Opening Day of the Missouri State Fair is tomorrow, Aug. 8, in Sedalia! Join us on Opening Day, Mizzou Day, presented by the University of Missouri. The day offers $7 gate admission for fairgoers age 13 and older, $2 admission for ages 6-12, and free admission for kids 5 and under.
The day’s sponsor, University of Missouri, will offer great exhibits and activities by the University’s colleges and programs each day of the Fair in the MIzzou Central/Mo-Ag Theatre. Buck’s will be selling the popular Tiger Stripe Ice Cream and the Tiger Team Store will have Mizzou apparel. University of Missouri Extension will feature Eat Smart on the Go Cooking Demos daily at 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m.
A quick glance at the day’s schedule:
- Horseshoe Pitching Contest – 9 a.m., Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall
- Opening Day Ceremony – 11 a.m., south side of Agriculture Building
- Queen Pageant and Coronation – 1 p.m., Mathewson Exhibition Center
- Welcome to the Zou Kids Contest at 2 p.m. on the Kids Stage
- Opening Day Parade – 6 p.m., State Fair Blvd.
- Cowboy Mounted Shooting Qualifying Rounds, sponsored by Starline Brass – 6 p.m., Mathewson Exhibition Center.
- Free grounds entertainment all day for all ages
- Livestock Shows and Building Competitions all day
- Military Flag Retreat Ceremony honoring Perry Burch of Columbia– 5:30 p.m. at the flagpole in front of the Historic Administration Building.
- Foreigner Farewell Tour with Maggie Rose – 7:30 p.m. in the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance; tickets on sale now. Fireworks, sponsored by Missouri S&T, and Spectacular Drone Show, sponsored by VisitMO.com, CFM Insurance, Missouri Department of Conservation, and GoNetspeed, following concert.
Mizzou Day at the Missouri State Fair is a great day to visit the Fair! Check out the complete daily schedules on the Fair’s website. We can’t wait to see you at the Missouri State Fair, Aug. 8-18, in Sedalia!
