Cotton Bowl Stadium - Fair Park sports icon

The Cotton Bowl Stadium, located within Fair Park, is a historic outdoor stadium that opened in the 1930s and has been a long-standing sports venue in southeast Dallas. It hosted the annual Cotton Bowl Classic college football game at this site from 1937 through 2009 and has accommodated numerous other sporting events and concerts. The stadium sits adjacent to Fair Park's exposition buildings and is frequently cited as a neighborhood landmark. Its presence contributes to Fair Park's identity as a major event and cultural complex.