Fall Festivals in Missouri

Now is the time to make plans for fall festivals and activities in Missouri.   My husband and I like to plan a variety of weekend trips to attend Missouri’s apple butter festivals, craft shows music and farmers markets during the fall season.  

Many events are offered in small towns and large cities during the fall season in Missouri.

 

Missouri has many wide-open spaces, parks, and woods with maple, oaks and hickory trees that are beautiful during the fall season. The leaves normally turn in October starting in north Missouri, then to the west before the leaves turn in the south and the east.

 

We always go to Piece City for their fall festival on September 21^st. We enjoy the hometown activities that this city has to offer.  This event is held in a park like setting where you can walk around.  There are craft booths, farmers market, music, games for the kids, food and fun.  View the Facebook page for more information.

 

Our friends tell us that the apple butter festival is one we must attend.    So, we have marked our calendar with the two-day event date (October 26^th and 27^th).   and time (10 to 5) The Apple Butter Festival in Kimmswick Missouri is a very large celebration as it has drawn over 100,000 visitors.  

The festival is in a small town with historic buildings and tree lined streets.   The festival will feature a variety of booths that offer food, drinks, and crafts. There will also be live entertainment and fun activities for kids. Such as petting zoo, pony rides, face painters and more.    

 

If you like apple butter know that you will find no better than what is made at Kimmswick.  The historical society peels and cuts and cooks the apples over a wood fire on Saturday and Sunday at dawn. Yes, they freshly prepare the apple butter to be sold at the festival.    

 

If you are interested in the apple butter festival in Missouri then go to their website to learn more   

 

 

Missouri Has Fun Fall Activities for Family

The fall season is a fun time of the year because the weather is ideal for being outdoors. Many people enjoy going camping, going on float trips and also hiking in Missouri state parks. Missouri is a very scenic state to visit during the fall months because there is so much to do and to see.

Audobon Nature Center SW Missouri

One of the areas that I enjoy is Branson in the fall. You can enjoy the city life and live entertainment at the many theaters and also, spend time at Table Rock Lake or visit Silver Dollar City for day of fun with your kids.

Hiking in the fall is a fun activity 

If you enjoy road trips then you shroud plan to drive along with vintage Route 66 to visit the small towns in Missouri. So many of the towns offer Main Street festivals, arts, and crafts shows, hayrides and pumpkin carving for the kids. Small towns in the fall offer wholesome fun for everyone.

Scenic fall color

On weekends throughout the fall season we like to plan road trips in Missouri. In early October we will attend festivals in Southwest Missouri, Neosho, Carthage, and Joplin have wonderful hometown events some towns have festivals with marching bands and vintage car shows.

The fall season is the time of the year that many people travel. It is the last season before winter and winters in Missouri are cold and long.  Many people who travel to Missouri will plan outdoor activities and go sightseeing and enjoying the fun things to do in Missouri.

Missouri Botanical Gardens

Do you make plans for fall activities for your family?

Connecting with Nature in Autumn

The autumn or the fall season is when the weather is ideal for spending time outdoors. There may be sunny days with the temperature in the mid 70's so you can enjoy your time outdoors connecting with nature without feeling hot or cold.

Stroll down a nature trail in Autumn, Watch for wildlife. This is a good way to connect with nature

Now is a good time to make tentative plants for you and your family to take a road trip to a state park and spend the day outdoors. One of the things I like to do is go to the Audubon Nature Center, it is located in SW Missouri and it's not a bad drive.

Here is a postcard I designed from the photographs I took last autumn when visiting The Audubon nature center at Wildcat Park.

Joplin Missouri Shoal Creek Postcard by Susang6
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We will leave early in the morning and get there in time for a picnic lunch. Then after lunch, we can walk on the nature trails, stop to watch the birds and the wildlife and also enjoy the white water rapids on Shoal Creek.

We always cease a warm sunny day in autumn because winter comes too soon.  Do you connect with nature during the autumn season?

Learn more about the Audubon nature center in SW Missouri here.