{"id":464244,"date":"2026-10-13T00:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T00:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/464244\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T00:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T00:38:11","slug":"the-annual-state-fair-of-texas-enters-its-last-week-this-season-tcu-360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/464244\/","title":{"rendered":"The annual State Fair of Texas enters its last week this season \u2013 TCU 360"},"content":{"rendered":"

The State Fair of Texas is in its final week, with the last day to visit being on Oct. 18.\u00a0 From creative food offerings to family-friendly rides and attractions, the State Fair is one of the nation\u2019s largest fairs<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"A sign displays the cost of admission to the State Fair. (TCU 360\/Andrew Bustos)<\/p>\n

The fair, which runs seven days a week, with daily admission tickets<\/a> ranging from $10 to $25 and a season pass for $60. This differs from 2025, when prices ranged from $17 to $29 for adults and $12 to $24 for children and seniors.<\/p>\n

Attractions within the park are affordable, making it easy for college students to explore the fair and experience what it has to offer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe budget I created before entering the park was met with shock after I had a lot of money left over,\u201d said Diana Castillo, a sophomore psychology major at TCU who visited the fair on opening day. Castillo, whose hometown is McAllen, Texas, said she was introduced to an unfamiliar setting that sparked her interest in returning to the fair before it ends. \u201cThe Ferris wheel here is bigger than the fairs we have back home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

To participate in activities at the park, visitors must buy tickets at the entrance gate with a dollar matching the ticket value. Each activity at the fair ranges from six to nine tickets per play.<\/p>\n

The State Fair provides several parking lots for visitors<\/a>, with the easiest and most convenient location being near Gate 2. Parking costs $25 for the day. When entering the park, popular snacks such as funnel cakes, popcorn and cotton candy are available for purchase. Along with those treats are some more unique options such as glazed and cotton candy-flavored bacon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Some of the snack promotions at the State Fair (TCU 360\/Andrew Bustos)<\/p>\n

The family-friendly event offers something for nearly every kind of fairgoer. With 24 days of events and attractions at the park, those looking for something to do this fall can find plenty of reasons to make the trip to Dallas. Whether it\u2019s trying new food or taking in the sights and sounds of the fair, there is no shortage of ways to experience one of Texas\u2019 biggest annual traditions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The State Fair of Texas is in its final week, with the last day to visit being on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":464245,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-464244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}