Every August, Missouri’s largest free fair (free parking and admission), is celebrating its 81st year, takes over the historic Lamar Missouri Downtown Square. A week long of fair activities includes a midway carnival, vendors of all kinds, queen contest, community and civic group booths featuring your favorite carnival foods, youth livestock show, art show, blue …
With dazzling fireworks, upbeat concerts, slippery mud pits and hair-tousling carnival rides, Jefferson City is ready to have fun this summer. Don’t miss out on these upcoming events!
Bundle up for chills and thrills at this free Ice Carnival featuring a hayride, 50-plus ice sculptures, live music, snowflake ballerinas, fire performers, and ice-carving demonstrations. See 160 drones lighting up the night sky at this festival.
Not many events can claim all this: Competing critters. Marvelous music. Carnival contests. Rousing rides. Blue ribbon baking. Ridin’ & ropin’. Tough tractors. And more. Yep, you know what we’re talking about. But do you know this year’s details?
In 1973, writer Walter Kaufmann reflected on his first trip to the Missouri State Fair. In this essay, he recalls the pens full of animals, the wild rides and carnival games, the food, and a special day with his less-than-enthusiastic father.
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