The Opening Day Parade took place on August 10, 2023. Clips in this video includes a Ford F-450 pulling the Pettis County Elected Officials Float, the Missouri FFA Chevy Silverado, the Ralls County Electric Cooperative Antique Dodge Truck, the 40/8 in a Dodge Ram Pickup, the American Legion in a Dodge Ram Pickup, Pepsi with an International Semi Truck, Mountain Dew in a Freightliner Semi Truck, a GMC Denali Pulling the Sedalia Lions Club, an International 340 Tractor, a Chevrolet Silverado pulling a 4-H float, Cuirve River Electric Cooperative Antique Dodge Truck, a Ford Transit Van Bookmobile, High Cycles, Bicycles, Dodge Ram Pickup Pulling a Petting Zoo, John Deere Unstyled B Tractor, MFA with a Peterbilt Semi Truck, Minibikes, Golfcarts, State Fair Community College Commercial Driving Academy in a Peterbilt Semi Truck, MFA with a John Deere Commercial Sprayer, Miniature Ponies, Genes Boots and Hats in a Polaris Ranger, and lots of horses. 

The Cowboy Mounted Shooting at the Missouri State Fair is Sponsored by Starline Brass. Contestants Competed for $10,000 in the Starline Brass Championship Shootout on August 11, 2023. Contestants must ride horseback in the pattern designed by the judges and shoot out all of the balloons. Any Balloons left when the contestant crosses the time line will result in a penalty. The first class shown is the pistol class. The second class is pistol and shotgun combination. The second class has a prize of $500. At the Farm Toy Show we look at lots of different toys. In the preview we see Bigfoot Monster Trucks, Brent Wagons, Versatile, Massey Ferguson, Allis Chalmers, Case IH, New Holland, Bungart Pulling Sleds, John Deere, Cockshutt, Oliver, Minneapolis Moline, Steiger, International Harvester, Farmall, Waterloo Boy, and More. We speak with Matt Gaskell “The Petal Tractor Guy”, He shows us a few of his petal tractors including; an International 966 5 millionth tractor, a Case Black Knight Demonstrator, a Spirit of 76 Case, a Case IH 7088 Combine, and an Oliver 1850 (Colorblind Plow Version with Purple Paint). We also speak with Stephan who is retired from the USDA and does some farm toys on the side. He shows us 3 variations of the John Deere 4020 Toy. We also spoke with Danny Angotti of Angotti’s Farm Toys. He shows us his Challenger, Massey Ferguson, AGCO Allis, New Holland, Oliver, Cockshutt, Steiger, Deutz Allis, John Deere, Case, Case International, Versatile, International, Kinze, Co-op, Cockshutt and More Custom Tractors. He shows us his custom Trailers and Service Trucks made on Chevrolet and Dodge Pickups, Custom Implements including planters, wagons, cultipackers, harrows, disks, manure spreaders, sprayers and even a Bar-B-Que Grill. He shows us Greenlight First Gen Dodge Pickups, and Chevrolet Silverado’s with flatbeds. He also shows us the parts that are 3D Printed. We visit with the “Quilt Lady” as well. She shows us the Farmers Prayer Quilt, a Towel with the Saying “Sorry I’m Late I saw a Red Tractor”, a “Nana’s Rules” hand towel, a Towel that says “Tractors are like Potato Chips You Can’t Have Just One” Then we look at her husband’s toys of IH, New Holland, Versatile, Allis Chalmers, Case IH, and More.