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Sunday, September 29, 2024, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- 2718 Swan Pond Road
- Jacob, IL, 62950
- United States
This annual festival features a variety of bluegrass bands. The event also features a silent auction, T-shirts, food and beverages, and raffles. All proceeds benefit Sandra's Comfort Inc., a nonprofit organization that supports existing pancreatic research organizations.
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Tue, Sep 24, 2024, 5:00 PM – Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 11:59 PM
- Sikeston Rodeo Grounds
- 1220 North Ingram Road
- Sikeston, MO, 63801
- United States
This 5-day-long carnival puts all others to shame! Delicious burgers, chili, snacks and treats so tasty you'll come back each night. Thrilling carnival rides and games of skill keep the excitement high as kids of all ages have fun with their friends and family. Beauty contests, music and live entertainment delight the crowd each night of the event.
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Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 10:00 AM – Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 11:00 PM
- East Perry Fairgrounds
- 200 Church Street
- Altenburg, MO, 63732
- United States
This annual event is self-dubbed the "Best Little Fair In The Land." Events include 4-H exhibits, livestock judging, crafts, truck and tractor pulls, horse show, rides, local foods, and live entertainment. One of the fair's perennial crowd pleasers, mule jumping, attracts some of the fair's largest crowds.
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Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 10:00 AM – Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 3:00 PM
- Art Gallery & Renaissance Room (Student Center 1st floor)
- 1255 Lincoln Drive
- Carbondale, IL, 62901
- United States
Each year the SIU Saluki Family Weekend celebration brings excitement to the Student Center. Hundreds of parents, students, and members of the Southern Illinois community take part in many campus events including this craft sale.
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Thu, Sep 19, 2024, 5:30 PM – Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 6:00 PM
- 17th Street Barbecue
- 32 North 17th Street
- Murphysboro, IL, 62966
- United States
People come from miles around for the Thursday's fish fry, for the barbeque, for dancing and fun at this annual event. Friday features the Grand Champion Buffet and Band & Street Dance. Awards judging takes place on Saturday and there will be KCBS Great American BBQ Tour demos throughout the day.
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Saturday, September 7, 2024, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- 105 East Center Street
- Sikeston, MO, 63801
- United States
Relax and enjoy the very best wines from several of the region's top vineyards as you relax on the old brick streets of Downtown Sikeston. The event features live music with light hors d'oeuvres that complement this outdoor event. Tickets includes free samples in your keepsake wine glass.
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Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 11:00 AM – Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 10:30 PM
- Arena Park
- 410 Kiwanis Drive
- Cape Girardeau, MO, 63701
- United States
Join in for "8 Great Days of Fun " and enjoy the rides, food, exhibits, shows, and the vast amount of entertainment and information and family fun at the fair at this fair that has been operating for over 150 years.
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Saturday, September 7, 2024, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Riverside Park
- 2610 West Riverside Park Road
- Murphysboro, IL, 62966
- United States
Come and listen to the sounds of the blues at the premier blues festival in Southern Illinois sponsored by the Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with The Southern Illinois Blues Society. There will be bands featuring over eight hours of a truly American art form - the Blues - from Chicago, St. Louis, and Memphis.
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Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 9:00 AM – Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 10:00 PM
- On the Town Square
- US-51 North and IL-13 West
- Carbondale, IL
- United States
Fulton was once known as the "Banana Capital of the World" because 70% of imported bananas to the United States used to be shipped through here. Since 1962 Fulton has held a weeklong celebration of everything bananas with events that include parades, contests, pageants, carnival rides, live entertainment, and more.
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Saturday, September 7, 2024, 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Sikeston Depot Museum
- 116 West Malone Avenue
- Sikeston, MO, 63801
- United States
The Cotton Ramble Bicycle Ride includes a 13, 26, and 65-mile rides starting and ending at the Sikeston Depot Museum in downtown Sikeston. Two routes take participants past two working cotton gins, one of which will be open for touring. All routes end in downtown Sikeston, the site of the Cotton Festival where you will find food, crafts, live entertainment, and family fun.
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Friday, September 6, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Ivers Square Gazebo
- 44 North Lorimier Street
- Cape Girardeau, MO, 63701
- United States
Tunes at Twilight is an award winning outdoor concert series organized by the Old Town Cape organization and held on Friday nights. The series provides a free concerts for 6 weeks in the spring and 6 weeks in the fall. In case of rain, the indoor location will be at Rose Theater on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
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Friday, September 6, 2024, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Various locations
- Cape Girardeau, MO
First Friday with the Arts is a community-centered event that takes place on the First Friday of every month. Established in 2003, First Friday with the Arts is an event initiated by local galleries and gallery owners to encourage residents of the Southeast Missouri region to engage in the arts.
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Sat, Aug 31, 2024, 9:00 AM – Mon, Sep 2, 2024, 3:00 PM
- Fort D Historic Site
- 920 Fort Street
- Cape Girardeau, MO, 63703
- United States
Labor Day is typically a day of rest, but the soldiers and civilians at Fort D will be busy preparing for fall. Join local re-enactors as they demonstrate rifle and cannon fire and Dutch oven cooking.
