State Fair of Texas

The State Fair of Texas on Friday announced additional events to the revised 2020 livestock show schedule.

The State Fair Classic, the annual college football game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas between Grambling State and Prairie View A&M, has been postponed until the spring, according to the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Fletcher’s Original Corny Dogs found a way to celebrate two superfans on Friday, or national tattoo day.

Fletcher’s Original Corny Dogs found a way to celebrate two superfans on Friday for National Tattoo Day.

This week the State Fair of Texas announced the fair is canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While not surprising, the news was still hard for longtime fair worker, Rose Landin, to take.

This week the State Fair of Texas announced the fair is canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While not surprising, the news was still hard for longtime fair worker, Rose Landin, to take. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker reports.

The State Fair of Texas has canceled this year’s fair due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The cancellation of the State Fair of Texas is a huge financial impact on the vendors that set up shop at the fair each and every year. However, the vendors we spoke with say they agree with the tough decision.

The State Fair of Texas brings with it an estimated economic impact for the DFW area of over $400-million. Near Fair Park, businesses benefit from the fair to varying degrees, with some saying its loss will have an impact while others contend it never benefited them in the first place.

For just the eighth time in the fair’s 134-year history, The State Fair of Texas is canceled for the upcoming season. The fair made the announcement on their website Tuesday morning, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as the reason. NBC 5 reporter Diana Zoga has the story.

For just the eighth time in the fair’s 134-year history, The State Fair of Texas is canceled for the upcoming season. The fair made the announcement on their website Tuesday morning, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as the reason.

With just 99 days left until the start of the State Fair of Texas, it is unclear if the huge event will happen.

Officials with the State Fair of Texas said that if the fair opens, it will look different from previous years in order to ensure a safe environment.

If the annual Independence Day celebration in Fair Park happens this July it will look different than in years past with the State Fair of Texas confirming Friday they will not open the Midway over the holiday weekend.

A popular summer attraction will not be around for families, it’s part of a string of cancellations out of health and safety concerns.

State Fair of Texas organizers told NBC 5 they notified staff that the Midway would remain closed over the Fourth of July. “We’re doing that so that our team can fully focus on the scenarios surrounding this year’s State Fair of Texas,” said Karissa Condoianis, senior vice president of public relations for the State Fair of Texas.

The first round of auditions opens Wednesday, and submissions will be accepted through April 15, 2020.

A North Texas doctor was tending to patients Tuesday from his office in Dallas. The patients where not there in person, but at home on their computers.

An internist and sports medicine doctor in Dallas annually submits an entry into the State Fair of Texas’ art contest. This year, he’s using current events as his inspiration.

What do Willie Nelson, NASA and tacos have in common? They’re all Texas icons — and that is the theme unveiled Thursday for this year’s State Fair of Texas.