South Texas State Fair
south texas state fair annual regional state fair held beaumont texas fair feature livestock show commercial exhibition carnival midway food concession major attraction fair reflecting beaumont location southeast texas normal carnival food found alongside barbecue texmex cajun food often including fried alligator south texas state fair attendance people second state state fair texas dallas fair held annually late march early april fair patroller include security guard beaumont tx police jefferson county tx sheriff south texas state fair trace root first confirmable fair beaumont held exception cancellation – – world war world war ii hurricane rita hurricane ike covid pandemic respectively fair continued every year since first known beaumont fair southeast texas state fair south texas state fair operation fair transferred ymbl young men business league local nonprofit civic improvement organization state fair including larger state fair texas closed duration world war ii south texas state fair continued ymbl victory fair ymbl state part request u military attempt improve morale soldier stationed near beaumont area war fair continued south texas state fair moved beaumont fairground east side city ford park west side fair cancelled due extensive damage hurricane rita inflicted region returned due hurricane ike hurricane relief staging centered ford park fair canceled fair resumed march marking permanent schedule change fall spring reason stated change included better weather lack competition football better fit midway ride provider bill hame show saw cancellation ground covid pandemic next year delayed late may young men business league