Get ready for a day of shopping, snacking, and strolling through the Spring Market at the Factory!

Come join us for a fun-filled day at the Spring Market at the Factory! Browse through a variety of unique vendors offering handmade crafts, delicious food, and much more.

The event will take place at The Factory at Potato Chip, 27479 Old Swiss Rd, so mark your calendars and bring your friends and family along.

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to shop local and support small businesses. See you there!

Young Entrepreneurs • Handcrafted Goods • Handmade Pet Accessories • Antique Finds • Home Décor • Baked Goods • Sweet Treats • Handcrafted Jewelry & more.

Enjoy a beautiful day in Rolla’s historic downtown. Pine Street will be closed from 6th to 10th Street to host artists and craft vendors from around the area. There will be original and handmade creations such as jewelry, furniture, clothing, home accessories, paintings and prints, books, wooden crafts, toys and much more.

“FREE ADMISSION
100+ Vendor Booths
Live Music
Food Trucks
Kids Activities
Local Brewery & Distillery

Join us for our Spring Fling Market at County Line Market in Richland, MO. We have vendors joining us from across the state and we are so excited! We will truly have something for everyone- Watch for Vendor Spotlights to see which booths you are looking forward to shopping at!”

The Maifest is an old-fashioned celebration of spring and Hermann’s German heritage, with German music, dancing, food, and parades. Add Maypoles, children’s games, heritage tours, beer gardens, and an outdoor market for shopping, and you have an amazing small-town celebration for locals and visitors alike.

The Hermann Maifest Maker's Market is Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 AM to 6 PM!

The Maifest Maker's Market will be located on Schiller and Third streets and showcasing a variety of artists, local makers, craftspeople, food, beverage, and more.

Join us for day like no other!

May 31, 2025 - 10am -3pm.

50+ handpicked, upscale, one-of-a-kind vendors.

Vintage Dealers, TRUE Makers, Artisans, & Repurpose Finds.

Food Trucks, Mobile Boutiques, & SO MUCH more!

Fun Activities for Kids

$5 Admissions per person. Kids 12 & Under FREE

For the safety of our guests, this year's event will feature security checks. The event will be family friendly until 5PM then after 6PM it will be 18+ only. You must have a ticket/pass to attend. There is no "Open to the Public"time this year.

 Vendor & Sponsor Booths

Photo Booth with Drag Entertainers

Guest Speakers

Drag Shows

Food & Drinks

and More!

See site below for tickets!

Come celebrate with us as we kick off our new selling season at the Kimmswick Strawberry Festival. We will be introducing new animals and taggy blankets this year. Can't wait to see everyone!

Come celebrate with us as we kick off our new selling season at the Kimmswick Strawberry Festival. We will be introducing new animals and taggy blankets this year. Can't wait to see everyone!

Ozarks Pridefest 2025 “Homecoming” will be on Saturday, June 14, 2025 on the square in downtown Springfield. Join us for a day of celebrating the diversity and love that makes our LGBTQIA+ family so beautiful!

• June 14, 2025

• 12:00 PM

• Downtown Springfield

This event is rain or shine (except lightening). Please ignore potential protestors as much as possible and instead allow the security personnel and trained peacekeepers, who are designated for such situations and possess relevant expertise, handle it appropriately. 

Pride St. Louis is thrilled to announce the official theme and dates for the 2025 PrideSTL PrideFest, the largest annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ pride in the region.

The 2025 theme, PrideSTL 45: Wisdom, Strength, Loyalty, celebrates 45 years of St. Louis’ signature Pride event by honoring the lessons of the past, the resilience of the community, and the unwavering commitment to progress.

This year’s festival will take place on Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29, 2025

Learn more at www.pridestl.org

Pride St. Louis is thrilled to announce the official theme and dates for the 2025 PrideSTL PrideFest, the largest annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ pride in the region.

The 2025 theme, PrideSTL 45: Wisdom, Strength, Loyalty, celebrates 45 years of St. Louis’ signature Pride event by honoring the lessons of the past, the resilience of the community, and the unwavering commitment to progress.

This year’s festival will take place on Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29, 2025

Learn more at www.pridestl.org

The Kiwanis Club of Hannibal began sponsoring the Samuel L. Clemens Arts & Crafts Festival in 1977.

Outdoor show held in a block-square park in downtown Hannibal during all the other activities of National Tom Sawyer Days.

Friday, July 4 - 9:00 am until 5:00 pm

Saturday, July 5 - 9:00 am until 5:00 pm

Sunday, July 6 - 9:00 am until 4:00 pm

The Kiwanis Club of Hannibal began sponsoring the Samuel L. Clemens Arts & Crafts Festival in 1977.

Outdoor show held in a block-square park in downtown Hannibal during all the other activities of National Tom Sawyer Days.

Friday, July 4 - 9:00 am until 5:00 pm

Saturday, July 5 - 9:00 am until 5:00 pm

Sunday, July 6 - 9:00 am until 4:00 pm

The Kiwanis Club of Hannibal began sponsoring the Samuel L. Clemens Arts & Crafts Festival in 1977.

Outdoor show held in a block-square park in downtown Hannibal during all the other activities of National Tom Sawyer Days.

Friday, July 4 - 9:00 am until 5:00 pm

Saturday, July 5 - 9:00 am until 5:00 pm

Sunday, July 6 - 9:00 am until 4:00 pm

Save the date!

Ashland Pride Fest, sponsored by The Dandy Lion Café, is back for its fourth year!

Stay tuned for more information!

Join us for our annual Fall Lebanon Community Garage Sale & Marketplace. The Cowan Civic Center will be completely packed full of vendors offering both used and new items. We will have garage sale booths, crafter booths, antiques, collectibles, vintage and marketplace booths featuring boutiques and new items. This is the big event you do not want to miss, literally something for everyone, so massive that this year we are now opening the events for two days! FREE ADMISSION TO SHOP! Food trucks will be on site with plenty of room for you to enjoy some yummy food.

Join us for our annual Fall Lebanon Community Garage Sale & Marketplace. The Cowan Civic Center will be completely packed full of vendors offering both used and new items. We will have garage sale booths, crafter booths, antiques, collectibles, vintage and marketplace booths featuring boutiques and new items. This is the big event you do not want to miss, literally something for everyone, so massive that this year we are now opening the events for two days! FREE ADMISSION TO SHOP! Food trucks will be on site with plenty of room for you to enjoy some yummy food.

MU Extension in Cole County Fall Festival
Sat., Sept. 06, 2025
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

$3 person, 13 and older

12 and under FREE

Jefferson County Jaycees Fairgrounds

1445 Fairgrounds Road, JC MO 65109

For more information: 573-634-2824 coleco@missouri.edu  http://extension.missouri.edu/cole 

Conference Hours:
Meet and Greet - Friday September 19 - 6pm to 9pm
Conference Kick Off - Saturday, September 20 - 9am to 6pm
Celebrity Ghost Hunt at the Ray County Museum - 8pm to 2am
Gallery Reading at the Ray County Museum - 6pm to 7pm

Conference Speakers in no particular order:
1. William Lunsford - Author and 40+year researcher of the Fouke Monster
2. Dr. Dean Bertram - Filmmaker and Historian
3. Heather Moser - Paranormal and Cryptid researcher and producer for Small Town Monsters
4. Greg Ogles - Relic Films filmmaker and researcher of the weird and unknown
5. Ronald Murphy - Author and longtime researcher of the weird and unknown. He, along with Lady Ann Selene will be speaking on the Fae.
6. Lady Ann Selene - Author, investigator and explorer of the unknown. She will be speaking on the Fae with Ronald Murphy.
7. Josh Heard - Paranormal researcher, TV personality and owner of Malvern Manor.
8. Haunted Soulz Paranormal and Haunted Garage - Paranormal investigators, car enthusiast, and managers of the Emmaus Village and Arcadia Valley. And yes! They will be bringing a haunted car!

Special guests include:
1. Author, Researcher, and Cryptozoologist, Ken Gerhard
2. Psychic Medium, Dana Stricker
3. Paranormal Portal's Brent Thomas

Tech Master and Featured Podcaster:
Christopher Jordan

Master of Ceremonies:
Tex Wesson

Special thank you to our sponsors!
1. Monster Quest Producer and Co-host of Untold Radio AM,and founder of Hanger 1 Publishing, Doug Hajicek.
2. Beacon TV's, Para With A Normal, Mary Lynn Bast and Michael Gagliano

Ticket prices as follows:
1. Meet and Greet on Friday and Conference VIP Seating (First 3 rows) on Saturday are $60.00 each plus tax
2. Meet and Greet on Friday and Conference on Saturday are $50.00 each plus tax
3. Saturday Conference VIP Seating (First 3 rows) on Saturday are $45.00 each plus tax.
4. Saturday Conference only - General Admission - Pre-Sale $35.00 each plus tax (Children 12 and under are FREE!)
5. Saturday evening Celebrity Ghost Hunt - $75.00 each plus tax (Children 14 and older only allowed.) All minors (18 and younger) MUST be accompanied by an adult. We are only selling very limited tickets for the ghost hunt. Once tickets are sold out for the ghost hunt, no more will be added! After Dark Paranormal from Quincy, Illinois will be running the ghost hunt!
6. Gallery Reading with Psychic Medium Mary Lynn Bast - $20.00 each plus tax

Additional Information:
1. Absolutely no filming or recording during the conference. Pictures are fine to take.
2. NO REFUNDS unless event is cancelled by us.
3. No transferring of tickets unless you notify us first.
4. Friday's Meet and Greet we will have pizza and pop! Come hungry!
5. Children 12 and under are FREE!
6. We will have vendors and food trucks on site on Saturday!
7. No alcohol or drugs allowed on the premises of the Eagleton Civic Center or the Ray County Museum.
8. There will be a Silent Auction to benefit the Ray County Museum
9. Admission to vendors is FREE!
10. We reserve the right to refuse anyone

Ghost Hunt Information:
1. All participants must be 14 or older. All minors (18 and younger) MUST be accompanied by an adult.
2. No alcohol, or drugs before or during the ghost hunt. If you show up drunk, you will be asked to leave WITHOUT a refund. (and yes! We have had this happen)
3. No Ouija Boards
4. No Seances allowed
5. No running in the Museum. If you get scared, find a team member and we will help you.
6. No "cleansing" or "helping" a ghost cross over.
7. No taunting, teasing, mocking or being rude to the ghost. Please treat them with respect, just as you would the living.
8. You are encouraged to bring your own equipment!
9. Most of all.......HAVE FUN!

For questions, please email blondesandboos@gmail.com or beyondbmr@gmail.com

This conference is being put on by Bigfoot Michigan Rob (Rob Karnafel), Tex's Front Porch, (Tex Wesson), Jason McLean, Paranormal Among Us (Paul Anthony), Our Paranormal World (Monica Rawlins), Truth or Tinfoil (Randy Gilbert), Donny Cho Says Stuff (Donny Cho), The Diva Dimension (Danielle Diva) and the Blondes and Boos Paranormal Podcast (Krista Tweedy & Brandi Butcher). And YES! We will ALL be at the conference!

The Ozark Craft Festival is a free, annual event in Ozark, Missouri that celebrates local craftsmanship and artistic traditions. The festival features a variety of handmade items, including pottery, jewelry, woodwork, and textiles.

Funds raised by the Cosmopolitan Club via the Ozark Craft Festival benefit the following Organizations and Programs… including but not limited to:

Children’s Smile Center
Cops for Kids
Elks Back to School Shopping Program
Care to Learn
Ozark Public Schools Half-Pint Program
Ozark Project Graduation
Kids Safe
Finley River Community Foundation
Ozark High School Senior Scholarship
Least-of-These
Ozark Cares Network

The Ozark Craft Festival is a free, annual event in Ozark, Missouri that celebrates local craftsmanship and artistic traditions. The festival features a variety of handmade items, including pottery, jewelry, woodwork, and textiles.

Funds raised by the Cosmopolitan Club via the Ozark Craft Festival benefit the following Organizations and Programs… including but not limited to:

Children’s Smile Center
Cops for Kids
Elks Back to School Shopping Program
Care to Learn
Ozark Public Schools Half-Pint Program
Ozark Project Graduation
Kids Safe
Finley River Community Foundation
Ozark High School Senior Scholarship
Least-of-These
Ozark Cares Network