2010 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Farm Toy Show - January
Dozens of vendors and hundreds of farm toy enthusiasts gather each year at the Saline County Fair Grounds. 660-886-9908
Shrine Parade - May
150 Entries and Shriners at their best with mini-cycles and costumes! 10:00 AM - Miami & Arrow Streets. 660-886-2225
May Festival - Second Saturday in May
Antiques, entertainment, crafts, food and much more set up on sidewalks, lawns and streets. On Main Street, Blackwater, MO 660-846-4567
Spring Fling on the Square - Third Saturday
in May
On the Square in Downtown Marshall - Local nurseries, florists, plantgrowers and businesses that deal with lawn care & lawn ornaments/decorations
show and sell their products. The Saline County Master Gardeners give
hands-on demonstrations. 660-886-3324
Bear Creek Blues Festival - June
Annual blues festival featuring five music performers & bands, food
and beverage, concessions, great music and fun! The little town with the
BIG sound. Event Cost: Adult advance $15, Gate $20. 5-12 $6, 4 & under
FREE. Slater City Park Football Field. 660-529-2212
Annual Independence Day Fireworks - Prior to
4th of July
Marshall Habilitation Center Gigantic display at dusk, preceded by a Marshall
Municipal Band concert. 700 East Slater, Marshall, MO. 660-886-2202
City of Marshall Independence Day Fireworks - 4th of July
The City of Marshall annual firework display begins at dusk at Indian Foothills Park.
Saline County Fair - Mid-July
County Fair featuring 4-H and FFA exhibitions and livestock demonstrations. Spectator events include demolition derby, talent show, truck jump, garden
tractor pull, flea market. Hwy 65. 660-886-2233
Santa Fe Trail Days - Second Weekend in September
On the Square in Downtown Marshall - Annual Festival includes Craft Show/Flea
Market, food vendors, Chuckwagon Dinner, parade, Gospel Sing, Horseshoe
Tournament. 660-886-3324
Country Patchwork Quilt Guild's Annual Show
Last Weekend in September. Featured exhibit will be The Quilts and Quilters of Gee's Bend, Alabama. Silent Auction, vendors,
quilt raffle, quilts for sale. Almost 100 quilts on display. Quilt appraisals (reservations taken at the door. Cost $40/$30) by
Ann Hazelwood. Show admission is $3. At the YMCA on East Yerby. For more information email
Pennytown Reunion First Sunday in August
Descendants and friends unite annually to learn about the
history of Penny-town
Community, to share a meal and participate in a prayer service. 660-886-8418
Directions to Pennytown: From Highway 65, 3.5 miles
south of Marshall, take 165th Rd. east approximately 1 mile. Turn south on
Kittyhawk Ave. for approximately .8 miles. Pennytown Church is on the east
side of the road
Waverly Apple Jubilee - Mid-September
Apple Harvest Festival with pig roast, queen contest, parade, tractor
pull, crafts, rodeo, pie contest, and more!
Hwy 65, Waverly, MO 660-493-2122
Missouri Valley College Stampede Rodeo - Sept
Saline County Fairgrounds. Adult tickets $8, children $5,
5 and under
are Free. MVC students $4 with ID 660-831-5286
Butterfield Youth Services (BYS)
Harvest Festival & Quilt
Auction - September
BBQ ham lunch, quilt and quilted items auction 1 PM. Tours of BYS available.
Pumpkin patch, applebutter-making demonstration. Fun for the whole family.
1180 Hwy WW, Marshall, MO.
660-886-2253 OR 1-800-430-2253
Missouri State Cornhusking - September/October
Heritage art of husking corn by hand - based on time and volume weight
of corn husked. Horse drawn wagons partner with participants of various
ages for this unique sporting competition. Flea/Craft Market, pie contest,
parade, & petting zoo add to the excitement. Hwy 65. 660-886-2233
Arrow Rock Heritage Festival - Second Weekend in October
Featuring 19th century crafts of daily living demonstrated throughout the village. Performances by band and dancers. 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Arrow Rock, MO. 660-837-3307
October Festival and Street Fair Mid-October
Antiques, entertainment, crafts, food and much more set up on sidewalks lawns and streets. On Main Street, Blackwater, MO 660-846-4567
Houston E. Mull FFA Memorial Scholarship Cattle Drive
First Weekend in November
Enjoy an old fashioned cattle drive. Breakfast starting off, picnic style
lunch and steak dinner first evening with a campfire and other entertainment. All proceeds go towards FFA Scholarships. All ages welcome. Approximately 10 miles long. Campers and trailers welcome. Event cost: $25 per person or $100 per family. Malta Bend, MO. 660-886-7563
Christmas Lights Display - Thanksgiving to
New Years Day
Marshall Habilitation Center Come! Bring your friends and family. Share
the joy of the Christmas season as you journey through the winter wonderland
of lights. 700 East Slater, Marshall, MO. 660-886-2202
Annual Christmas Parade - First Friday in
December
On the Square Downtown Marshall - Christmas Parade including floats, bands
and Santa Claus, Prizes awarded. 660-886-3324
Christmas Homes Tour - Second Sunday in December
Sponsored by Friends of Saline County -
A tour of Marshall homes both
old and new. Locations announced annually.
$10 per person. 660-886-2260
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