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The 2008 Texas Pinball Festival will be held the weekend of March 14th-16th, 2008 with over 10,000 square feet of pure game room fun!. There will be over 165 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 and musical entertainment by the DJ's of Legacy Entertainment.

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 15th 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)

At 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 16th one lucky winner will be drawn to win the raffle drawing grand prize of a restored Judge Dredd Pinball Machine. (must be present to win). The Festival will conclude at 2:30 p.m.

When:
March 14th-16th, 2008

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 13th Time
Exhibition Hall Setup (vendors & exhibitors only) 5:00 pm - Midnight
Friday, March 14th Time
Exhibition Hall Setup (vendors & exhibitors only) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Exhibition Hall open to the public 5:00 pm
Texas State Pinball Championship Qualifying 10:00 am - 1:00 am
Kids Bump n' Win Pinball Tournament  10:00 am - 1:00 am
Draw Your Partner Pinball Tournament 8:00 pm
Exhibition Hall Closes 1:00 am
Saturday, March 15th 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 Re-opens 10:00 am
Kids Bump n' Win Pinball Tournament  10:00 am - 4:30pm
Parent-Child Pinball Tournament 1:00 pm
PINBALL ART FROM THE INSIDE
Presented by pinball artist, Greg Freres
Question & Answer Session to follow with Autographs
12:30 pm
Presented in Hilton DFW Lakes Caprock Banquet Room (2nd Floor)
Seminar - An update from Illinois Pinball, Inc.
Presented by Gene Cunningham
Question & Answer Session to follow
2:15 pm
Presented in Hilton DFW Lakes Caprock Banquet Room (2nd Floor)
Seminar - Total Pinball Restoration
Presented by Keith Holbrook
Question & Answer Session to follow
3:00 pm
Presented in Hilton DFW Lakes Caprock Banquet Room (2nd Floor)
Kids Bump n' Win Pinball Tournament Closes 4:30 pm
Kids Bump n' Win Pinball Tournament Award Presentation 5:00 pm
Electro-Mechanical Pinball Tournament 7:00 pm
Classic Pinball Tournament  9:00 pm
Texas State Pinball Championship Qualifying Closes 12 Midnight 
Exhibition Hall Closes 1:00 am
Sunday, March 16th Time
Texas State Pinball Championship Finals 8:00 am
Exhibition Hall open to the public 10:00 am
Best of Show Pinball Recognition Awards 12:00 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  1:30 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 
One Day Ticket (Friday or Saturday) $15
One Day Ticket (Sunday) $7
Children (Ages 5-12) Price
Weekend Pass $20
One Day Ticket (Friday or Saturday) $8
One Day Ticket (Sunday) $5

Free Admission to the outdoor Coin-Op Swap Meet/Flea Market
Saturday March 15th, 8:00am-12:00pm

 

 

Need more information? e-mail:  info@texaspinball.com   or   call: 214-632-5537
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