Heart O' Texas Fair & Rodeo

Name: Heart O' Texas Fair & Rodeo
Start: 2026-10-08
End: 2026-10-18
Location: Extraco Events Center

Waco, TX · Festival

When: October 8–18, 2026
Where: Extraco Events Center · Waco · TX
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

Central Texas brings its livestock, carnival, and a sanctioned professional rodeo to the Extraco Events Center in Waco each October, a fair running since 1953. Its rodeo performances are among the larger stops on the Texas circuit. (2026 dates approximate.)

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