LPD shares safety advice ahead of the 2026 South Plains Fair

The fair is one of the biggest draws on the South Plains calendar, packing the fairgrounds with crowds every fall. LPD's advice targets families specifically, aiming to keep kids safe in the kind of dense, distracting crowds a nine day run tends to pull in. Anyone who has tried to keep track of a kid near the midway lights knows how fast a person can disappear in that kind of foot traffic.

For Lubbock parents, this is the kind of reminder worth filing away now instead of scrambling for it in late September. Long nights, packed walkways, and a lot of unfamiliar faces in one place add up fast. LPD wants families thinking about a plan before they walk through the gates, not after somebody gets separated from the group. It affects anyone bringing young kids, which given the fair's turnout is a lot of Lubbock households.