The 24 days of fun at the State Fair of Texas are just around the corner.
Here’s what we know so far about the 2024 State Fair of Texas so you can start planning your trip to the annual festivities at Fair Park in Dallas.
EVENTS 27 September 2024 to 20 October 2024
HOURS The fair’s official calendar has yet to be released, but once it is, you can access it here. In the past, parking gates and ticket booths opened at 9am daily. Exhibition buildings, food stalls and outdoor exhibits typically opened at 10am daily, while closing at 9pm Sunday through Thursday and 10pm Friday and Saturday. Museum and ballroom opening hours vary.
LOCATION Located in the 277-acre Fair Park, just off Interstate 30, southeast of downtown Dallas. If you’re using your GPS, enter this address: 3809 Grand Ave., Dallas.
ADMISSION AND DISCOUNTS Currently, you can purchase premium individual tickets that give you the flexibility to visit the fair on any day you want. Prices start at $24. Find out more here. You can also purchase season passes there that allow unlimited access to the fair. There are also group tickets (starting at $16 for groups of 25 or more) and corporate programs. Day passes go on sale starting September 16.
VOUCHERS Food, games and rides on the fairgrounds must be paid for with vouchers. You can get them online at bigtex.com/buy-tickets-new (sold in $50 packages for in-person pickup at the fair) or at kiosks on the fairgrounds. Vouchers cost $1 each. They do not expire. Midway game tickets with balances from 2022 or earlier can be exchanged for food and Midway vouchers at any of the fair’s guest relations locations (on the fairgrounds near the Top o’ Texas Tower and in the Centennial Building).
VISITOR GUIDE The 2024 Visitors Guide has not yet been published. You can access it here when it is available: https://bigtex.com/visitors-guide/
INFORMATION AND DAILY SCHEDULES When the trade show season begins, you can learn more by calling 214-565-9931 or visiting bigtex.com.
Senior food reporter Sarah Blaskovich has all the details on the 2024 State Fair of Texas Food & Drink finalists. Click here to see the savory and sweet contenders for the Big Tex Choice Awards.
WEEK ONE: SEPTEMBER 27 – OCT 3
Friday, September 27, 8:30 p.m. Jo Dee Messina
Saturday, September 28, 4:00 p.m. Deitrick Haddon
Saturday, September 28, 8:30 p.m. Big Daddy Kane
Sunday, September 29, 8:30 p.m. The Fishermen
Monday, September 30, 5:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. UNT Four O’Clock Lab Band
Tuesday, October 1, 8:30 p.m. Bowling for soup
Wednesday, October 2, 5:30 p.m. Savannah Rae
Wednesday, October 2, 8:30 p.m. Dasha
Thursday, October 3, 5:30 p.m. Night with pure tequila
Thursday, October 3, 8:30 p.m. Flip Turn
WEEK TWO: OCT 4 – OCT 10
Friday, October 4, 5:30 p.m. Cameron Sacky Band
Friday, October 4, 8:30 p.m. Shakey Graves
Saturday, October 5, 5:30 p.m. Joshua Ray Walker
Saturday, October 5, 8:30 p.m. Grace Potter
Sunday, October 6, 3:30 p.m. Jesse and Joy
Monday, October 7, 5:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. Sazerac Jazz Band
Tuesday, October 8, 5:45 p.m., 8:30 p.m. Gabe Baker
Wednesday, October 9, 8:30 p.m. Jefferson spaceship
Thursday, October 10, 5:45 p.m., 8:30 p.m. Elton, the early years
WEEK THREE: OCT 11 – OCT 17
Friday, October 11, 5:45 p.m. Shaylen
Friday, October 11, 8:30 p.m. Wyatt Flores
Saturday, October 12, 12:00 Briscoe
Saturday, October 12, 8:30 p.m. Saint Paul and the broken bones
Sunday, October 13, 3:30 p.m. Ian Munsick
Sunday, October 13, 8:30 p.m. Hannah Dasher
Monday, October 14, 3:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m. The ultimate Taylor Swift dance party
Tuesday, October 15, 8:30 p.m. Drew Holcomb and the neighbors
Wednesday, October 16, 8:30 p.m. Jon Wolfe
Thursday, October 17, 8:30 p.m. Fleetwood Mask
FINAL WEEKEND: 18 OCT – 20 OCT
Friday, October 18, 4:00 p.m., 5:45 p.m. Paul Anthony
Friday, October 18, 8:30 p.m. Spin Doctors
Saturday, October 19, 4:00 p.m. Pure Taste
Saturday, October 19, 8:30 p.m. Fog hat
Sunday, October 20, 4:30 p.m. The Commodore
Learn more about the artists on the Main Stage as well as others on the Bud Light and Yuengling Flight stages.
