Why did the State Fair’s attendance drop in 2025? A local expert blames one thing: the economy.

DALLAS — Fewer people went to the State Fair of Texas in 2025 than at any point in the last decade.

A total of 2,020,064 people attended during the three-week event. That’s down from more than 2.3 million in 2023 and 2024. The fair hit its peak in 2022 with more than 2.5 million visitors.

Fair organizers blame a mix of things: unfounded fears over potential immigration raids at Fair Park, hotter-than-normal temperatures, global uncertainty, the government shutdown and economic pressures on fairgoers…

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