The largest fair in the U.S. gives you a chance to experience the most extraordinary displays of the true American style of recreation.

Fall agricultural fairs or “state fairs” are considered as much an indispensable attribute of American popular culture as “nightmare” Halloween outfits or Thanksgiving turkey dinners. If the oldest of them is considered to be the Great New York State Fair in Syracuse, New York, then the largest and most famous one is held in Dallas, Texas. Its total audience now exceeds 3 million people.

Big Tex, named after a 17-foot tall figure of a cowboy, the main mascot of the event, has been “visiting” the main city of Texas since 1886. The State Fair of Texas begins the last Friday in September and lasts 24 days. The festival of commerce and entertainment takes place at the Fair Park Cultural and Exhibition Complex on the east side of town. There is a complex of 70 attractions, including such unique structures as a 17-meter Ferris wheel, the “Top o’ Texas” observation tower with a rotating passenger platform that rises from the ground to 152 meters, and the Texas Skyway high ropeway. The shopping portion of Big Tex consists of 18 large fairgrounds with 11 “restaurant courtyards.” The Texas State Fair is the only one among similar events in other states that includes a full-scale car show.

The opening ceremony of the fair is preceded by a musical and costume parade through downtown Dallas. Afterwards, there are many interesting events on its territory – exhibitions, concerts, mini-festivals, theatrical performances, children’s contests, sports competitions, and tastings. One of the highlights of the Texas State Fair’s entertainment program are the college teams’ American soccer games at Cotton Bowl Stadium.

One-day tickets to the Big Tex State Fair are priced from $16.

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