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Header photo: Illustrative photo, not this venue.
Visit Facts at a Glance
| Address | 3001 N. Grant Ave. Springfield, MO 65803 |
|---|---|
| Venue type | Fairgrounds |
| Home of | Ozark Empire Fair; hosts over 100 events a year |
| Capacity | Wilson Logistics Arena seats 6,300+; roofed grandstand seats 8,000 |
| Box office | Not published on the pages we read |
| Parking | Parking will be $5- cash or card. Parking on site is not guaranteed. Rideshare drop-off at Gate 3. E*PLEX has adjacent parking for 4,000 vehicles. |
| Events and tickets | Official events · Official tickets |
| Hours | Not published on the page we read |
| Open season | Annual Ozark Empire Fair; the FAQ lists the 90th fair as July 30 – August 8 |
| Admission | As printed: Fair: Adult General Admission (Ages 13 & up): $12 in advance | $17 during the Fair; Child (Ages 6 – 12): $3.50 in advance | $5.50 during the Fair; children 5 and under free. Parking $5. |
| Dogs | Not published on the page we read |
| Official site | Ozark Empire Fairgrounds & Event Center (official) |
What to Know
- The fair's first edition was October 10-16, 1937.
- The grandstand seats 8,000, with festival seating on the paved area in front.
- The E*PLEX offers 85,000 gross square feet of clear-span exhibition space.
- Fair rules bar outside alcohol, bicycles, skates and scooters.
- No entry or re-entry for fair patrons after 9:30PM.
Facts, Each With Its Source
- Acreage: 76 acres (source)
- Indoor space: Over 100,000 square feet (source)
- Wilson Logistics Arena opened: January 2024, seats 6,300+ (source)
- Grandstand: 8,000 seats (source)
- First fair: October 10-16, 1937 (source)
Directions and Location
3001 N. Grant Ave. Springfield, MO 65803. Open in Google Maps
Coming Up at Ozark Empire Fairgrounds & Event Center
Nothing on our checked calendar yet. We list only events whose dates an organizer has published. See all Missouri events.
Nearby
More: Venues, state parks and historic sites, Springfield & Southwest Missouri guide, Springfield & Southwest Missouri events.
What We Could Not Verify
- Fair dates in the FAQ (July 30 – Aug 8) may be for the 2026 fair, which has already ended as of today; the next fair dates were not read.
- Fair hours were on a page whose text did not print daily hours.
- Phone not read.
- A map pin: no safe match found, so none is shown.
Questions People Ask
What does Ozark Empire Fairgrounds & Event Center cost?
As printed on the official site when we read it: Fair: Adult General Admission (Ages 13 & up): $12 in advance | $17 during the Fair; Child (Ages 6 – 12): $3.50 in advance | $5.50 during the Fair; children 5 and under free. Parking $5.
What are the hours at Ozark Empire Fairgrounds & Event Center?
The page we read did not publish hours; check the official site.
Where is Ozark Empire Fairgrounds & Event Center?
3001 N. Grant Ave. Springfield, MO 65803.
Sources
- Ozark Empire Fairgrounds home, read October 30, 2026
- About, read October 30, 2026
- Facilities, read October 30, 2026
- FAQs, read October 30, 2026
- Admission/Parking, read October 30, 2026
- History, read October 30, 2026
Checked October 30, 2026 by It’s Missouri. Cite this page: Ozark Empire Fairgrounds & Event Center, itsmissouri.com (https://itsmissouri.com/venues/ozark-empire-fairgrounds/), checked 2026-10-30. Free to quote with a link.