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520,000 Corn Dogs in 24 Days

520,000 Corn Dogs in 24 Days

In a New Book, Denise Montgomery Recalls Learning About Racism Through the State Fair

In a New Book, Denise Montgomery Recalls Learning About Racism Through the State Fair

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The Best Foodie Finds This Week: Fair Fare, Red Rivalry, a Beer Fest at Windmill And More

By Kristina Rowe
Oct 6, 2021

We may need to rename October "Foodie Festival Month" in Dallas. It’s not like we need another made-up food holiday, but there’s definitely going to be a lot of eating and drinking going on this month
For the People of the State Fair of Texas, Its Return Means More Than Fried Foods

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Oct 6, 2021

To say the State Fair of Texas is all about plowing through 6,700 calories in one afternoon is selling it short. Criminally so. As with many other things last year, we realized the true value of this dipped and fried event only after it was taken away from us.
The Best and Worst from the State Fair's Big Tex Choice Award Finalists

By Danny Gallagher
Oct 5, 2021

The Big Tex Choice Awards are the cream of the crop foods at the State Fair each year. This year there are 43 items entered into the competition.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas Sept. 29-Oct. 5

By Diamond Rodrigue
Sep 29, 2021

If you can stomach the traffic, the parking fees and being around hundreds of other people, the State Fair of Texas is a fun place to snap photos near Big Tex and eat your feelings in corn dogs and funnel cakes.
Here's How to Eat Healthy at the Fair and Not Be Sad

By Kristina Rowe
Sep 29, 2021

Last week, just in time for opening day on Friday, the State Fair of Texas published a list of keto and Whole 30 food available at the fair.
State Fair of Texas Coupons Jump from 50 Cents to One Dollar

By Kristina Rowe
Sep 23, 2021

With opening day tomorrow, the State Fair of Texas is releasing news and updates at a rapid pace. One of the news items reported by Sarah Blaskovich
Is It Safe to Attend the State Fair of Texas? Experts Say Yes, with Precautions.

By Simone Carter
Sep 23, 2021

With the State Fair of Texas opening Friday, public health experts weigh in on how to attend safely.
Hungry Eyes: A Purely Visual Review of State Fair Food

By Danny Gallagher
Sep 20, 2021

Every year when it's State Fair time, foodies start stirring up Tweet-storms and online chatter about the insane culinary creations entered in the Big Tex Choice Awards.
Your Guide to the Best New Foods at the Fair; Plus Celebrity Chef Demos

By Kristina Rowe
Sep 16, 2021

With less than 10 days till opening day, the State Fair of Texas has released a list of new foods to try and the schedule for the Celebrity Chef Kitchen in the Creative Arts Building. Between all that and the Big Tex Choice Awards winners,
Free Corn Dogs for a Pfizer Vaccine; Less Than a Month Away, Fair Issues Safety Briefing

By Kristina Rowe
Aug 26, 2021

With less than a month until opening day, the fair is on “all systems go," which is great news for those of us who can’t go another year without being in the presence of Big Tex. To help those of us who plan to attend do so safely,
Big Tex Choice Awards are Back with 10 New Fair Foods

By Paige Stewart
Aug 13, 2021

The State Fair of Texas is back, y'all! After a year-long hiatus that means The Big Texas Choice Awards are back too. We have ten more savory and sweet foods for us to try when we return to the fair.
Dallas Mayor Suggests Keto List & Map for State Fair. Is He Saying We're Fat?

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Jul 22, 2021

On Wednesday morning, Dallas mayor Eric Johnson Tweeted an idea he had for the State Fair of Texas. An idea he was “sure to be as popular as ole Big Tex himself.” Ready? Drumroll …
State Fair Announces Semifinalists in Cardiac Sweepstakes (aka Big Tex Choice Awards)

By Kristina Rowe
Jul 15, 2021

At just after 1 a.m. Thursday, the State Fair of Texas announced the 32 dishes that will advance to the semifinal round of the Big Tex Choice Awards this year. With 70 days till opening day, the time frame during which you could read food news in Dallas and simultaneously...
The State Fair Funnel Cake Queen, Wanda 'Fernie' Winter, Dies at 95

By Paige Stewart
Jun 23, 2021

If there was a queen of The State Fair of Texas, it was Wanda "Fernie" Winter. She held court at The Dock, her domain at the fairgrounds, after bringing funnel cakes
The State Fair Has Announced the 2021 Cooking Contests; We've Got Inside Tips

By Kristina Rowe
Jun 18, 2021

Have you ever showed up to the State Fair of Texas with a covered dish? If not, you’re missing out on one of the fair’s best annual traditions — the cooking contests.
Screw the Deep-Fried Food. This Year's State Fair Will Have a Free Concert by the Black Pumas.

By Eva Raggio
Jun 7, 2021

On Sept. 24, the State Fair is returning after a brief interruption in its 135-year run. And Big Tex is back with all the fixins.
Good with Frying Things? The State Fair Is Taking Applications for Food Vendors.

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Mar 2, 2021

In perhaps the most scrumptious sign that things will, in fact, get back to normal soon(ish), The State Fair of Texas recently put out the all-call for our craziest fried food concoctions. From now through March 31 they're accepting applications from anyone interested in becoming a food or beverage vendor. The...
State Fair of Texas Wraps Up Its Pandemic Season

By Taylor Adams
Oct 20, 2020

Hopefully, a year from now, we’ll be publishing a slideshow of the festive hullabaloo that was the State Fair of Texas. This year, the folks at the fair have wrapped up a season that succumbed to the coronavirus pandemic and pivoted with a drive-thru experience. For 15 days, fair-goers waited...
The State Fair of Texas Drive-Thru Takes Time and Patience to Appreciate

By Anthony Macias
Sep 29, 2020

The opening day of the State Fair of Texas is a big deal for my family and me. We plan days off work to attend every year. As the opening day gets closer, the anticipation and excitement build for all of us. We normally arrive, get scanned in and then...
Family Business Thinks Big Despite Pandemic Challenges and State Fair Cancellation

By Kristina Rowe
Sep 25, 2020

If you know of Sherry and Chris Howard through their State Fair of Texas concessions business, you might think their motto is “Go big or go home.” But if you learn more about their family and their Scrumbscious Burgers and Pieshakes restaurant in Forney, you’ll find they know how to...

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