SEMO District Fair 2019 Day One

Sitting together in middle seats wearing blue, Gage Hutson, 7, and Sadie Hutson, 6, both of Sikeston, Missouri, ride the "Jumpin' Star" with other children during the first day of the 2019 SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Quentin Kelley of Cape Girardeau gets a tractor ready to move with his sons Liam, 7, not wearing hat, and Levi, 4, brown hat, before the start of the 2019 SEMO District Fair Parade on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

"Classy Sassy Chicks" of the Red Hat Society from left: Katie Wilder, Betty Hampton, Eileen Alsup and Elsie Eggimann release bubbles along the parade route of the 2019 SEMO District Fair Parade on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Children carry bags of candy during the 2019 SEMO District Fair Parade on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Larry Miller, front, and Louann Fuller ride horses in the 2019 SEMO District Fair Parade on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Chris Snider of Scott City, dressed as Buzz Lightyear from the "Toy Story" series, waves to parade goers during the 2019 SEMO District Fair Parade on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

The Cape Central High School Marching Tigers move along Broadway Street during the 2019 SEMO District Fair Parade on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.  (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Quentin Kelley of Cape Girardeau rides in a tractor with his sons Liam, 7, on right, and Levi, 4, partially visible on left, during the 2019 SEMO District Fair Parade on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Sammy Estes, 11, of Scott City, dressed as Woody from the "Toy Story" series, rides on a float during the 2019 SEMO District Fair Parade on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Maybree Curry, 2, of Benton, Missouri, waves to people on the parade route with her mother, Kacie, during the 2019 SEMO District Fair Parade on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Smokey Bear waves to people along the parade route during the 2019 SEMO District Fair Parade on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Ava Schlosser, 2, of Jackson, waves to people in the 2019 SEMO District Fair Parade on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Mark Crank of O'Fallon, Missouri, who goes by the stage name of "Marcos," walks near old tractors during the first day of the 2019 SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Emery Rice, 3, of Dexter, Missouri, smiles on a ride during the first day of the 2019 SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Fairgoers turn out for the first day of the 2019 SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Riley Henderson, 11, of Jackson, smiles while going down a slide next to Sean Antill, 6, of Cape Girardeau, during the first day of the 2019 SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Sean Antill, 6, of Cape Girardeau, goes down a slide during the first day of the 2019 SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jeanette and Ted Coleman of Puxico, Missouri, look at old tractors during the first day of the 2019 SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)

Rebecca Minner of New Hamburg, Missouri, kisses her son Emmett Koenig, 4, near Jordan Koenig, 7, while at a game booth during the first day of the 2019 SEMO District Fair on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)