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  • Tickets
    • Fair Admission
    • Grandstand
    • Governor Michael L. Parson Arena
    • Carnival Tickets
    • Governor’s Ham Breakfast
    • Deals & Specials
  • Entertainment
    • Locations
      • Grandstand
      • Governor Michael L. Parson Arena
      • Budweiser Stage
    • Attractions & Shows
      • America 250
      • Military Appreciation
      • Live Music
      • Family Fun
      • Truck/Tractor Pulls & Auto Races
      • Demonstrations
      • Other Contests & Attractions
    • See Animals & Exhibits
      • Animal
      • Competition
      • Interact & Learn
    • Shop
      • Shopping
      • Official Souvenirs
      • Vendors
  • Participate
    • Livestock Shows & Building Exhibits
      • Livestock Exhibitors
      • Building Exhibitors
      • Youth in Agriculture
    • Fair-Time & Special Contests
      • Opening Day Parade
      • Queen Contest
      • Truck/Tractor Pulls & Shows
    • Commercial
      • Be a Fair Entertainer
      • Be a Vendor or Concessionaire
      • Be a Sponsor
    • Competition Updates
      • Competition Results
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    • Camping
      • Fair-Time First Come, First Served Camping
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      • Livestock Exhibitor Camping
    • Amenities & Accommodations
      • Guest Services
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SoulRoot posing as a band outside a bar

SoulRoot

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Aug 21 | 9:00 pm

Ray Cardwell smiling and standing in front of a brick wall

Ray Cardwell Music

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Aug 22 - 23

Horseshoes stacked up together on a horseshoe ring

Horseshoe Pitching

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Aug 22 - 23 | 9:00 am

A young person proudly holds a slab of bacon with a prize tag in a bustling indoor venue. He smiles broadly, conveying a sense of achievement.

Best of Missouri Awards & Sale

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Aug 22

  • Best of Missouri Awards: 10:30 am
  • Best of MIssouri Sale: 11:15 am
Missouri State Fair livestock auction scene with an auctioneer speaking, audience seated, and a person presenting an animal in a cage. Purple and yellow championship banners in the background.

Sale of Champions

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Aug 22 | 1:30 pm

Four Fried Chickens & A Coke playing on a stage outside

Four Fried Chickens & A Coke

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Aug 22

  • First Show: 4:00 pm
  • Second Show: 6:00 pm
A bull rider competing at the Missouri State Fair

National Federation of Professional Bullriders

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Aug 22 | 6:00 pm

$10 (up to $15 with fees) $20 (up to $25 with fees)

Little Big Town with Walker Montgomery

Little Big Town

With Walker Montgomery

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Aug 22 | 7:30 pm

$65 (up to $70 with fees) $75 (up to $80 with fees)

SoulRoot posing as a band outside a bar

SoulRoot

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Aug 22 | 9:00 pm

Little girl on pink tractor in the pedal pull

Pedal Pull

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Aug 23

  • Last Chance Pulls: 10:00 am
  • State Championship: 12:00 pm
People gather under a tent for a service by Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of Missouri. A woman speaks at a podium; clergy and attendees listen.

Catholic Mass

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Aug 23 | 10:30 am

A rendering of the new Governor Michael L. Parson Arena

Governor Michael L. Parson Arena Open to Fairgoers

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Aug 23 | 11:00 am

Three man play fiddles on the Touchstone Energy Stage with a crowd watching.

Missouri Fiddling Championship

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Aug 23 | 1:30 pm

The Supermatics standing in front of gold glittery curtain

The Supermatics

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Aug 23 | 4:00 pm

410 sprint cars racing around the grandstand track

2026 POWRi 410 Sprint Cars, B Modifieds and Super Stock Races

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Aug 23

$10 (up to $15 with fees) $20 (up to $25 with fees) $25 (up to $30 with fees)

  • Hot Laps: 6:00 pm
  • 15-lap B-feature and 30-lap A-feature: 7:00 pm
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