The State Fair in Dallas, Texas is known to be the largest state fair in the US and this fair is known to enjoy a huge popularity in terms of attendance by the residents and tourists in unison and over 3million people are known to visit the fair every year.
This fair is known to feature the largest Ferris wheel in North America and in the year 2003 this fair was estimated to have promoted apparently $350 million to the economy of Dallas. One of the traditional centers of attraction in this fair is the game of annual college football played between Texas and Oklahoma and this game is nicknamed as the ‘The Red River Shootout’. This game is played at the Cotton Bowl in the Fair Park itself and this state fair is also known to be the only fair featuring a full blown auto show and it’s known to include more than 300,00 sq ft of vehicles belonging to the new models, twin buildings and Truck Zone and test drive Track. This state fair has acted as the launch pad for Chevy Tahoe and Ford Sporttrac in 2007 and the Chevy Silverado in 2008.
This fair has rejuvenated its image as an event which features the unique and the high fat food items and is specifically known for the Fletcher’s brand corny dogs for years and recently the deep fired food items have also been introduced in this fair which comprise of the deep-fried Oreo cookies; deep-fried Twinkies; deep-fried pork ribs; fried cheesecake; deep-fried peanut butter, jelly, and banana sandwiches including the batter-based fried Coke. The automobile show is another interesting aspect of the fair and is known to continue for 3 weeks of the fair. The admission fee in the state fair park comprises of $11 for adults, $7 for seniors and kids and for parking also its $7. Know more about the Texas State Fair, Dallas as we come up with more information about the Dallas attractions.
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