Hours
Gates Open Daily
7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. (use Gate 6 after 10 p.m.)
Box Office Hours
June 29 – Aug 7, 12 pm – 6 pm (M-F)
Closed July 3 in observance of Fourth of July holiday
Aug 10-12, 9 am – 6 pm
Aug 13-23, 9 am – 9 pm
Carnival Midway Hours
Carnival opens*:
- Saturday & Sunday by 11 am
- Monday – Friday by noon
Carnival closes*:
- Monday – Friday at approximately 11 pm
- Saturdays & First Sunday at approximately midnight
- Final Sunday close time varies
*Both opening and closing times are at the Carnival company’s discretion and depending on weather, crowds or extenuating circumstances.
Building Exhibit/Outdoor Business Hours
Building Exhibit Hours:
- Thursday, August 13, 2026 (9 am – 9 pm)
- Friday, August 14, 2026 (9 am – 9 pm)
- Saturday, August 15, 2026 (9 am – 9 pm)
- Sunday, August 16, 2026 (9 am – 8 pm)
- Monday, August 17, 2026 (9 am – 8 pm)
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026 (9 am – 8 pm)
- Wednesday, August 19, 2026 (9 am – 8 pm)
- Thursday, August 20, 2026 (9 am – 8 pm)
- Friday, August 21, 2026 (9 am – 9 pm)
- Saturday, August 22, 2026 (9 am – 9 pm)
- Sunday, August 23, 2026 (9 am – 6 pm)
Outdoor Business Hours:
- Thursday, August 13, 2026 (10 am – 9 pm)
- Friday, August 14, 2026 (10 am – 9 pm)
- Saturday, August 15, 2026 (10 am – 9 pm)
- Sunday, August 16, 2026 (10 am – 8 pm)
- Monday, August 17, 2026 (10 am – 8 pm)
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026 (10 am – 8 pm)
- Wednesday, August 19, 2026 (10 am – 8 pm)
- Thursday, August 20, 2026 (10 am – 8 pm)
- Friday, August 21, 2026 (10 am – 9 pm)
- Saturday, August 22, 2026 (10 am – 9 pm)
- Sunday, August 23, 2026 (10 am – 6 pm)
Address
2503 W. 16th St, Sedalia, MO 65301
Located at the intersection of Highway 65 and 16th Street
Entrances
- Centennial Gate entrance – Highway 65
- Main Gate entrance – 16th Street
- Gate 11 entrance – Highway 65
- Gate 6 entrance – Clarendon Road
Alternate Transportation
Eastbound trains from Kansas City arrive at 10:27 AM and 5:49 PM
Westbound trains from St. Louis arrive at 11:50 AM and 6:42 PM
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