Mizzou at the 2025 Missouri State Fair

Visit Mizzou Central for demonstrations, booths and daily activities

Featured events and demonstrations at Mizzou Central:

  • Saturday/Sunday, Aug. 9-10: Head and neck screening
  • Saturday/Sunday, Aug 9-10: Balloon animals
  • 3-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9: Mizzou/College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Ice Cream Social
  • 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11: "Estate Planning – What’s the Worst That Could Happen?”
  • 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13: “Basics of Estate Planning and Saving the Family Farm”
  • Thursday, Aug. 14: Grip strength competition by NextGen Precision Health

Daily Mizzou Central featured booths: Free soy donuts, provided by Missouri Soybean (excluding Aug. 17), Eat Smart food demo (10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m.), Mizzou gear raffle, Tiger Team Store, Mizzou Athletics, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, MU Extension, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mizzou Admissions, College of Arts and Science, College of Health Sciences, College of Education and Human Development, Ellis Administration, University of Missouri – Kansas City, Gift Planning, Sinclair School of Nursing, School of Medicine, University of Missouri Research Reactor, KBIA (Aug. 8 only), Psychological Sciences (Aug. 7, Aug. 9-13, Aug. 15 and Aug. 17)

Daily 4-H Activities (4-H building)

  • Youth demonstration
  • Show Me Wares: Youth run business


  • Thursday, Aug. 7: Mizzou Day

    11 a.m. Opening ceremony featuring University of Missouri President Mun Choi (South side of Agriculture Building)
    2 p.m. Kids Contest (Kids Stage)
    3:30 p.m. Mascot Meet Up (Mizzou Central)
    6 p.m. Opening day parade (South Side of Agriculture Building)

    4-H activities (4-H building)

    9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fields of knowledge activity

    Friday, Aug. 8

    4-H activities (4-H building)

    9 a.m.-5 p.m. Virtual reality activity
    1-5 p.m. Egg cooking contest

    Saturday, Aug. 9

    4-H activities (4-H building)

    9 a.m.-5 p.m. 4-H Zoo appreciation camp and shooting sports trailer

    Sunday, Aug. 10

    4-H activities (4-H building)

    9 a.m.-5 p.m. Ollie the operation game

    Monday, Aug. 11

    4-H activities (4-H building)

    9:30 a.m. Chicken BBQ specialty contest
    9 a.m.-5 p.m. 4-H Feeding Missouri activity

    Tuesday, Aug. 12

    4-H activities (4-H building)

    9 a.m.-5 p.m. STEM activity

    Thursday, Aug. 14

    4-H activities (4-H building)

    9 a.m.-5 p.m. Genetic lockbox
    10:30-11 a.m. MO 4-H Foundation presentation

    Friday, Aug. 15

    4-H activities (4-H building)

    9 a.m.-12 p.m. Cooking with honey specialty contest

    Saturday, Aug. 16

    4-H activities (4-H building)

    9 a.m.-12 p.m. Missouri grown foods specialty contest

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