This year's Frisco Fair ended a few days early thanks to fights, gun shots and a pulled permit from the city.
The annual Frisco Fair ended earlier than intended on Saturday when a series of fights occurred on the grounds, forcing operators to close the event to the public. The fair was being held at the corner of Main and Frisco streets, just east of Frisco's Downtown Square. Then on Monday, the city of Frisco announced that it had revoked the operator's special event permit for the fair because of"safety concerns," according to a released statement.
Several people attending the fair on Saturday recorded the chaos on their phones and posted videos to social media channels such as TikTok. One viewer recorded the sounds of shots being fired from inside the fairgrounds as people fled.Other photos purported to show police arresting people at the fairgrounds, but Frisco police say they did not arrest anyone in connection with Saturday night's fights and no one sustained gunshot wounds.
A special event ordinance adopted by the Frisco City Council in 2019 gives the city the ability to revoke special event permits if public events posed"adverse health and safety conditions" to residents and visitors, according to"The safety of our residents and visitors to Frisco is our top priority," Frisco police Chief David Shilson said in a released statement.
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