The Missouri State Fair is promising “MOre Fun Than Ever” during its 11-day run, Aug. 13-23. MoDOT is gearing up for this year’s fair with all the usual attractions in our ever popular, lush and shady Highway Gardens and exhibit hall, as well as some new attractions.

The Transportation Exposition Center will be fully loaded with interactive displays on the departments programs and activities featuring games, contests and giveaways. Kids can participate in a transportation scavenger hunt and have a chance to win a brand new bike and helmet. New this year is a backstage recording studio where teens can film their own seatbelt dance video and enter to win a Flip Mino Camera, 8GB iPod Nano and gas cards.

The annual No MOre Trash! Day will be held on Friday, Aug. 14 with special activities including appearances by Buttons the Clown, trash can painting, games, cookies and more.  MoDOT will stress the importance of litter prevention and keeping Missouri’s roadways clean of trash and debris. Adopt-A-Highway and Sponsor-A-Highway tables will be set-up for those interested in helping preserve the tranquility of nature along local highways.

Other fair highlights include a wide array of food that can only be found at the fair, a free circus, a farmers market, a rodeo, rides on the midway, concerts by entertainers like Heart, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Brooks & Dunn and Shine Down, a show by the group Vocal Trash and the Missouri State Fair Idol. Admission to the State Fair varies by day and time. Normal daily admission is $8. Visit www.mostatefair.com to find out more.