Facilities

Find the Right Facility for Your Event

The Ozark Empire Fairgrounds & Event Center is the perfect place to hold trade shows, exhibitions, receptions, meetings, seminars, and training sessions. Conveniently located off of Interstate 44, the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds & Event Center offer diverse facilities with ample parking capacity. Over 100,000 square feet of indoor space on our 76 acre complex enables us to handle any type of event. In addition to our indoor spaces, the grounds are well equipped with camping spaces that can handle large groups. The facilities are convenient and flexible, and are staffed by a professional, experienced team that knows what it takes to make your event a success.

Our facilities are perfect for:

Banquets | Christmas Parties | Weddings | Company Picnics | Tradeshows | Seminars | Livestock and Equestrian Events | Rodeos | Motor Sport Shows | Camping

Shows big and small, we can handle them all! Learn more about facilities at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds and how to book your event.

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E*Plex

The E*PLEX features 85,000 gross square feet of clear-span exhibition space. E*PLEX facilities comprised of the East, West and Center Hall provide trade show space plus break-out meeting or banquet space with adjacent parking for 4,000 vehicles.

Wilson Logistics Arena & Youth Ag Facility

The Wilson Logistics Arena & Youth Ag Facility opened in January of 2024. This new facility seats 6,300+ patrons and is designed for trade show events, concerts, sporting events, cheer competition, motor sports, horse shows, livestock shows, picnics and so much more.
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Central Buildings Event Center

Central Buildings Event Center

Located in our beautiful North Woods the Central Buildings Event Center is the perfect place to host your next event. This 45,000 square foot building can hold up to 700 head of cattle or 150 horse stalls. New Fall of 2022: This facility is now fully enclosed. It now features heat and 18 roll up doors making this a truly year-round facility.

Grandstand

The roofed grandstand is the perfect venue for your outdoor concert, rally, or sporting event. This 8,000 seat facility also includes festival seating on the paved area in front of the Grandstand where guests can setup folding chairs or blankets.

Noel Boyd Youth Livestock Facility

The Noel Boyd Youth Livestock Facility is a 90 x 120 covered, open air arena, with mixed dirt/sand floor.

Wells Arena

The Wells Arena and adjoining barns may be utilized for stand alone events or in conjunction with larger events. Often, the Wells Arena is used as a warm-up facility.

Livestock Barns

Main Entrance of the open air Golden Oaks Barn

The Golden Oak Barn 1 has been recently remodeled into a barn that can be used for both small and large stock. This barn can now hold up to 280 4'x6' small animal pens, hold 77 horse stalls with single aisles or ties 405 head of cattle.

Entrance to The Wheeler Pavilion & 3 with a white roof and red trim.

The Wheeler Pavillion is a brand new open-aired pavilion with space for 269 head of cattle, including a brand-new wash rack. This pavilion can also be used as a multipurpose building.

Wells West is attached to the Wells Arena and has space to set 80 horse stalls using both sides of the aisle. The barn can also be used to tie 196 head of cattle.

Wells East is also attached to the Wells Arena and holds 71 horse stalls set on each side of the aisles or 36 single stalls. The barn has space to tie 184 head of cattle.