Fun in the Parkland

• Annual Park Hills - Leadington Chamber Trivia Contest in February
• Annual Mineral Area College Jazz Festival - second weekend of March




• 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.




• Chamber of Commerce Hump Day Barbecue - third Wednesday in May, noon at the All-Occasions banquet hall
• 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
• St. Francois County Fair - last week of July at the Fairgrounds on 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
• St. Joe Scramble Mountain Bike Race - September at St. Joe State Park, contact: Carrie Walsh at (314) 739-5180
• 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
• Pedal the Parkland bicycle ride - second Saturday of October starting at 8:00 a.m. 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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