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100 Things We Love: 1. Our 55-Foot Tall Cowboy, Big Tex 2. Fletcher's Corny Dogs 3. Pig Races 100 Things We Love: 1. Our 55-foot tall cowboy, Big Tex 2. Fletcher’s Corny Dogs 3. Pig Races - run fast little piggy! 4. The anticipation of Opening Day- IS IT HERE YET? 5. The Lords of Gravity Basketball Slam Dunk Show 6. When you first receive your coupons and are just so excited to see everything 7. Watching Texas longhorns in the Lone Star Stampede 8. A refreshing cup of Texas beer 9. Ending a night at the Fair with a spectacular fireworks show 10. The awesome floats in the nightly Starlight Parade 11. Walking up the grand stairs to the Hall of State 12. Our Dallas Police Department and DART Officer friends 13. Sampling Texas-made products in the GoTexan Pavilion 14. Watching people bid on animals in the Youth Livestock Auction 15. Admiring the historic, Art Deco buildings throughout Fair Park 16. Trying to eat an ice cream bar before it melts 17. Free concerts on the Chevrolet Main Stage 18. Feeling like a proud Texan while walking around the fairgrounds 19. Seeing who receives the Pride of Texas Award at the Opening Ceremony 20. Turkey legs, turkey, legs, turkey legs! 21. Big Tex Souvenir Cups 22. The Fast Trax colorful slide on the Midway 23. The USMC Drum & Bugle Corps performances in Marine Corps Square *President’s Pick* 24. Soaking in the sights, sounds, and sweet scents of the Fair 25. Having a butterfly land on you in the Butterfly House at the Texas Discovery Gardens 26. The excitement of someone winning a game on the Midway 27. The Texas Star! 28. Seeing the Dallas skyline from the Texas Star 29. And taking a picture from the top of the Texas Star 30. Midway Barker’s joke – so, does he have legs or no? 31. Neon Big Tex 32. AT&T Red River Showdown - cheering for UT or OU? 33. High-fiving Little Big Tex 34. Admiring the butter sculpture - yes, it’s really all made from butter 35. All of the ribbon-winning artwork showcased in the Creative Arts building 36. Watching the Opening Day Parade in downtown Dallas 37. Being amazed by the Xpogo tricks 38. Having fun at the Fair with people from all walks of life 39. Putting the pedal to the metal at the Kids’ Pedal Tractor Pulls 40. Shopping in the Embarcadero 41. Relaxing on a patio in-between activities at one of the restaurants on the fairgrounds 42. Hearing ‘Howdy, Folks!’ for the first time 43. Singing at the top of your lungs to a concert on the Chevrolet Main Stage 44. Hearing the bands march in on AT&T Red River Showdown game day 45. Getting the powdered sugar from a funnel cake all over your shirt 46. Seeing smiles on kids’ faces the first time they see and hear Big Tex 47. Cheering on football teams in the Cotton Bowl Stadium 48. Walking through the livestock barns- MOOOOO! 49. Laughing at the Mini Zebu Costume Contest 50. Running into your friends from school on Columbus day at the Fair 51. The enormous amounts of lights throughout the fairgrounds at night *President’s Pick* 52. Taking a spin on the Chevrolet Ride and Drive course 53. Going around and around on the 1914 Dentzel Carousel 54. Chowing down on hot roasted corn 55. And a cup of some Darn Good Corn 56. Having to make that extremely hard decision of putting ketchup or mustard on your Corny Dog 57. Instagramming your photo in front of the mural on the Midway 58. All of the colorful lights on the Midway 59. Looking down into the Cotton Bowl Stadium from the Top O’ Texas Tower on a game day 60. Wine tasting in the Wine Garden 61. Watching the giant Texas flag on the Midway wave in the wind 62. Taking a selfie with Big Tex - of course! 63. Watching the Battle of the Bands at the Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic 64. Checking out awesome cars in the Classic Car Corral 65. Walking through the featured exhibits at the African American Museum, Hall of State, and Perot Museum of Nature & Science 66. Visiting with our Veterans at the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial 67. Looking at all of the newest vehicles at the Auto Show 68. Learning about (and petting!) animals from all around the world in the Children’s Health Barnyard 69. Learning how food goes from the farm to table and everything in-between at Little Hands on the Farm 70. Watching saltwater taffy being made 71. Hearing tips and tricks from celebrity chef’s in the Celebrity Chef Kitchen 72. Competing in food contests in the Competition Kitchen 73. Being amazed by Ollie the Oak Tree 74. The Starlight Parade *President’s Pick* 75. Watching families get their animals ready for shows in the livestock barns 76. Making fun, free crafts on the Kids’ Boardwalk 77. Learning about the cute piglets in Big Tex Barnyard 78. Watching Farmer Mike the Pumpkin Carver design silly faces in the pumpkins 79. Getting some yummy food and enjoying live music in Cotton Bowl Plaza 80. Counting cock-a-doodle-doos at the Rooster Crowing Contest 81. Watching the judges’ faces as they bite into something new during a Creative Arts Cooking Contest 82. The anticipation for the Grand Champion Steer to be selected at the Youth Livestock Auction 83. Being wowed by the Tractor Restoration projects - you made that? 84. Floating in a swan boat on the Leonhardt Lagoon 85. Watching the Marines march in their stunning red uniforms 86. Taking that first bite into a new Fair food 87. The teams running out of the tunnel during the AT&T Red River Showdown *President’s Pick* 88. Taking a ride across the park on the Texas Skyway 89. People watching from the Texas Skyway - you know you do it too 90. Seeing the Kilgore College Rangerettes in their Red, White & Blue at Opening Ceremony 91. Watching the DPD Mounted Officers and Motorcycle Units go by in the nightly Starlight Parade 92. Finding the best spot to watch the Illumination Sensation light show! 93. Giving your leftover coupons to a little kid at the Fair as you leave 94. Making new friends at the Fair 95. Learning how agriculture impacts our everyday lives 96. Cooling off with a ride on the Log Flume 97. Learning the history of Fair Park 98. Visiting the puppy kissing booth at DFW Rescue Me 99. Taking home a bag of cotton candy 100. Walking through the State Fair gates - we’re FINALLY here .
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