Required Reading*
General Information*
Vendor Registration
**Vendor registration with the State of Missouri is required for individuals to be able to receive prize money from the Missouri State Fair. Please complete & submit the Vendor Input Form.
Submitted entries MUST match the name submitted on completed vendor input form. Entries & vendor input forms cannot be submitted under nicknames, non-legal farm names, middle names, etc. If entries do not correspond with the name on the vendor input form, delay of premium payments will occur.
Per Missouri State Fair Premium Guide general rules and regulations, premiums not claimed prior to December 31, 2024, will be forfeited. Premiums must be claimed by submitting a new Vendor Input Form each year.
**Vendor = a vendor is any person who shows at the Missouri State Fair & wins prize money.
![The American flag in the opening day parade](https://www.mostatefair.com/wp-content/uploads/img-opening-parade.jpg)
Opening Day Parade
Everybody loves a parade! Come join us for this Fair Opening Day tradition.
Queen
The State Fair Queen reigns over the 11-day Fair in August & is an ambassador for the State Fair & Missouri agriculture year-round.
![The Missouri State Fair queen driving a tractor](https://www.mostatefair.com/wp-content/uploads/img-fair-queen.jpg)
![A man barbueing at the Missouri State Fair](https://www.mostatefair.com/wp-content/uploads/barbecue.jpg)
Barbecue
Show-Me State Tailgate Throwdown
Truck/Tractor Pulls & Shows
Exciting Truck & Tractor Pulls & the impressive Old & Wow Tractor & Equipment Show
![A man participating on a tractor pull](https://www.mostatefair.com/wp-content/uploads/img-tractor-pulls.jpg)
![Horseshoes](https://www.mostatefair.com/wp-content/uploads/img-horseshoes.jpg)
Horseshoe Pitching
Missouri State Fair Mixed Open Tournament
Missouri Waltz & Other Dance Contests
Waltz, Polka, Jitterbug, 2 Step & Line Dance
![Dance contests at the Missouri State Fair](https://www.mostatefair.com/wp-content/uploads/dance-contest.jpg)
![Three men participating in the fiddling contest](https://www.mostatefair.com/wp-content/uploads/fiddling.jpg)
Fiddling Contest
Missouri Fiddling Championship
The Missouri State Fair does not require a premise identification number to show or exhibit livestock.
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