The 2019 State Fair of Texas, which focused on celebrating creativity with this year’s theme, came to a close on Sunday, October 20. People from all walks of life came out to Fair Park to enjoy fried food, carnival rides and Midway games.
And by the times the gate closed on Sunday, this year’s total guest count came in at 2.5 million people over its 24-day run.
“We are grateful to continue the great tradition of celebrating all things Texan while bringing friends and family throughout the state, nation and world together to create lifelong memories,” Mitchell Glieber, State Fair of Texas president says via press release. “As the 2019 exhibition comes to a close, we thank everyone who helped make this year’s fair a success, enabling us to give back to Fair Park, the surrounding communities and award college scholarships to students from throughout the Lone Star State.”
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the fair’s proceeds benefit Fair Park’s preservations and improvements. But they also go to underwriting museums, community initiatives and scholarship programs.
If you didn’t have the chance to come out this year, mark September 25-October 18, 2020 on your calendar for the 2020 run.