Blues Traveler, Jon Pardi to Headline Missouri State Fair

Blues Traveler, Jon Pardi to headline Missouri State Fair

SEDALIA, Mo. – The 2025 Missouri State Fair begins Thursday, with a full slate of activities, contests, and performances. Three years before an international crowd gathered in St. Louis for the 1904 World’s Fair, fairgoers traveled to Sedalia for the first Missouri State Fair. Since its inception in 1901, the fair has brought together people from all corners of Missouri to honor Missouri agriculture and youth. The fair also serves up a day (some…

(LISTEN): Five-time Grammy winner Wynonna Judd performs at Missouri State fair's opening night

Missouri’s 2025 state fair opens on Thursday and runs through August 17 in west-central Missouri’s Sedalia. “Step on in” is the theme of Missouri’s 2025 state fair in Sedalia (graphic courtesy of Missouri state fair’s Flickr page) This year’s theme is “Step on in.” Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) director Chris Chinn tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Missouri” that the biggest improvement you’ll notice at the state fair is the Governor Mik…

State Fair opens Aug. 7, pre-Fair shows begin Aug. 5 in multiple venues

While the 2025 Missouri State Fair officially opens on Thursday, Aug. 7, several competitive events and livestock shows will begin in advance, with activities scheduled as early as Tuesday, Aug. 5. These pre-Fair events will be held across multiple venues on the fairgrounds and showcase youth exhibitors and agricultural competitions. The schedule for pre-Fair activities […] The post State Fair opens Aug. 7, pre-Fair shows begin Aug. 5 in multipl…