A special section will showcase photographs of the Fairfield Lake State Park for this year’s Home & Garden Show at the Freestone County Fair & Rodeo in June.
Fairfield Lake State Park has been a treasured local attraction for 50 years, hosting an average of 80,000 visitors a year. It was acquired by Texas Parks & Wildlife in 1971 by lease from Texas Utilities and opened to the public in 1976.
Named after 2,400-acre Fairfield Lake, the state park was known for activities such as horseback riding, family reunions, paddling, fishing, camping and hiking.
The park’s permanent closure this summer comes as current landowner Vistra terminated their lease with the TPWD pending final sale to Todd Interests of 5,000 acres surrounding the lake. A private, gated lakefront community is being planned, with multi-million-dollar vacation homes and exclusive access to the lake.
The special photography showcase will allow park lovers to celebrate generations of memories.
These photos will not be judged and may be from any period of time. There will not be a fee for these photos.
Photography and other artwork entered in the Home & Garden Show must be adhered to a piece of black poster board with a 1-inch border.
Fairfield Library has poster boards, entrant labels and materials to help you prepare your entries. These materials have been donated by Hometown Pharmacy.
Black poster board is also available at the Dollar Tree in Fairfield.
Freestone County’s annual Home & Garden Show will be held June 12-16, 2023 during the 101st Freestone County Fair & Rodeo.
This event will showcase Freestone’s Best:
–Art
–Baked Goods
–Food Preservation
–Needlework & Crafts
–Quilts
–Sewing
–Horticulture
–Photography
The Home & Garden Show is open to all Freestone County residents, from Youth to Senior Citizens.
Exhibits must be the work of the contestant and may not have been entered in a previous Freestone County Fair. All project entries must have been completed between June 2022 – June 2023.
Cost is $3 for the first entry and $1 for each additional entry, per contestant.
Entry fees are due at check-in on Monday, June 12th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Fairfield Civic Center. Building will be closed that afternoon for judging.
Home & Garden Show will open for viewing Tuesday thru Friday.
Entries must be picked up on Friday between the hours of 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Home & Garden Handbook, complete with rules and requirements, may be found online at www.fcfar.org under the Rules tab.
Hometown Pharmacy of Fairfield is a proud sponsor of this year’s Home & Garden Show.
