Schedule:

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 -- Senior Appreciation Day

Children’s Barnyard

Gerken Dairy Center
Butter Sculpture

4-H Building Activities

CFM Selfie Stops

State Fair Firehouse Demos

World’s Largest Rubber Duck

Drive to Feed Kids

Find the Missouri Wine Challenge

Team T&J Kids Jumpin’ Jamboree

BARTholomule

Kids Zone

Amazing Anastasini Circus

Main Gate Tribute

Family Fun Center

Missouri Department of Conservation Demos

Chicago Honey Bear Dancers

9:00 am - People From Our Pages

State Fair Wine Trail
Winery Showcase

Rock-It the Robot

Milking Demos

9:00 am - Missouri Electric Cooperatives Scholarship Blind Draws

9:00 am - Artists-In-Residence

Photo Stations

9:00 am - Womans Building/DNR Activities

Hedrick’s Educational Petting Zoo

Off Axis Stunt Show

Hedrick’s Racing Pigs Show

Professor Farquar & Polecat Annie

9:30 am - 4-H Show Me Wares

Missouri S&T Activities

Eat Smart Like a Tiger Cooking Demos

Floriculture Demos

Consumer Showcase Schedule

2:00 pm - Kids Contests

Military Flag Retreat Ceremony

Aaron Radatz Magical Entertainer

Let’s Talk Livestock

Blacksmith Demos

3:00 pm - Story Time with Bart

5:30 pm - Adult Contests

9:00 am - Missouri Soybean Donuts

Kenny Ahern

Tractor Show
“Old & Wow” Tractor & Equipment Show, Competitions & Parade

The ABLeS

Dave Perryman & the Country Revue

9:00 am - Free Blood Pressure Checks

9:00 am - Free Vision Screenings

9:00 am - Senior Activities

10:00 am - Day of Dancing

10:00 am - Antique Classic Tractor Pull

Trevon Dawson

7:30 pm - Josiah Queen With Claire Leslie
$25 ($30 including fees) $35 ($40 including fees)

8:00 pm - Twisted Fate

Admission:

$2 off adult & senior gate admission with special front page coupon from Sedalia Democrat.

Vendor/Concession Discount: Senior Appreciation discounts at select concessions & vendors *some discounts may only apply to seniors (60+).

$5 Gate Admission after 5 pm – Come to the Fair after 5 pm and pay $5 gate admission, Aug 10-14 only.

Lunch Bunch – Take a break from the workplace and join us on the Fairgrounds for lunch. 

Admission is FREE* on Aug 11-14 only from 11 am – 2 pm. Grab your coworkers and head to the Lunch Bunch Booth at Centennial entrance. *Purchase a special lunch bunch gate admission ticket at Centennial entrance after 11 am. Return ticket by 2 pm and receive a full refund. No refund will be issued after 2 pm.