September 25–27, 2026
Fall has officially arrived in Missouri—and this weekend is packed!
From Oktoberfests and fall festivals to art fairs, live music, food trucks, farmers markets, car shows, family fun and some of Missouri’s favorite annual traditions, there are plenty of reasons to get out and explore the Show-Me State.
Whether you’re headed to Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Branson, Lake of the Ozarks, Columbia, Jefferson City or one of Missouri’s charming small towns, here’s your guide to what’s happening this weekend.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
KANSAS CITY AREA
95th Annual Plaza Art Fair — Country Club Plaza, Kansas City
18th & Vine Arts Festival — Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District, Kansas City
Liberty Fall Festival — Historic Downtown Liberty
NASCAR Weekend at Kansas Speedway — Kansas Speedway, Kansas City area
GloWild: Hidden Treasure — Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium, Kansas City
Dragons and Fantastic Beasts — Powell Gardens, Kingsville
Artist Performing Live: Jass | Spirit and Song — Zhou B Art Center, Kansas City
Live Jazz at Chaz — The Raphael Hotel, Kansas City
Tanner Usrey — PBR Big Sky, Kansas City
BRANSON + SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
Historic Downtown Branson Fall Fest — Historic Downtown Branson
The Ozark Mill 5th Anniversary Weekend — Finley Farms, Ozark
Wilder Days 2026 — Mansfield
HOBA Fall Bluegrass Festival — Heart of the Ozarks Bluegrass Park, West Plains
Black Walnut Festival — Stockton
Harvest Festival featuring Crafts & Pumpkins in the City — Silver Dollar City, Branson
Shepherd’s PumpkinFest — The Shepherd of the Hills, Branson
Aurora Maize Fall Season — Aurora
Feemster’s Twisted Corn Maze — Southwest Missouri
LAKE OF THE OZARKS
Lake of the Ozarks Jeep 2026 — Bagnell Dam Strip, Lake Ozark
Jeep Show-N-Shine & Vendor Village — Bagnell Dam Strip, Lake Ozark
Fall In-Water Boat Show — Dog Days Bar & Grill, Osage Beach
Show Me Chaos 2 — Ozarks International Raceway, Gravois Mills
ST. LOUIS + EASTERN MISSOURI
40th Annual Saint Charles Oktoberfest — Frontier Park, St. Charles
Eureka Days — Eureka
St. Louis Renaissance Festival — Rotary Park, Wentzville
Disney On Ice: Find Your Hero — Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis
11th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis — COCA, St. Louis
Romeo & Zooliet — Shakespeare Glen, Forest Park
Come From Away — Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, Kirkwood
Clue — Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis
Squeeze with Adam Ant & Haircut 100 — Saint Louis Music Park, Maryland Heights
Tom Papa — The Factory, Chesterfield
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
Stoddard County Fair — Stoddard County Fairgrounds, Dexter
HOBA Fall Bluegrass Festival — West Plains
Ste. Genevieve 4th Friday Art Walk — Historic Downtown Ste. Genevieve
NORTH + CENTRAL MISSOURI
Old Time Harvest Days — Livingston County Fairgrounds, Chillicothe
Starlight: A Musical Revue — Chillicothe Elks Lodge, Chillicothe
Spooky Makers Market — Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex, Joplin
Sunset at Stone Hill Winery — Stone Hill Winery, Hermann
Noland’s Dusty Boots Pumpkin Patch — Edwards
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Saturday is the BIG day for festivals across Missouri!
KANSAS CITY + NORTHWEST MISSOURI
95th Annual Plaza Art Fair — Country Club Plaza, Kansas City
18th & Vine Arts Festival — Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District, Kansas City
Liberty Fall Festival — Historic Downtown Liberty
NASCAR Weekend at Kansas Speedway — Kansas City area
Oktoberfest Live! — Kansas City Power & Light District
Tricks and Treats — Worlds of Fun, Kansas City
GloWild: Hidden Treasure — Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
Dragons and Fantastic Beasts — Powell Gardens, Kingsville
Bourbon in the Park — Kansas City
Fall Sip & Shop — Bourgmont Winery, Kansas City area
Downtown Grandview Farmers Market — Grandview
Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market — Downtown Lee’s Summit
Old Time Harvest Days — Livingston County Fairgrounds, Chillicothe
SPRINGFIELD + SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
9th Annual Ozarks Bacon Festival — Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, Springfield
Cassidy Station Fall Market — Cassidy Station, Nixa
Fair Grove Heritage Reunion — Downtown Fair Grove
The Ozark Mill 5th Anniversary Weekend — Finley Farms, Ozark
Campbell’s Maze Daze Opening Weekend — Clever
Black Walnut Festival — Stockton
HOBA Fall Bluegrass Festival — West Plains
Celebration of Nations — Rolla
BRANSON
Historic Downtown Branson Fall Fest — Historic Downtown Branson
Harvest Festival featuring Crafts & Pumpkins in the City — Silver Dollar City
Sara Evans Live — Echo Hollow Amphitheatre at Silver Dollar City
Shepherd’s PumpkinFest — The Shepherd of the Hills
Monster Energy SMX World Championship Final — Thunder Ridge Nature Arena, Ridgedale
Amazing Acrobats of Shanghai — Branson
#1 Hits of the 60’s — Branson
Anthems of Rock — Branson
LAKE OF THE OZARKS
40th Annual Eldon Turkey Festival — Downtown Eldon
Lake of the Ozarks Jeep 2026 — Bagnell Dam Strip, Lake Ozark
Fall In-Water Boat Show — Dog Days Bar & Grill, Osage Beach
Fall Food Truck Festival — Ozarks Amphitheater, Camdenton
Smoke on the Water 2026 — Lazy Gators, Lake Ozark
Blue Eyed Soul Live — Captain Ron’s Bar & Grill, Sunrise Beach
Show Me Chaos 2 — Ozarks International Raceway, Gravois Mills
COLUMBIA
Columbia Farmers Market — Columbia Agriculture Park, Columbia
Live Music at Columbia Farmers Market — Columbia Agriculture Park
Saturday Morning Science: Let’s Feast — University of Missouri, Columbia
Son Volt — The Blue Note, Columbia
JEFFERSON CITY
Oktoberfest in Old Munichburg — Old Munichburg/Dunklin Street, Jefferson City
Capitol Cruise-In — Capitol Avenue, Jefferson City
Lincoln University Homecoming Parade — Downtown Jefferson City
MRRL Used Book Sale – Youth Materials — Missouri River Regional Library, Jefferson City
Jefferson City Photo Club Exhibit — Missouri River Regional Library
ST. LOUIS + ST. CHARLES
40th Annual Saint Charles Oktoberfest — Frontier Park, St. Charles
Eureka Days — Eureka
St. Louis Renaissance Festival — Rotary Park, Wentzville
Tower Grove Farmers’ Market — Tower Grove Park, St. Louis
Disney On Ice: Find Your Hero — Chaifetz Arena
Clue — Fabulous Fox Theatre
Come From Away — Kirkwood Performing Arts Center
Romeo & Zooliet — Shakespeare Glen, Forest Park
11th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis — COCA
31st Annual Million Dollar Drag Race — World Wide Technology Raceway
St. Louis Riverfront Cruise — Gateway Arch Riverboats
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
Oktoberfest — Historic Downtown Ste. Genevieve
Grown-Up Book Fair — Scout Hall, Cape Girardeau
Day on the River — Cape Girardeau Riverfront
Recovery Fest 2026 — A.C. Brase Arena, Cape Girardeau
Plant & Bulb Swap — Riverside Regional Library, Scott City
Family Game Day — Riverside Regional Library, Oran
Antiques Appraisal — New McKendree United Methodist Church, Cape Girardeau area
Crimson Soul Live — Apple Creek Vineyard & Winery
Stoddard County Fair — Dexter
SEDALIA + CENTRAL/WESTERN MISSOURI
Prall’s Fall Flea Market Frenzy & Swap Meet — Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia
Region 4 Fox Trot Horse Show — Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia
Central Eastern Missouri Rabbit Breeders Fall Show — Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia
The Comedy of Errors – Junior Theatre — Sedalia
Clinton Wine Stroll — Downtown Clinton
Live Music at Stone Hill Winery — Hermann
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
KANSAS CITY AREA
95th Annual Plaza Art Fair — Country Club Plaza, Kansas City
18th & Vine Arts Festival — Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District
Liberty Fall Festival — Historic Downtown Liberty
NASCAR Hollywood Casino 400 — Kansas Speedway, Kansas City area
Kansas City Renaissance Festival — Kansas City area
GloWild: Hidden Treasure — Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
Dragons and Fantastic Beasts — Powell Gardens, Kingsville
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI + BRANSON
Fair Grove Heritage Reunion — Downtown Fair Grove
The Ozark Mill 5th Anniversary Weekend — Finley Farms, Ozark
2026 Harvest Festival at Baker Creek — Mansfield
Harvest Festival featuring Crafts & Pumpkins in the City — Silver Dollar City, Branson
Shepherd’s PumpkinFest — The Shepherd of the Hills, Branson
Campbell’s Maze Daze — Clever
Aurora Maize — Aurora
Feemster’s Twisted Corn Maze — Southwest Missouri
LAKE OF THE OZARKS
Lake of the Ozarks Jeep 2026 — Bagnell Dam Strip, Lake Ozark
Fall In-Water Boat Show — Dog Days Bar & Grill, Osage Beach
Fall Food Truck Festival — Ozarks Amphitheater, Camdenton
ST. LOUIS AREA
Saint Charles Oktoberfest — Frontier Park, St. Charles
Eureka Days — Eureka
St. Louis Renaissance Festival — Rotary Park, Wentzville
Disney On Ice: Find Your Hero — Chaifetz Arena
CITY Sprint 5K — Energizer Park, St. Louis
Levitt VIBE STL ComeUNITY Concert — Phillip Lucier Park, St. Louis
Romeo & Zooliet — Shakespeare Glen, Forest Park
Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis — COCA
31st Annual Million Dollar Drag Race — World Wide Technology Raceway
Porsche St. Louis High Performance Driver Education Weekend — World Wide Technology Raceway
St. Louis Riverfront Cruise — Gateway Arch Riverboats
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
Zell Fall Festival & Car Show — Zell/Ste. Genevieve
CENTRAL MISSOURI
Prall’s Fall Flea Market Frenzy & Swap Meet — Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia
Central Eastern Missouri Rabbit Breeders Fall Show — Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia
American Discovery 250 Relay — Sedalia
The Comedy of Errors – Junior Theatre — Sedalia
MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT, MISSOURI!
There is something special about fall in the Show-Me State. Small-town streets fill with vendors, pumpkins start appearing everywhere, wineries welcome fall afternoons, live music fills the air and communities across Missouri come together for some of their favorite traditions.
So grab a sweater, load up the family, call your friends and pick a destination.
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Event dates and schedules can change. Missouri Magazine recommends checking directly with the event or venue before traveling, especially for weather-dependent events.
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