For the first time in its 134-year history, the State Fair of Texas was canceled due to the coronavirus. However, fair-goers can rejoice as they won’t have to fully miss out on all the delights the fair has to offer.
Fair organizers announced Thursday a special event called “Big Tex Fair Food Drive-Thru.”
“The State Fair of Texas is THRILLED to introduce the Big Tex® Fair Food Drive-Thru on select weekends in September & October, which means… you guessed it, Big Tex will be standing tall, waiting to greet you with his iconic, “Howdy, Folks” all while you enjoy a selection of your favorite Fair foods,” said the organization on their Facebook page.
The event, in which patrons can enjoy fair food plus snap a picture with Big Tex, will be held in lieu of the annual 24-day exhibition, which was canceled in July.
Tickets go on sale starting at 10 a.m. on Sept. 2 on BigTex.com.
- The special Big Tex photo-only drive-thru experience will be held Sept. 19 and 20. The package for this event costs $25.
- Fair food & photo packages are available for these dates: Sept. 25-27; Oct. 2-4; Oct. 9-12; and Oct. 15-18 (excluding Saturday, Oct.10, due to the AT&T Red River Showdown football game).
- Two food and photo packages will be sold, ranging from $65 to $99. Add-on food items such as corny dogs and turkey legs will be available and range from $10 to $24.
- Tickets are limited and will be presold in three entry windows – entry between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., entry between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., and entry between 5 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Fair officials said the drive-thru shouldn’t take longer than one and a half hours once people enter the gate.
“Our number one priority is health and safety of everyone involved. With that in mind, we will be implementing several health and safety protocols for this event, please head to BigTex.com/DriveThru for more information.”
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