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
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 |
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