2009 Texas Pinball Festival - Show Information

The 2009 Texas Pinball Festival will be held the weekend of March 13th-15th, 2009 with over 10,000 square feet of pure game room fun!. There will be over 125 pinball machines, classic video games and other game room goodies set up on free play for everyone to enjoy the entire weekend, leave your quarters at home!

Plus many vendors, collectors and hobbyist from the area bringing parts, supplies, game room memorabilia, pinballs, slot machines, jukeboxes & video games for sale.

The Pinball Festival will be open for our night owls until 2am on Friday, and Saturday evening including a cash bar for food and Drinks.

Do you have what it takes to be a pinball wizard? A variety of adult and
children's tournaments will be conducted throughout the weekend to test your pinball skills against others for trophies, ribbons and cash prizes.

And if inside wasn't fun enough....Check out the bargains outside! Saturday, March 14th from 8:00am until 12:00pm we will be hosting a huge outdoor flea market/swap meet catering to coin operated collectibles located in the front parking lot of the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center where the Texas Pinball Festival is being held. Admission to the Swap Meet/Flea Market is free to all guests. Got a machine taking up space in your garage? Too many projects? Too many parts? Bring'em to the swap meet! If interested in participating in the swap meet?, click here for details)

The show will conclude at 2:30 p.m. Sunday with one lucky winner taking home the raffle drawing grand prize of a restored Pinball Machine. (must be present to win)

When:
March 13th-15th, 2009

Where:

Hilton DFW Lakes
Executive Conference Center
1800 Highway 26 East
Grapevine, Texas, 76051-9641
http://www.emarketing360.com/hiltondfw/

Reservations: 1-800-984-1344

Directions and reservation information for the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center

Hours of Festival/Schedule of Events

Thursday, March 12th	Time
Exhibition Hall Setup (vendors & exhibitors only)	8:00 pm - Midnight
Friday, March 13th	Time
Exhibition Hall Setup (vendors & exhibitors only)	10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Texas State Pinball Championship - Qualifying for A & B Divisions	10:00 am - 1:00 am
Big Buck Safari Championship Tournament - Qualifying	10:00 am - 1:00 am
Kids "Bump n' Win" Tournament (enter anytime)	10:00 am - 1:00 am
Exhibition Hall open to the public	5:00 pm
Electro-Mechanical Pinball Tournament - Qualifying for A & B Divisions	10:00 am - 1:00 am
Classic Pinball Tournament - Qualifying for A & B Divisions	10:00 am - 1:00 am
Draw Your Partner Pinball Tournament	8:00 pm
Exhibition Hall Closes	2:00 am
Saturday, March 14th	Time
Coin-Op Swap Meet/Flea Market Opens	8:00am - 12:00 pm Located in Parking Lot
Exhibition Hall open to the public	10:00 am
Texas State Pinball Championship - Qualifying for A & B Divisions	10:00 am - 12 Midnight
Big Buck Safari Championship Tournament - Qualifying	10:00 am - 12 Midnight
Electro-Mechanical Pinball Tournament - Qualifying for A & B Divisions	10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Classic Pinball Tournament - Qualifying for A & B Divisions	10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Kids "Bump n' Win" Tournament - Re-Opens	10:00 am - 4:30pm
"Parent-Child Tournament"	2:00 pm
Seminar - Pinball Art through the Decades Presented by Paul Faris Question & Answer Session to follow with Autographs	11:00 am Presented in Hilton DFW Lakes Caprock Banquet Room (2nd Floor)
Seminar - Classic STERN Pinball Presented by Bill Morrison Question & Answer Session to follow	1:00 pm Presented in Hilton DFW Lakes Caprock Banquet Room (2nd Floor)
Seminar - Restoring your worn playfield with Direct Ink Presented by John Greatwich Question & Answer Session to follow	2:00 pm Presented in Hilton DFW Lakes Caprock Banquet Room (2nd Floor)
Seminar - Basic Pinball Repair & Maintenance for Dummies Presented by Mike Tillberg (Tillberg Amusement Services) Question & Answer Session to follow	3:00 pm Presented in Hilton DFW Lakes Caprock Banquet Room (2nd Floor)
Seminar - Re-Engineering Pinball Printed Circuit Boards Presented by Brett Davis (Legacy Circuit Upgrades/Pinscore) Question & Answer Session to follow	4:00 pm Presented in Hilton DFW Lakes Caprock Banquet Room (2nd Floor)
Kids "Bump n' Win" Tournament Closes	4:30 pm
Kids "Bump n' Win" Tournament Winners Announced	5:00 pm
Electro-Mechanical Pinball Tournament - Finals A & B Division	7:00 pm
Classic Pinball Tournament - Finals A & B Division	9:00 pm
Texas State Pinball Championship Qualifying Closes	12 Midnight
Big Buck Safari Championship Tournament Qualifying Closes	12 Midnight
Exhibition Hall Closes	2:00 am
Sunday, March 15th	Time
Texas State Pinball Championship - Finals A & B Division	8:00 am
Big Buck Safari Championship Tournament Finals	8:00 am
"Exhibition Hall open to the public	10:00 am
Best of Show Pinball Recognition Awards	1:30 pm
Award presented to 1st Place Qualifier of Texas State Pinball Championship	1:30 pm
Pinball Machine Raffle & Slot Machine Drawing	1:30 pm
Awards presented to winners of Texas State Pinball Championship	2:00 pm
Exhibition Hall closes, removal of equipment	2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Along with all of the above scheduled events, there will be random door prize drawings throughout the entire weekend for a variety of pinball related prizes. For more information on the above listed tournaments (descriptions, prices, etc.) please look here.

Admission

Adult	Price
Weekend Pass	$30 @ the Door / $25 In Advance
One Day Ticket (Friday or Saturday)	$15
One Day Ticket (Sunday)	$7

Children (Ages 5-12)

Price

Weekend Pass

$20 @ the Door / $15 in Advance

One Day Ticket (Friday or Saturday)

One Day Ticket (Sunday)

Free Admission to the outdoor Coin-Op Swap Meet/Flea Market
Saturday March 14th, 8:00am-12:00pm

BONUS!!!! (Offer valid until March 04, 2009)

Guests that pre-register and purchase weekend passes for Adult ($25 each) and/or Children ($15 each) will (1) complementary qualifying ticket into the Texas State Pinball Championship. Each qualify ticket is good for (2) games on the brand new Stern CSI: Crime Scene Investigators™ Pinball Machine.

To pre-register to attend the 2009 Texas Pinball Festival, click here.