Convenience Big Store: Can't-miss attractions at the Fort Bend County Fair

Have you been to the Fort Bend County Fair yet?

Fort Bend County's signature fall event is in full swing, featuring an assortment of activities, live music, food and entertainment.

Now in its 87th year, the Fort Bend County Fair and Rodeo has been bringing the community together since 1933, with brief interruptions during World War II, and in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic.

Sheriff's deputies will be patrolling the fairground and keeping an eye out every day. Sheriff Eric Fagan issued a statement asking everyone to make this year's fair fun and safe.

Ticket sales benefit the students of Fort Bend County, with the fair association using the proceeds for scholarships.

The fair will close 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8.

Have you been to the fair yet? What did you think?

Juhi Varma, Fort Bend reporter

juhi.varma@houstonchronicle.com

Need to Know

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Education

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Openings and Closings

Crazy Pita, a Mediterranean fast-casual rotisserie and grill, is set to open its first Texas location in Sugar Land on Oct. 24, 2023. The menu offers pita sandwiches, rice bowls, salads, and kebabs. The Sugar Land restaurant is located at 2587 Town Center Blvd N.

Shout Out

Congratulations to the 2023 Fort Bend County Fair Queen Kathryn Tompkins, First Runner Up Aleida Martinez and Miss Congeniality Hannah Funderburk.

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