Texas Pinball Festival

Texas Pinball Festival Texas Pinball is the Facebook home for Texas Pinball Festival, the largest Pinball show in the country, and supported by the best local pinball community.
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Last Chance: Ok, so we ran out of Merchandise again! You may still order what you missed on-line until April 22nd, go a...
04/07/2026

Last Chance: Ok, so we ran out of Merchandise again! You may still order what you missed on-line until April 22nd, go ahead and include items that are backordered. Allow 5-6 weeks for delivery. For those of you that didn’t make it to the show we are offering some new items. Check them out in the store. We will even throw in a FREE shirt from '24/'25 show (while supply last). pick the ship option only. https://texaspinball.com/store/

It Ain't Over 'Til It's OverSunday March 22, 2-6 PM, after Texas Pinball Festival concludes…Bring your 2026 Texas Pinba...
03/22/2026

It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over
Sunday March 22, 2-6 PM, after Texas Pinball Festival concludes…

Bring your 2026 Texas Pinball Festival badge or wristband for $10 in tokens to play more pinball.

Pinball in the Mall
2401 S Stemmons Fwy
Lewisville, TX 75067
at The Vista

pinballinthemall.com

GTA - Cars Tribute Band - Performance on the lobby stage in 30 min!
03/22/2026

GTA - Cars Tribute Band - Performance on the lobby stage in 30 min!

Catch 'Em in the Seminar room
03/22/2026

Catch 'Em in the Seminar room

Excited for the home team! Come hear an amazing pinball inspired playlist in 15 min on the Lobby Stage.
03/22/2026

Excited for the home team! Come hear an amazing pinball inspired playlist in 15 min on the Lobby Stage.

Join us in the Seminar room at 9pm.
03/21/2026

Join us in the Seminar room at 9pm.

In 15 min you can join Barrels of Fun in the Seminar Room.
03/21/2026

In 15 min you can join Barrels of Fun in the Seminar Room.

Done with set up, got here early? unwind with Karaoke Tonight- sponsored by HANGAR - Thank guys!
03/19/2026

Done with set up, got here early? unwind with Karaoke Tonight- sponsored by HANGAR - Thank guys!

COLLECTOR CORNERLyndon Carter — founder of the not-for-profit Australian Pinball Museum — will be making the trip from D...
03/17/2026

COLLECTOR CORNER

Lyndon Carter — founder of the not-for-profit Australian Pinball Museum — will be making the trip from Down Under to the Texas Pinball Festival with two rare early machines in tow. “I grew up in the industry; my parents were operators back in the ’80s/’90s,” Carter says. Today, he runs both the Australian Pinball Museum and the Australian Pinball Expo, and he’s a familiar face at major U.S. events. “I head to many pinball events — they’re always a lot of fun — currently, I travel to the US for TPF and the Chicago Expo every year. Ten years ago was my first TPF, and I’ve been to every TPF since then.”

Carter has a deep appreciation for pinball’s earliest era. “The 1930s marked the birth of commercial pinball and was driven by the demand for cheap entertainment in the Great Depression,” he explains. “Early pinballs are a marvel of engineering when you get to pull them apart to see what can be achieved in a purely mechanical game.” By 1934, battery power introduced lights and solenoids that could kick the ball around the playfield, sparking inventive new designs. “This era of pinball is sometimes sadly overlooked,” Carter notes, encouraging players to seek out the History of Pinball booth and try these mechanical pioneers for themselves.

Among the machines he’ll be bringing is Bally’s Pennant (late 1933). “The game was targeted towards lower-end parlors with its simpler design compared to other ’33 games,” Carter says, “but it still boasts addictive gameplay.” He’s also transporting ABT’s Horseshoe, a streamlined 1930s title that features, as he describes it, “a horseshoe at the top of the playfield that the ball loops around” — simple in concept, elegant in ex*****on. (more in comments)


-Brett Weiss

***Author, journalist, and YouTuber Brett Weiss will be at Texas Pinball Festival all three days, autographing and selling his retro gaming books, posing for pics with fans, and talking video games and pinball. Be sure to stop by his booth in the lobby to say hello!

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Frisco, TX
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