Missouri State Fair is August 8-16

June 28, 2024

Christy Russell,

Missouri State Fair 2024 logo (Source: Missouri Department of Agriculture)

SEDALIA, Mo. (KBSI) – The Missouri State Fair is August 8-16 in Sedalia, Missouri.

Tap here to check out the daily schedules of fair activities.

The last Friday of the Fair, Aug. 16, is Missouri Electric Cooperatives (MEC) Day.

Special promotions and activities from MEC planned for the day include:

Exhibits in the MEC Building showcasing green initiatives; kids activities and prize drawings.
Free LED nightlights given to the first 1,500 guests who visit their building this day.
MEC linemen will conduct Electrical Safety Training demonstrations at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in front of the MEC Building.
The “People from our Pages” booth in the MEC Building will feature Earl Mullins from the Space Museum in Bonne Terre, MO.
MEC scholarship opportunity – four $500 scholarships will be given based on a blind draw. Application forms available in the MEC Building during the Fair.
Unlimited carnival ride wristbands will be $5 off for the day with a coupon from Rural Missouri Magazine.

Here are other events happening on MEC Day, Friday, Aug. 16:

Fish Cooking and Cleaning demonstrations – 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Conservation Building.
Draft Horse Hitches Show, sponsored by BTC Bank – 5 p.m. in the Mathewson Exhibition Center
Livestock shows and building competitions all day including dairy and beef cattle, swine and sheep shows; dahlia show in the Floriculture Building, 4-H Cooking with Honey Contest and more.
Wine 101 Class – noon and 2 p.m. in the Wine Tent
Free grounds entertainment all day for all ages including blacksmith demonstrations, John Cassidy Comedy Magic Show and Pat Kay One-Man Band on the Superior Sleep Stage, Professor Smart’s Comedy Science Show and Steve Gryb, the Pied Piper of Percussion, on the Kids Stage, sponsored by Your Local McDonald’s
Ludacris with Dax – 7:30 p.m. in the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance; Tickets on sale now.
Fireworks display, sponsored by Missouri S&T, immediately following the concert.

Youth in Agriculture Day, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Agriculture, is Saturday, Aug. 17.

The Best of Missouri Awards and Sale, sponsored by America’s Heartland Packing, LLC, is new this year. It will benefit the Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture scholarship program and showcase divisional champion products. The event will take place in the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall with the Carcass Awards beginning at 10:30 a.m. and the Sale of 19 lots beginning at 11:15 a.m.

The Sale of Champions auction will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall. The sale will feature 12 young agriculturalists and their livestock projects including the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion steers, barrows, lambs, meat goats, pens of chickens, and pens of rabbits from 4-H and FFA shows. The Sale supports the Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture Fund, providing educational programs, competitive events and scholarships for agricultural youth.

Here’s a glance at the day’s schedule:

Contests including the Lick Your Chops, Missouri! Cooking Contest and 4-H Missouri Grown Foods Specialty Contest.
Livestock shows all day including beef cattle, dairy goat and swine shows, 4-H/FFA Supreme Beef Heifer Show, 4-H/FFA All Supreme & Reserve Heifer Show, 4-H/FFA Dairy Heifer Show and Jr. Dairymen Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Draft Horse Halter Classes and Classic Cart Series and Draft Horse Hitches, sponsored by BTC Bank.
Free entertainment all day for all ages including Elton Dan and the Rocket Band and Dirt Road Addiction on the Budweiser Stage and The Girls Next Door KC on the Superior Sleep Stage.
Alabama with Restless Road – 7:30 p.m. in the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance; Tickets on sale now.
Fireworks display, sponsored by Missouri S&T, immediately following the concert.

Saturday, Aug. 17 is Missouri Youth in Agriculture at the 2024 Missouri State Fair.

Enjoy the final day of the 2024 Missouri State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 18, for Family Preparedness/Half Price Day, sponsored by Missouri Department of Public Safety – State Emergency Management. Receive $7 admission for adults and $2 admission for children ages 6-12 on this day. Unlimited carnival ride wristbands will be sold for $25 from carnival midway ticket booths.

Here’s a quick glance at the day’s schedule:

Draft Horse Hitches, sponsored by BTC Bank – 1 p.m. in the Mathewson Exhibition Center.
Missouri Fiddling Championship – 1:30 p.m. on the Touchstone Energy Stage.
Pedal Pull – 10 a.m. in the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall
Campfire Cooking demonstrations 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Conservation Building.
Livestock shows including beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep and the swine sale.
Free entertainment all day across the grounds. Don’t miss the Supermatics on the Budweiser Stage, Professor Smart’s Comedy Science Show and Steve Gryb the Pied Piper of Percussion on the Kids Stage, sponsored by Your Local McDonald’s, Hedrick’s Racing Pig Show, sponsored by Jim’s Tire Service, the Children’s Barnyard, Hedrick’s Educational Petting Zoo, sponsored by Big Iron Auctions, and more!
POWRi 410 Sprint Cars, B Modifieds & Super Stock Races – Hot laps at 6 p.m. and heat races at 7 p.m. in the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance.