Missouri State Fair attendance down slightly compared to 2024
Matthew Sanders
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The number of visitors to the 2025 Missouri State Fair was more than 15,000 fewer than the year before.
The fair announced Monday that more than 329,000 people attended this year’s fair in Sedalia. That’s compared to more than 345,000 in attendance last year.
The fair, which takes place in Sedalia each year, included more than 28,000 total entries this year, with more than 15,000 animals.
Fair Director Jason Moore noted in a news release that heat indexes topped 100 degrees for several days of the fair.
The 2026 fair is scheduled to run from Aug. 13 to 23.