{"id":432117,"date":"2026-09-10T21:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/432117\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T21:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:00:12","slug":"the-west-texas-fair-and-rodeo-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/432117\/","title":{"rendered":"The West Texas Fair and Rodeo returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ABILENE, Texas \u2014 The West Texas Fair and Rodeo is back. Organizers expect more than 120,000 people to attend this year. <\/p>\n<p>The fair and rodeo is the Expo Center&#8217;s biggest event. <\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A photo of a fair game (KTXS\/Scott Martin).\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e0a4b5d3-c13e-4615-a520-ed5550674221-FAIRANDRODEOVSOTDEHART09102026NLT.00_00_00_00.Still001.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A photo of a fair game (KTXS\/Scott Martin).<\/p>\n<p>The fair will bring back big country favorites such as turkey legs, Aggie Fries, and lemonade. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ktxs.com\/news\/local\/headline-west-texas-fair-and-rodeo-opens-thursday-at-taylor-county-expo-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RELATED | West Texas Fair and Rodeo opens Thursday at Taylor County Expo Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the fair and rodeo have many traditions, there are also policy changes.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A photo of the rodeo arena (KTXS\/Scott Martin).\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2a1dc9c6-433a-453f-aef4-bc838e189722-FAIRANDRODEOVSOTDEHART09102026NLT.00_00_39_19.Still005.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A photo of the rodeo arena (KTXS\/Scott Martin).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest change this year, and I encourage all of your viewers to pay attention to this, we are requiring a clear bag and a certain size of a clear bag,&#8221; Vice President and General Manager of the Taylor County Expo Center, Rochelle Johnson, said. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson said fairgoers can go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westtexasfairrodeo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">westtexasfairandrodeo.com <\/a>website for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are doing that to ensure everybody\u2019s safety,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A photo of a carousel (KTXS\/Scott Martin).\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1fc04737-91b4-4aea-b3d4-500d28f0622e-FAIRANDRODEOVSOTDEHART09102026NLT.00_00_35_29.Still006.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A photo of a carousel (KTXS\/Scott Martin).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ktxs.com\/news\/west-texas-fair-and-rodeo-brings-economic-boost-to-abilene-businesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RELATED | West Texas Fair and Rodeo brings economic boost to Abilene businesses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fair and rodeo will take place from September 10 through September 19.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A photo of a food truck (KTXS\/Scott Martin).\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fed72dbc-42ad-4af7-9b8a-e059c35180dc-FAIRANDRODEOVSOTDEHART09102026NLT.00_00_26_43.Still004.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A photo of a food truck (KTXS\/Scott Martin).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve added the Cisco College Lone Star Rodeo, which will be happening Thursday, Friday, and Saturday,&#8221; Johnson said. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ktxs.com\/news\/local\/texas-high-school-rodeo-finals-draw-thousands-to-abilene-boosting-local-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RELATED | Texas high school rodeo finals draw thousands to Abilene, boosting local economy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A photo of Hearts BBQ (KTXS\/Scott Martin).\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/236867b3-3c7a-45f0-87bb-e88234c5d009-FAIRANDRODEOVSOTDEHART09102026NLT.00_00_05_28.Still002.jpg\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A photo of Hearts BBQ (KTXS\/Scott Martin).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re really excited to have the Cisco College Lone Star Rodeo here with us,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers encourage fairgoers to check the website before attending the events. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ABILENE, Texas \u2014 The West Texas Fair and Rodeo is back. 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