What You'll Find There
Highlights include livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, carnival rides, live entertainment, local food vendors, and a large, diverse fair drawing from one of Missouri's most populous and economically significant counties.
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Independence is Harry Truman's hometown — the Truman Presidential Library and Museum and the Truman Home National Historic Site are major attractions. Kansas City's Country Club Plaza, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and world-famous barbecue scene define the broader county's cultural identity.
The Fair
Independence's Jackson County Fair celebrates Harry Truman's hometown and Missouri's most populous county — Jackson County contains Kansas City and Independence, and the county's agricultural heritage is honored alongside its role as the urban heart of western Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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