State Fair of Texas - Sunday Morning Walk & Group Visit

State Fair of Texas - Sunday Morning Walk & Group Visit
Sunday, October 8 - 10:30 am.

Event Details …
Cost: There is an admission fee to enter the State Fair of Texas, which each attendee will need to pay for separately, on their own.
Adult “Daily Admission Tickets” for Sunday, October 8 are $25.00. There are reduced prices for seniors, children, and some entities offer discount codes. To reduce wait time in lines, if you’re joining our group we recommend purchasing your ticket(s) online in advance via the link below.
https://bigtex.com/buy-tickets-new/
Before the Event: The gates open at 10:00 am. Please arrive to the area early (9:45 am?) and allow plenty of time for traffic, parking, purchase tickets (if you didn’t buy them beforehand), get through the gate, and make your way to our “Big Tex” meeting point by 10:30 am. There are several different entrance gates if you arrive by car and there are also various public transportation options such as the DART Fair Park Station.
Meeting Point: We’ll meet at “Big Tex” (55-foot tall cowboy figure) inside the park (3921 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd), and a short walk from the Cotton Bowl Stadium. Look for your host Robert (tall with a blue jacket) along with a group of friendly people with name tag stickers.
Icebreaker Introductions: We should have a good-sized group. To get to know each other we’ll distribute blank white stickers and colored markers and we’ll ask everyone to write down on their sticker: 1). first name. 2). favorite food. 3). dream vacation. Example: “Robert - Chocolate - Japan” or “Michele - Strawberries - Kenya”.
Itinerary:
10:00 am - State Fair Park gates open.
10:30 am - 10:45 am Meet at “Big Tex”, hand out name tag stickers, socialize, etc.
10:45 am (approximately) - We'll walk through the state fair park together as a group, for approximately 2 hours. You are free to come and go as you please.
What Are The Walks Like?
YouTube Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eh3Fpt_HIM
State Fair Map Link:
https://bigtex.com/plan-your-visit/map/
State Fair Visitor Guide Link:
https://bigtex.com/visitors-guide/
Additional Questions: Anything that can't be answered by the event description, Google, or common sense, please let us know.

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The State Fair of Texas is an annual state fair held in Dallas at historic Fair Park. The fair has taken place every year since 1886 except for varying periods during World War I and World War II as well as 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It usually begins the last Friday in September and ends 24 days later. The fair claims an annual attendance of over two million visitors through ticket scanning. The State Fair of Texas is considered one of the best in America as well as Dallas' signature event.

The State Fair of Texas is an annual state fair held in Dallas at historic Fair Park. The fair has taken place every year since 1886 except for varying periods during World War I and World War II as well as 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It usually begins the last Friday in September and ends 24 days later. The fair claims an annual attendance of over two million visitors through ticket scanning. The State Fair of Texas is considered one of the best in America as well as Dallas' signature event.

State Fair of Texas - Web Links
https://bigtex.com/
https://www.facebook.com/statefairoftx
https://www.youtube.com/user/StateFairofTexas
https://www.instagram.com/statefairoftx/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Fair_of_Texas

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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Dallas-Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.

DFW Urban Explorers / Dallas-Texas History & Culture
Experience the history and culture of Dallas-Fort Worth - and the world!

We look forward to seeing you - thanks!

Robert Kelleman
rkelleman@yahoo.com
202-821-6325 (text only)