More events, rehabbed buildings and continued beautification of the grounds.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s part of what Dallas hopes will draw visitors to the 277-acre Fair Park beyond the popular three weeks happening now at the State Fair of Texas.<\/p>\n
For Fahim Mahmud, a State Fair of Texas visit is part of his annual must do. But visits to Fair Park on any of the other 49 weeks of the year? <\/p>\n
\u201cWe actually do not come a lot,\u201d Mahmud said.<\/p>\n
Changing that is part of Brett Wulke\u2019s charge. <\/p>\n
Wulke works for Dallas Park and Recreation and became general manager of Fair Park when the city took over day-to-day operations of the 277-acre park in September 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n A process, Wuke says, initially brought a lot of questions.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat are we taking over, what\u2019s the condition of the park,\u201d Wulke said. \u201cNone of this was going to happen overnight, we know that.\u201d<\/p>\n Wulke says in the last year, many of the improvements the city has made are ones visitors to Fair Park are less likely to immediately notice.<\/p>\n Items like HVAC repairs and replacements in the Centennial Building, the African American Museum and Museum of National History. <\/p>\n \u201cWhen you step into a building, you deserve to have air conditioning and functioning restrooms,\u201d Wulke said. \u201cA lot of our work was behind the scenes, now I want to deliver something the public gets to see.\u201d<\/p>\n A Dallas City Council committee received a first-look<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n