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North Texas Fair & Rodeo

Denton, TX · Festival

When

August 20–29, 2027

Where

North Texas Fairgrounds · Denton · TX

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

A ten day county fair and nightly rodeo at the North Texas Fairgrounds in Denton, with livestock shows, a carnival midway, and a country music headliner after each rodeo performance. It has run since 1928 and is one of the largest fairs in North Texas. The 2026 fair runs August 21 through 30.

The history within reach

• North Texas Fair & Rodeosame spot

  A ten day county fair and nightly rodeo at the North Texas Fairgrounds in Denton, with livestock shows, a carnival midway, and a country music headliner after each rodeo performance.

• Denton Arts & Jazz Festivalsame spot

  A jazz and visual arts festival held at the North Texas Fairgrounds in Denton, combining a juried art show with live music on multiple stages.

• The North Texas State Fair and Rodeo, on land a doctor sold for five dollars0.8 mi

  Denton had been holding livestock fairs and horse races since 1885, but the modern fair dates to 1928, when the county agricultural association took it over and added a parade, a carnival and rodeo events.

• The Little Chapel in the Woods, built by students and dedicated by Eleanor Roosevelt1.0 mi

  O'Neil Ford and Arch Swank designed the chapel and the National Youth Administration paid for the labour during the Depression.

• Texas Woman's University opens as the Girls Industrial College1.3 mi

  The legislature created the school in 1901 and it took its first 186 students the next year with fourteen faculty.