Try as it may, the coronavirus pandemic can not quench America’s hunger for fried Oreos or sausages on sticks.
For the first time in the history of the event, the State Fair of Texas will offer its famous fair food through a “drive-thru experience” on select weekends in September and October.
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“Saddle up for the ride of the year, Fair fanatics – you asked, we listened, and we can’t wait to provide you with a safe, one-of-a-kind, State Fair Drive-Thru experience,” reads a Thursday news release toute the drive-thru.
Meanwhile, the Texas State Fair itself continues to be canceled out of an abundance of caution amid the ongoing coronavirus health crisis. But food has always been a big draw at the event – so much so that the Dallas Fairgrounds was sometimes referred to as the “Fried Food Capital of Texas.”
That, on Thursday, officials officially announced the drive-thru as a “special event for 2020 instead of the annual 24-day exhibition.”
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Anyone interested in stopping by for a taste of Texas can purchase food and photo packages in advance from September 2, for use on the weekends of: September 25-27; October 2-4; October 9-12 (excluding Saturday, October 10); and October 15-18.
Packages start at $ 65 for one or two people, and $ 99 for three or four, and include drinks, “Corny Dogs,” fries, fries Oreos, cotton candy, kettles and “Midway prizes.” Visitors can also purchase “add-ons”, including corn on the cob, sausages on sticks and turkey legs.
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All packages also come with the chance to take a picture with the official mascot of the brand Big Tex, a figure of 55 meters towering over the fairgrounds. This year, Big Tex will also have a “Big Tex-sized face mask,” the Texas State Fair confirmed.
“In a year of many firsts, this historic event will offer Fair lovers the opportunity for a once-in-a-lifetime photo and experience,” reads the press release.
Those who buy drive-thru packages can also take their picture with Big Tex, who will be wearing a “Big Tex-sized face mask” this year.
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In addition to the drive-thru experience, this year the State Fair of Texas will also feature virtual creative arts contests to “showcase the creativity that Texans will exude this year.” Meanwhile, the Big Tex Awards, launched in 2004 to recognize the best and craziest food vendors at the annual event – such as the stuffed baked taco cone or deep-fried Jell-O – will not take place in 2020.
