The Multi-Purpose Arena (MPA) will be up and running for the 2023 Illinois State Fair. The MPA underwent an $8.6 million overhaul in 2022, repairing sidewalks, walls, steps, expansion joints, electrical systems, readjusting the tension structure, installing a new canopy, and rebuilding the retaining walls around the facility. The funding was made possible by the Governor’s historic Rebuild Illinois capital program, which modernizes infrastructure throughout the state. The MPA will play host to four major events during the 2023 Illinois State Fair. Thursday, August 10 will be full of destruction with an all-out monster truck thrill show featuring trucks going head-to-head in an all-out battle in Monsters of Destruction. Saturday, August 12 the ultimate rodeo experience returns to the MPA with ISF Bares, Broncs and Bulls. Outlaw 5J Rodeo Company promises to keep the fans on their feet with a high-energy rodeo experience. The Illinois Soybean Association presents three nights of truck and tractor pulls with the ITPA Truck & Tractor Pulls. Starting Monday, August 14 through Wednesday August 16 the MPA will be roaring with the sounds of big machines to see who can pull the drag the farthest. The MPA entertainment will wrap up Saturday, August 19 with a night of demolition. The ISF Championship Demolition Derby returns to the MPA. Come and see who can outlast all the hits and be crowned the ISF Demolition Derby Champion. Tickets for Monsters of Destruction are on sale now. Tickets for all other MPA entertainment go on sale June 1. For more information, visit statefair.illinois.gov