As Fair Park prepares to host the State Fair of Texas in three weeks, Dallas leaders are exploring new ways to activate the 277-acre icon and bring in more visitors year-round.

Dallas Park and Recreation assumes day-to-day operations of Fair Park on September 15, after terminating the contract with a private operator that managed the park since 2019.

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Dallas Park and Recreation director John Jenkins said Friday the department is already working on strategies to activate more of Fair Park, like areas near the Leonhardt Lagoon and performance venues like the band shell .

“This is one of Dallas’, I feel, most underutilized asset,” Jenkins said. “We should be able to learn from that past and put together a plan that will ensure success goi

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