Huge Tex is celebrating his seventieth 12 months at Honest Park this 12 months and the State Honest of Texas is throwing him a birthday bash. They’re providing up giveaways and particular occasions so long as provides final on October 4th.

The tall cowboy obtained his begin as a Texas-sized Santa within the Navarro County city of Kerens. Honest officers paid $750 to convey him to Honest Park in 1952, which might add as much as greater than $8,000 in 2022.

Huge Tex has gotten just a few facelifts and seen different modifications within the seven a long time he is spent on the honest. Watch the video on the prime of this web page to see him via the years.

Here is the schedule for Huge Tex’s Birthday Celebration on October 4th. Keep in mind, the giveaways will solely final so long as the provides. Use this map to assist discover all of the areas listed under:

10:30AM
See a large birthday cake slicing at Huge Tex Circle.

11:00AM – 1:00PM
Get pleasure from Dr Pepper & Blue Bell floats on the GO TEXAN Pavilion.

2:30PM
Chef j.Black from Chef’s Knife Catering exhibits off a particular recipe created only for Huge Tex on the Artistic Arts Constructing.

5:30PM
Serenade Huge Tex throughout a birthday sing-a-long with Coffey Anderson.

6:00PM – 7:00PM
Seize cookie completely happy hour on the Chevrolet Experience & Drive.

12:00PM – 9:00PM
Rating half-price rides at most sights on the Halfway.

For those who’re headed out for the celebration, take a look at our roundup of offers and reductions on honest admission, meals and extra.

Your information to ticket reductions and offers on meals and extra on the 2022 State Honest of Texas in Dallas. The honest runs from September 30 to October 23.