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The 2005 Missouri State Fair. The state considered locating the fair in Centralia, Chillicothe, Marshall, Mexico, Moberly, and Sedalia. Cities made offers on the amounts of land they would commit to the fair. After ten ballots, Sedalia received the majority vote; it had bid 150 acres (0.61 km 2), the most land of any city
Although the Ozark Music Festival was not slated to begin until Friday, July 19, crowds began to form as early as Monday of that week. That same evening, a combined force of officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Sedalia Police Department, and the Pettis County Sheriff's Office conducted a series of drug raids at the fairgrounds.
The James L. Mathewson Exhibition Center is a publicly owned 3,155-seat multi-purpose arena on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri. Built in 1988, it received its current name in 1994 to honor Missouri Senator James L. Mathewson, who was instrumental in getting support for the State Fair to the General Assembly.
Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and other presidents have given speeches on the fairgrounds, though not during the State Fair. In 1974, the Missouri State Fairgrounds was the site of the Ozark Music Festival, one of the largest but least remembered major music festivals of the 1970s. While the plan was for the pop/rock/bluegrass festival's ...
Here's info on free parking, special events and the new things visitors can experience. From parking to concerts: Everything you need to know about the 2024 Oklahoma State Fair Skip to main content
Here's what we know about who will perform, and when, at the Indiana State Fair. Indiana State Fair concerts: First Indiana State Fair free stage acts include '70s rock icons, movie star, Empress ...
Early bird admission tickets for the Kentucky State Fair, which include parking, are on sale online for $8, plus fees, now through July 5. From July 6 to Aug. 14, online tickets are $9. Tickets ...
Missouri State Fair Speedway is a half-mile (.805 km) dirt oval race track located at the Missouri State Fair grounds in Sedalia, Missouri. The track was built along with the fairgrounds in 1901 as a one-mile (1.6-km) horse racing track. The first auto races were held in 1914 and 1915.