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The State Fair Classic hopes to bring awareness to prostate cancer as crowds come together for a big game.

The gates opened at 10:00 a.m. at the State Fair of Texas with sunny skies and a 100% chance of cotton candy clouds and corny dogs.

Either way, the Texas Auto Show is again one of the featured attractions at the State Fair of Texas, which starts Friday. The auto show has been a staple of the fair since 1913.

The State Fair of Texas is back like it’s never left. Visitors can pick up where they left off and take in new things simultaneously. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker has more.

Sensory-friendly days return to the State Fair of Texas this year, allowing people with migraines, PTSD, autism, or other sensory sensitivities to enjoy the fair in a calmer, quieter environment.

Sensory-friendly days return to the State Fair of Texas this year, allowing people with migraines, PTSD, autism, or other sensory sensitivities to enjoy the fair in a calmer, quieter environment.

It takes a lot of work to get ready for a Texas-sized party. That’s what vendors and exhibitors for the State Fair of Texas are busy doing in these last two weeks leading up to opening day.

The State Fair of Texas has unveiled Big Tex’s new boots, designed by Jessica Bonilla.

Fair Park was announced as the new home for the BEST of Texas and UIL 2023 Robotic Championship.

There’s a major change this year at the State Fair of Texas. Fair officials announced a new safety policy that will no longer allow unaccompanied minors in the evenings. Maria Guerrero reports.

For the upcoming State Fair of Texas, minors will only be allowed into the fairgrounds after 5 p.m. if they are accompanied by a guardian or chaperone.

Dallas’ African American Museum is extending a South African contemporary art exhibition through the run of the State Fair of Texas.

If you’re looking for entertainment this weekend, the rodeo always delivers. The 34th Texas Black Invitational Rodeo is Saturday at the Fair Park Coliseum. Noelle Walker talked with a rodeo cowboy who has roping in his blood.

Meteorologist Samantha Davies talks with Dr. Stella Kafka, the CEO and director of the American Meteorological Society and Micheal Murphy, the research communications director for NOAA on their involvement in EarthX, the biggest Earth Day event in the world.

Meteorologist Samantha Davies talks with Dr. Stella Kafka, the CEO and director of the American Meteorological Society and Micheal Murphy, the research communications director for NOAA on their involvement in EarthX, the biggest Earth Day event in the world.

If you’re still looking for something for you and the family to do this spring break and beyond, Dallas offers up a host of free community programs.

NBC 5 and the Southwest Celtic Music Association, Inc. invite you to experience one of North Texas’ most-loved cultural festivals. The North Texas Irish Festival returns to Dallas’ Fair Park March 3rd through March 5th, bringing with it all the music, dance, and family-friendly fun event steeped in the rich tradition of Irish and Celtic culture.

Peter Johnson, a civil rights activist, arrived in Dallas in 1969 to promote a documentary about Martin Luther King Jr. who had been assassinated the year before. Johnson wound up adopting the cause of Fair Park homeowners who were being forced from their neighborhood. Johnson spoke with NBC 5 to share about the events during that time.

The sometimes hidden history of racism was unveiled for all to see with an exhibit called “Fair Park Uprooted” in the Music Hall lobby Thursday.

A new exhibit “South Dallas Stories: Fair Park Uprooted” unveiled at Fair Park’s Music Hall details the problematic history of Fair Park and South Dallas.