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Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🎃 Seasonal · Dallas

5 hours · $$$ · No reservation needed

age fit

0–1 yr

★ 1.0

1–3 yrs

★ 3.0

3–5 yrs

★ 3.0

5–10 yrs

★ 5.0

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About 35 min drive
From Plano · Parking: Fair Park parking about $20–30 and very congested; strongly recommend taking the DART Green Line to Fair Park station
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Stroller-friendly
Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
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Little shade
Great on sunny days · Good on cool days
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Typical visit: 5 hours
Best seasons: Fall

For 24 days from late September to mid-October, Fair Park becomes the biggest state fair in the country: the 55-foot Big Tex, the Texas Star Ferris wheel, pig races, farm animals to pet, and the free Little Hands on the Farm game for toddlers, with fried food until you can't walk.

💡 Tips

Admission is about $20–25 for adults and half that for kids, buy online, check the website; food and rides all run on coupons. Go on a weekday or right at opening on a weekend, when it's emptier and cooler; after 2pm a 2-year-old is pretty much done. Bring a stroller, water, and cash.

What this place offers

✓state fair

✓Big Tex

✓Ferris wheel

✓pig races

✓farm animals

✓fried food

✓restrooms

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Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17

Overcast · 52–67°F · 0% rain

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Sun 10/18

Overcast · 56–73°F · 0% rain

Location

Dallas, Texas

State Fair of Texas

🎃 Seasonal · Dallas

What this place offers

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