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State Fair News
2026 DNA Sample Collection Instructions
2026-2027 MSF Youth in Agriculture Scholarship Winners Announced
Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary at the 2026 Missouri State Fair
Competition Updates for 2026
Concert Announcement: Bailey Zimmerman with Chandler Walters
Concert Announcement: Little Big Town with Walker Montgomery
Concert Announcement: Nate Smith with Tyler Braden and Josh Ross
Concert Announcement: Rick Ross with Ying Yang Twins, Twista and Murphy Lee
Concert Announcement: Russell Dickerson with Atlus
Concert Announcement: Skillet with Tenth Avenue North
Concert Announcement: The All-American Rejects with Joyce Manor
Concert Announcement: Three Dog Night and Little River Band
Help us name the Missouri State Fair’s New Cheese
High School Senior Banners Offered for Missouri State Fair Exhibitors
Missouri Department of Agriculture Announces 2025 Missouri State Fair Attendance
Missouri State Fair Announces Events Held in the Governor Michael L. Parson Arena for the 2026 State Fair
Missouri State Fair Breaks Ground on New Indoor Arena
Missouri State Fair Premium Guide and Competition Updates are Now Live
Locations
4-H Building
Agriculture Building
Bart’s Barn
Budweiser Stage
Cattle Barns
Children’s Barnyard
Coliseum
Commercial Building
Conservation Building
Dr. Taylor Woods Youth Center
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Gerken Dairy Center
Governor Michael L. Parson Arena
Historic Administration Building
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Kids Stage
Lot 9
Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall
Mathewson Exhibition Center
MFA Youth Livestock Arena
Missouri Electric Cooperatives Building
MO-Ag Theatre/Mizzou Central
MoDOT Expo Center
MoDOT Highway Gardens
Mule Barn
Poultry & Rabbit Barn
Senior Lounge
Sheep Pavilion
State Fair Firehouse
State Fair Grandstand
Superior Sleep Stage
Swine Barn
Touchstone Energy Stage
Varied Industries
Womans Building
Daily Schedules
Daily Schedule for Friday, August 14, 2026
Daily Schedule for Friday, August 21, 2026
Daily Schedule for Monday, August 17, 2026
Daily Schedule for Saturday, August 15, 2026
Daily Schedule for Saturday, August 22, 2026
Daily Schedule for Sunday, August 16, 2026
Daily Schedule for Sunday, August 23, 2026
Daily Schedule for Thursday, August 13, 2026
Daily Schedule for Thursday, August 20, 2026
Daily Schedule for Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Daily Schedule for Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Attractions
“Old & Wow” Tractor & Equipment Show, Competition & Parade
“Show-Me Tailgate Throwdown” Barbecue Contest
2026 POWRi 410 Sprint Cars, B Modifieds and Super Stock Races
3D Country & Gospel
4-H Activities
4-H Building Ribbon Cutting
Adult Contests
Agriculture Buiding Activities
America 250 Mural
Anastasini Circus
Antique Classic Tractor Pull
Artists in Residence
Baby Feeding & Changing Area
Bailey Zimmerman
BARTholomule
Best of Missouri Awards & Sale
Bid Calling Competition Finals & Bid Calling for FFA Students Competition Finals
Butter Sculpture
CFM Selfie Stops
Clancy Land & Livestock Equine Clinic
Clay Clear Band
Conservation Demos
Consumer Showcase
Cowboy Mounted Shooting
Darryl Grandfield Band
Dave Perryman & the Country Revue
Draft Horse Hitches
Drive to Feed Kids
Electrical Safety Training
Exceptional Rodeo
Explore the Highway Gardens
Family Center Farm & Home Free 5 Gallon Buckets
Farm Bureau Activities
Farm Toy Show
Find the Missouri Wine Giveaway
Finley River Boys
Floriculture Demos
Four Fried Chickens & A Coke
Free Vision Screenings
Free Vision Screenings
Freedom 250 Truck Mobile Museum
Garden Tractor & Mini Rod Pull
Governor Michael L. Parson Arena Open to Fairgoers
Happy Meal Party
Hedrick’s Educational Petting Zoo
Hedrick’s Racing Pigs Show
Hedrick’s Zebra, Camel, Ostrich, Emu & Duck Races
Hedrick’s Zebra, Camel, Ostrich, Emu & Duck Races
Historic Main Gate
Honky Tonk Dream
Honky-Tonk Dream
Horseshoe Pitching
International Pro Rodeo Association
International Pro Rodeo Association
International Pro Rodeo Association
Jason D’Vaude the Circus Man
Kevin Horner, Comedian & Ventriloquist
Kids Contests
Kids Zone
Knights of Valour Jousting Show
Knights of Valour Jousting Show
Legacy Flag Plaza
Let’s Talk Livestock at the Bart’s Barn
Let’s Talk Livestock at the FFA Building
Let’s Talk Livestock at the Poultry/Rabbit Barn
Little Big Town
Main Gate Tribute
Members Only
Military Appreciation Day Exhibits
Military Appreciation Day Exhibits
Military Flag Retreat Ceremony
Milking Demos
Missouri Electic Cooperatives Activities
Missouri Electric Cooperatives Scholarship Blind Draws
Missouri Fiddling Championship
Missouri State Fair Fire Station Ribbon Cutting
Missouri Wine 101 Classes
Missouri Wine 101 Classes
Missouri Wine 101 Classes
Missouri Winery Showcase
Mizzou Central Activities
MoDOT Expo Center Activities
MSF Shootout Truck & Tractor Pulls
Nate Smith
National Anthem
National Federation of Professional Bullriders
National Federation of Professional Bullriders
Opening Day Ceremony, Ribbon Cutting & Hayden Plaza Dedication
Opening Day Parade
Patriotic Livestock Shows, Contests & Buildings
PAZ The Sports Guy
Pedal Pull
Photo Stations
Pro Pulling League State Fair Shootout
Professor Farquar & Polecat Annie
Ray Cardwell Music
Rick Ross
Russell Dickerson
Sale of Champions
Sea Lion Splash