeping in mind healthy habits and better ways to send out the vegetables, we’ve donated 7,359 pounds and 91,361 servings of produce so far this year. For more info. about the Big Tex Urban Farms, check out our website. #BigTex #BTUF$

By Karissa Condoianis | January 19, 2021

Big Tex Urban Farms Donates More Than 295,000 Servings of Fresh Produce to Fair Park Community in 2020

The State Fair of Texas is proud to announce that in 2020, Big Tex Urban Farms harvested and donated more than 26,000 pounds of food, which...