Fairs and Festivals

Annual Ride the Train to Sedalia with Santa

Here’s a fun opportunity for your child to talk to Santa while riding Amtrak’s Missouri River Runner! Talk about making special holiday memories!

Travel on your own to Warrensburg’s train station – Santa will already be on the train! Amtrak provides a special rate for 1 child which is 50% off when riding with an adult (Amtrak Discounts for Children). To purchase your tickets, visit www.Amtrak.com or call 800-872-7245. Make sure you find/ask for the “Age 12 & Under” discount.

Not able to ride? No worries, Santa is planning on visiting with children after the train arrives in Sedalia.

Annual Sedalia Chamber Christmas Parade

For over 50 years, the Christmas Parade is held in Downtown Sedalia and has drawn hundreds of people to the community to kick off the holiday shopping season. The parade is held annually the 1st Saturday in December.

Annual Sedalia Chamber Piccadilly Gala

You’ll be sure to have a very memorable evening! The Piccadilly Gala and Auction includes a delicious meal, a wonderful atmosphere, games, and the live Piccadilly Auction, which is played by bidding with quarters on items donated by local and regional businesses. Funds raised at the Piccadilly will be used to fund the events and programs the Chamber sponsors throughout the year.

Annual Sedalia Lions Club St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl

REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 21 OR OLDER. IDs WILL BE CHECKED THE DAY OF THE EVENT.
Get ready to show your Irish spirit and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
The Lions Club of Sedalia – Missouri is hosting the Annual St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl in Downtown Sedalia. The streets will be barricaded, & the open container law will be lifted within those barricades during pub crawl hours when using the OFFICIAL Pub Crawl cup.

Annual Thanksgiving Lighting & Fireworks Extravaganza

Thanksgiving Lighting & Fireworks Extravaganza. Traditional Christmas music, fireworks display synchronized to music on Thanksgiving evening. Free admission.

Hotel Bothwell on Ohio Avenue

Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival

SAVE THE DATE JUNE 7 & 8, 2024

Sedalia Chamber Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival is full of family-friendly activities. The event peaks on Friday with a morning flight and glow (weather permitting) in the evening. This year we are going to have two morning flights and two evening Glows one on Friday, June 7th and also on Saturday, June 8th.

·30 Hot Air Balloons ·5,000 + attendance ·2 Morning Launches ·Tethered Balloon Rides ·Family Entertainment ·2 Night Glows ·Kid & Family Activities ·Kite Festival ·VIP “Pilot” Tent ·Flavorful Food trucks ·Variety of Vendors ·Large kites fill the sky ·Petting Zoo

An exciting two-day festival – June 7th & 8th 2024 – that will become a fixture on the event calendar in Sedalia each year. The event will attract thousands, both locals and visitors, and is fun for children and adults of all ages, while working to supporting our local businesses.

Please note that the flights are weather permitting. If it’s deemed unsafe to fly on the morning flights and evening glows please understand this is for the safety of all attendees and pilots.

Missouri State Fair Expansion

Land purchased to the west of the current grounds – growing the fairgrounds by an additional 201 acres

The expansion is a year-round investment, with opportunities for hosting events all year long.

Includes the building of a new State Fair Arena

• 150’x250’ covered arena
• Seating for 5,000 spectators
• Office space, public and private restrooms, enclosed limited VIP suites
• Offers opportunities to bring national/international equestrian events, cattle and livestock shows, national rodeo and bull riding events, RV rallies, conference space, trade shows and more.

600+ new campsites

Potential for additional livestock barns, warm up areas, expanded parking

Missouri State Fairgrounds

Year-round the Missouri State Fairgrounds provide an ideal venue for a wide range of events and a large campground to keep you close to all the action. Just as you won’t want to miss any of the excitement of the 11 days of the Missouri State Fair (August 10-20, 2023) you won’t want to miss any the other entertainment offered year-round on the Missouri State Fairgrounds.   Sedalia’s reputation as an easy-to-access regional commerce destination allows shows and sales hosted at the Missouri State Fairgrounds to draw from a wide geography across the state and across the Midwest.  Below is a just a sample of some of the exciting upcoming events taking place at the Missouri State Fairgrounds.

Click here for a complete listing of events happening at the Missouri State Fairgrounds

Mozark

Mozark is a series of concerts leading up to the 2024 50th anniversary of the Ozark Festival in Sedalia.

For a video tour of Sedalia click on the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Rv13JqFaM

Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival

May 31 – June 3, 2023 join us in Sedalia, Missouri as we celebrate the musical genius who gave us the Maple Leaf Rag. Visit with the talented performers, and those who appreciate their talent, in a place where America’s music began. The multi-day festival is packed with rattling good fun, paid concerts feature Festival Favorites, the free open-air venues downtown with up-and-coming ragtime performers. More festival info https://www.scottjoplin.org/