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Life & Arts

Thanks for Celebrating Summer's Biggest Party with us!

the award winning

Life & Arts department at the Ozark Empire Fair

could not exist without the talents of all of our exhibitors.

Deadline June 25th

Welcome! We are proud to have hosted Summer's Biggest Party 2026 to celebrate 90 years of a Grand ole Fair!

Join us next year when you can add your special touch by exhibiting your talents with us in the Life & Arts department. Anyone can be an exhibitor. Interested in putting your skills on display?

Click on the "exhibiting" link below to find more information on all that Life & Arts exhibiting has to offer. There is something for everyone.

Arts, crafts, photography, and cooking deadline is always June 25. Flowers and Garden deadline is also always July 10.

SEE YOU AT THE 2027 FAIR!

For more information, contact:

Traci, Life and Arts Director

Phone - (417)833-2660

Email - lifeandarts@ozarkempirefair.com.

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LINKS TO LIFE & ARTS PAGES

Exhibiting - general information, handbook pages, and ways to enter.

Live Demonstrations

Local artisans show you their skills and offer tricks of the trade

Lady showing how to create leather pieces to a group of kids

Learn New Things

Enjoy exhibits from local groups like local Leather Guilds

A lady painting yellow flowers on a black plate

ON THE SPOT

Take a moment to enter in our daily free contests open to all fair goers for your chance to win an official OEF Ribbon

Kid posing in a photo booth that looks like a Zoltar Machine

Photo Op

Take a moment and make a memory with our fun and original photo op areas.

Close up of textiles with their winning ribbons

Home Sweet Home

Spin, sew, knit, or crochet items for our Fiber Artistry department.

Display of images taken and submitted by exhibitors

Display Your Talents

From crafts to cooking. Photos to carving. There is a category for every talent. Enter Today!

Kids taking place in a cooking competition at the Meek's Cooking stage

Cooking Contests

Grandparents Cookie Contest. Enter your favorite recipes in our Special Events contest like this one where your foods will be judged live. Will you be a winner?

Live flowers on display submitted by exhibitors

Blooms, Blossoms & Buds

Show off your green thumb by displaying your most beautiful blossoms

Two ladies showing off their first place trophy

Stick to the theme

Summers Biggest Party - What will this years theme be?