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Art • Eats • Beer • Music
Fall into the Arts
Sunday, September 17
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., O'Day Park
Experience the beauty of art in the beauty of O’Day Park. Artists and crafters will be on-hand to exhibit and sell their work. Also featured are craft beer tastings, artisan food vendors and live music at O'Day Amphitheater. This free event was created to embrace all the various types of art mediums, food, drink, and music for the entire family to enjoy. For the kids there will be FREE hands-on activities.
Patriotic Events & Volunteer Opportunities
For more information or to register for an event, visit www.ofallon. mo.us/volunteer.
Support Our Troops Supply Drive
August 8 – September 8
O’Fallon Municipal Centre, Renaud Center, Justice Center
Drop off personal care items and snacks for deployed U.S. troops. Monetary donations to sponsor shipping costs should be made payable to H.E.R.O.E.S. Care.
Patriot Blood Drive
Friday, September 8, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., O’Fallon Municipal Centre
Honor the first responders who bravely rushed to help those in need on 9/11/2001 by helping to save local lives through blood donations.
Citizens United in Service
Saturday, September 9, 9 a.m. - 11 a.m., O’Fallon Municipal Centre
Create care packages for shipment to military troops serving overseas and create cards of appreciation for local first-responders.
Patriot Day Ceremony
Monday, September 11
8:30 a.m., 9/11 Memorial at the O'Fallon Municipal Centre
The City of O’Fallon invites artists of all disciplines to the 5th Annual Fall into the Arts at O’Day Park. Artist booths are permitted to sell their art, and provide demonstrations, such as ceramics wheel throwing, live painting and printmaking.
Artist registration deadline is Friday, August 1, 2023.
Historic Site Tours
Historic Heald Home & Zumwalt’s Fort tours
Open on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month
May 28 – September 24; 12–3 p.m.
This summer, come see O’Fallon’s historic treasures at Fort Zumwalt Park! Admission is $5 per person to see both attractions, and children 10 and under are admitted free. For private and/or group tours of 10 or more, please call 636-379-5574.
Please join us in honoring our first responders and remembering the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Remembrance Walk
Monday, September 11, 9 a.m. O’Fallon Municipal Centre
Immediately following the 9/11 Ceremony, this 1-mile walk reflects on the sacrifices made, honors those who continue to inspire us, and ends in a show of patriotism along Main Street.
POW/MIA
Remembrance Day Ceremony
Friday, September 15, 7 p.m., Veterans Memorial Walk
This candle-lighting ceremony is dedicated to the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who remain missing in action or imprisoned on foreign soil, and the families who are still waiting to welcome them home once again.
Veterans Day Ceremony
Saturday, November 11, 11 a.m., Veterans Memorial Walk
America has an estimated 20,000,000 veterans, and we owe each of them a “thank you” for our country’s freedom. Please join us at this ceremony in honoring and thanking our nation’s veterans for keeping our country safe.