Fun in the Parkland

• The third weekend of February is Mineral Area College homecoming
• Annual Mineral Area College Jazz Festival - early March




• Spring Choral Festival in the Central H.S. fieldhouse, see the CHS Calendar


• St. Francois Raceway - dirt track racing starts in May
• Leadbelt Enduro Race - First weekend in May, Off-Road vehicle races at St. Joe State Park.




• Annual Blessing of the Bikes in Columbia Park begins at 12:00 pm on the first Sun. of May


• Bicycle Safety Week is the third week of May in Park Hills, riders enjoy St. Joe State Park trails and country rides
• Chamber of Commerce Hump Day Barbecue - third Wednesday in May, noon at the All-Occasions banquet hall
• Summer Concert Series at the Columbia Park amphitheater: June through September
• Missouri Mines Rock Swap - second weekend of June at the Missouri Mines State Historic Site within St. Joe State Park. sponsored by the Mineral Area Gem and mineral Society, contact: Arthur Hebrink at (573) 431-6226
• Annual Firecracker Run - Saturday before July 4th, starting and finishing at Central High School. For information, call the Chamber of Commerce at (573) 431-1051

• City Fireworks Display - July 4 at the Sports Complex
• Triathalon at St. Joe State Park on the third Sunday of July
• St. Francois County Fair - last week of July at the Fairgrounds on U.S. Highway 67
• City-wide Yard Sale - second Saturday of August, sale guides available at the Chamber of Commerce
• St. Joe Rendezvous - second weekend of September at St. Joe State Park sponsored by St. Francis River Black Powder Club, contact: Kathy Werley at (573) 431-3399
• Missouri Western Horse Show: third Sunday of September at the county fairgrounds
• Old Miners Open House at Missouri Mines Historic Site - last Saturday in September at Missouri Mines Museum
• Annual Rebel Homecoming Parade - Last week of September or first week of October




• St. Francois County Heart Walk - first Saturday in October at St. Joe State Park sponsored by the American Heart Association, contact: Toni Reel at (800) 326 3383
• September Pedal the Parkland bicycle ride - starting at 8:00 a.m. Saturday in the M.A.C. parking lot. Click the right button for pictures.





• Rebel Invitational Marching Band Competition - Third weekend of October at Central High School
• Fall Rocks at the Missouri Mines Museum - third Saturday evening of October
• Missouri Muddders ATV Hare Scramble - last weekend of October at St. Joe State Park, contact: Greg Kinkelaur at (636) 639-6373
• Forest and tree leaf color changes in the St. Francois Mountains
• Downtown Park Hills Assoc. Trunk or Treat - October 31st at the Municipal parking lot on West Main
• Annual Christmas Parade - the evening of December 4th, arriving at Farmer's Market




• Christmas Tournament - Basketball at Central High School

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