Daily Top 5: September 29, 2015

Each new day at the 2015 State Fair of Texas brings exciting shows, family-friendly activities, live music, and so much more.

Visiting the Fairgrounds today? Be sure to add these five not-to-miss events to your to-do list.
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Daily Top 5 for Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Presented by Cupcake Vineyards

Building opens at 10:00 a.m.

1. Kids Tractor Pull

   Presented by Ag-Power.

   Kiddos can join the fun and come test their tractor skills at Kids’ Pedal Tractor Pulls. Children age four to 12 can test out their tractor-driving abilities and compete to win prizes while the crowd cheers them on. Each vintage pedal tractor is weighted so the farther one pedals, the harder it is to reach the finish line. Kids compete to see who can pull the most weight. Shows at 12:30, 2, 3:30 and 5 p.m. in Ag-Power Plaza.

2. Midway

   The sights, sounds and smells of the State Fair of Texas Midway after dark will stick with you for a lifetime. More than 70 rides light up the Fair with vibrant, moving colors. Joyous laughs and heart-pumping screams fill the evening air joining the faint sound of a Texas breeze. Fried food, popcorn, cotton candy and funnel cakes create a mouth-watering aroma as large stuffed-animals, excited children and happy couples all make their way through this “place to be” on a Texas fall night. Be sure you stop by and take it all in!

3. Butter Sculpture

   Presented by Pollo Tropical.

   Amidst the blue ribbon winning contest entries displayed throughout the Creative Arts building lies an equally unique creation – the State Fair butter sculpture. Renowned sculptress Sharon BuMann returns to the Fair for the eighteenth year, impressing visitors with her ability to create a masterpiece entirely out of butter.

4. Chevrolet Ride and Drive

   Drivers, start your engines! Chevrolet, the official vehicle of the State Fair of Texas, gives qualified drivers the chance to get behind the wheel of the most anticipated vehicles of the 2016 line up. Embrace your need for speed and head on over to Chevrolet Park Plaza to test drive the newest makes and models! Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

5. Starlight Parade

   This after-dark extravaganza is a fan-favorite, featuring a colorful assortment of illuminated floats, life-size puppets, stilt-walking performers and animated characters in ornate costumes. The bold and bright procession glides through the park nightly at 7:15 p.m. Don’t leave the Fair without seeing this amazing spectacle!