Aug 01 Saturday
We are open every Saturday, all year around! Come shop the largest selection of freshly picked and locally grown fruits and veggies in the area. Our farmers grow winter veggies in hoop houses and greenhouses. Support your local Farmers!!
Emancipation Celebration in Joplin, MO is the three-day cultural event held the first weekend in August, commemorating African American freedom and achievement. The event will be in Landreth Park (Joplin, MO). The celebration features a variety of free activities designed to engage people of all ages and backgrounds.
Aug 02 Sunday
Aug 06 Thursday
This is our 6th annual Literacy Liftoff, a free community event in Joplin, MO that fundraises for Joplin NALA Read. NALA is a nonprofit that has operated in Joplin for 45 years. We provide free tutoring services in reading, math, digital literacy, civics, and English as a second language. We will have hot air balloons giving rides in exchange for donations, great and small, as well as food trucks, tables with activities from our community partners, and a fabulous raffle with all sorts of fantastic items to be bid on. Join us for an evening of family fun while doing some good for NALA!
Free, family friendly, date night, of walking the art to inside venues that have local artists showing and selling their works. Also, talented acoustic musicians playing at some of the venues. Facebook.com/firstthursdayartwalkjoplinmo
Aug 07 Friday
Bourbon County Community Theatre performs Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka TYA on Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 8 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children. Tickets are reserved seats at bcct.ludus.com or at the door. Doors open 30 min. prior to show time.Music and Lyrics byLESLIE BRICUSSE and ANTHONY NEWLEYAdapted for the Stage by LESLIE BRICUSSE and TIMOTHY ALLEN MCDONALDBased on the Book "CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY" by ROALD DAHLPresented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Aug 08 Saturday
Aug 12 Wednesday
Wacky Wednesday at Sk8away every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. 2.00 admission, 2.00 food specials, 2.00 skate mates and much more. 6-8PM. Family fun! Great exercise and a super good time! Sk8away815 Fairlawnsk8away.net785-272-0303manager@sk8away.net
Aug 22 Saturday
Celebrate the 110th anniversary of the National Park Service through storytelling. Storytellers will share compelling narratives of U.S. culture and history.