Oct 17

Oct 17 The State Fair of Texas

After visiting the Iowa and Minnesota State Fairs, we decided that maybe we should visit the top five, for shits and giggles. So here we are, in Dallas, TX, to go to the State Fair of Texas.

This was our first visit to the State Fair of Texas, but I’m pretty sure you haven’t officially started your day until you’ve paid a visit to Big Tex and had a little staring contest with his big, creepy eyes.

Then, of course, you have to eat all the foods. We didn’t eat as much as we had hoped, because it was hot and it’s hard to stuff yourself full of fair food while you’re dripping sweat.

We started off with a Fletcher’s Corny Dog. The original State Fair of Texas corn dog and it was good. I dipped my half in ketchup, and Chris used the more traditional mustard dip.

Then we hit the food court for Fried Deviled Egg Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders. Wagyu beef sliders topped with cheese and bacon and sandwiched between deep-fried deviled eggs. These were wild and tasty.

Last, we had a slice of peanut butter perfection Drizzle Cheesecake on a stick. This was incredible and definitely the best way to end our time eating at the fair.

Obviously, we shouldn’t have had a big breakfast before going to the fair, but oh well. Life happens.

We really enjoyed watching the performers and seeing the art at the Latino Arts Project, and it was in such a beautiful building.

Animals are one of my favorite parts of the fair. We hopped into the petting zoo where these animals were so well fed they didn’t give a shit that we were trying to feed them little cups of food. Even the goats were like, “meh”. I got to pet the longhorn cow and a big-horned sheep, and an emu tried to peck my phone out of my front pocket.

Then in the nursery barn, we saw baby cows and pigs.

We’re not really into the midway games and rides, so we skipped those in favor of the auto show in the air conditioning. We saw jeeps driving around a course of “rugged terrain,” and Chris made fun of a Cybertruck.

We used public transportation to get to the State Fair of Texas, which was amazing, because the light rail train station is at one of the main gates to the fair. Super convenient.

This was definitely a big fair and nice. Things are spread out, and there is plenty to choose from, so we didn’t really wait in many lines for food or drinks. But it is an expensive fair, y’all, so be prepared to spend some money.