About Buchanan County Fair
The Buchanan County Fair in St. Joseph celebrates Missouri's fourth-largest city and the western gateway where the Pony Express began — St. Joseph was the jumping-off point for thousands of westward emigrants, and the county's Missouri River bottom farms and city neighborhoods come together at a fair with deep western Missouri heritage.
What to Expect
Expect livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, carnival rides, local food vendors, and a well-organized fair drawing from the greater St. Joseph metro area.
Visitor Tips
St. Joseph's Pony Express National Museum, the Jesse James House Museum, and the Glore Psychiatric Museum reflect the city's rich and sometimes dark history. The Missouri River provides the western backdrop, and the county's fertile bottomlands produce significant corn and soybean yields.
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