Creative Arts

There are six on-site cook-offs during the State Fair of Texas, where all competition cooking takes place at the Creative Arts Competition Kitchen in front of a live audience. Pre-registration is required for all on-site cook-off competitions. To pre-register, fill out the cook-off lotto drawing entry form below, and mail completed form to the Creative... Read more »

A lotto drawing will take place on Friday, June 29 to determine the 16 contestants who will participate in each on-site cook-off. Following that drawing, a list of 10 alternate contestants will be reserved in the order they are drawn. Chosen contestants will be notified within one week of the drawing. Those contestants must send... Read more »

A wide range of pre-Fair contests are offered by the Creative Arts department leading up to the annual State Fair of Texas. These contests are open to people of all ages, with more than 1,100 categories in 12 department areas to choose from. Entry submission and judging takes place in the summer, and all ribbon-winning... Read more »