Mission
THE PARK OF EAST TEXAS, INC (POET) OPERATES, MAINTAINS, AND SUPPORTS AN ANNUAL FAIR PRODUCED BY THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OF THE PARK OF EAST TEXAS, INC. THE POET PROMOTES THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH ESSAY CONTESTS, ART EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL ADVANCEMENTS, AND TECHNIQUES AND OTHER SUBJECTS THAT ARE USEFUL TO INDIVIDUALS AND BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. THE PARK OF EAST TEXAS HAS ACQUIRED 240 ACRES WITH PLANS FOR A YEAR-ROUND MASTER PLANNED AREA WHICH INCLUDES EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES, EXHIBITION AND EXPO SPACE, MEETING ROOMS, OPEN DEMONSTRATION AND EDUCATIONAL SPACE, AN AMPHITHEATER, AN EVENTS CENTER, EQUESTRIAN AND PEDESTRIAN TRAILS AND A HOTEL. AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTROLLED, MULTI-PURPOSE ARENA IS PLANNED FOR PHASE 1 WITH PLANNED USAGE TO INCLUDE TRADE SHOWS, COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS, CONVENTIONS, CONCERTS, HORSE SHOWS, CAR SHOWS, AND OTHER EVENTS LEFT TO THE IMAGINATION.