2019 Eastern Jackson County Fall Festivals Guide

Eastern Jackson County Fall Festivals Guide - Saturday, August 17, 2019

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FEATURING: Blue Springs Fall Fun Festival Independence Uncorked, Winefest SantaCaliGon Days Festival Lee’s Summit Oktoberfest Oak Grove Septemberfest Grain Valley Fair Days Jackson County Dogtober Fest Section E

Saturday, August 17, 2019

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Carnival Hours

SEPT 13 THRU 15

Hours of Operation: Friday, September 13 – 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM Saturday, September 14 – 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM Sunday, September 15 – 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM 1 Ticket = $.75 | 30 Tickets $20 40 Tickets $25 | Each ride takes 4-5 tickets

Beer & Wine Garden Hours

Friday, September 13 – 4 PM to Midnight Saturday, September 14 – 4 PM to Midnight

Must be 21 year of age to enter the Beer & Wine Garden on Friday and Saturday. No cover charge or gate charge to enter the beer garden!

Entertainment starts at 7:00 PM Friday & Saturday!

Main Festival Hours

Car & Bike Show

Hours of Operation:

Saturday, September 14 - Show located at 14th Street & Main, downtown Blue Springs. Gates open to presenters at 12:00 pm and the public from 2:00 - 6:00 PM. The Car Show will be held rain or shine!

Friday, September 13 – Noon to 10 PM Saturday, September 14 – 10 AM to 10 PM Sunday, September 15 – 10 AM to 4 PM

Parade

You can find one right here on Saturday morning of the Blue Springs Chamber Fall Fun Festival, starting at 10am!

Information provided by www.bluespringsfallfestival.com

Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce and Saint Luke’s East Hospital 2019 Fall Fun Festival Shuttle: Side Pockets, Price Chopper North parking lots and Gate 8 Festival grounds.

Sponsored by:

Parade Route 10:00 am Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019

Parade begins @ 15th & Vesper turns East on Main then North on 10th St. and ends @ RD Mize Rd. near St. John LaLande Catholic Church

Gate 4

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Storm Shelters

Carnival

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Beer Garden and Main Stage

Gate 3

Booth 258-286

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Booth 500-516

Booth 400-411

12th Street

Public Telephone

CERT Tent Sponsored By

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Chamber Shriner Office Bingo Tent

Booth 287-306

Beer Garden Entertainment Friday, Mikey Needleman 7-9pm, Turn of the Century, 9:30-11:30pm Saturday, Tracy Allison and the Drive, 7-9pm Disco Dick and the Mirrorballs, 9:30-11:30pm Friday and Saturday, 5pm-7pm, Free Music Bingo brought to you

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Gate 7

9th Street

Smith St

Public Restroom

Carnival

15th Street

Picnic Area

14th Street

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Booth 236-257

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Handicap Restroom

Community Stage

Gate 8

10th Street

Booth 200-208

Independence Square

Booth 59-113

Main Street Sponsored by The Examiner

Car Show

NOW AVAILABLE on the

Handicap parking

Booth 37-58

Booth 10-36

11th Street

Gate 1

City Staff Parking

By Permit Only.

Kidz Zone

Oak Street

Jones Street FREE NIGHTLY Gate 5 ENTERTAINMENT Lost Child Booth #68, sponsored by Foster Dental Care Saint Luke’s Nursing Mothers Lounge, Booth #256-257

Police Station

Walnut Street Handicap parking available in the City parking lot at 10th and Main and Community Garden at Walnut and 10th.

7 Highway

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September 13-15 Downtown Blue Springs bluespringsfallfestival.com Parade | Carnival | Live Music Beer Garden | 250 Vendors | And More!

50 years of memories. 50 years of fun.

50 years of Fest.

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By Michael Smith michael.smith@examiner.net

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o celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fall Fun Festival, the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce has come up with the theme “Chamber and the Chocolate Factory,” from the book and movie “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

It’s the festival’s golden anniversary. There is a golden ticket contest; 20 are being mailed out. Whoever gets one can get it stamped by a chamber member and will have a chance to win one of two $500 cash prizes.

Patrons are encouraged to dress up as characters from the movie, such as an Oompa Loompa.

The festival will be open from noon to 10 p.m. on Sept. 13; from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 14; and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sept. 15 (carnival only).

Some of the new activities include music bingo, which will take place Sept. 13 and 14 at the beer garden.

It’s an activity in which people will be given cards with songs and artists on them. A DJ will play music and whenever the artist or song plays, then that spot on the card can be marked off.

Once someone fills out an entire row horizontally, diagonally or vertically, they win a prize. Traditional bingo also will be available a parking lot off of Main Street.

“We had that at our banquet in January, and everyone really liked it,” festival coordinator and chamber member Jeri Willingham said of music bingo.

This year, there is also the possibility of fireworks. The chamber doesn’t have all the permits for it yet, but Willingham said there shouldn’t be an issue. If the chamber can

get clearance from the city of Blue Springs, the fireworks could be shot around 9-9:30 p.m. Sept. 14.

“I am not sure we have ever had fireworks before,” Willingham said.

Turn of the Century will headline from 9:30-11:30 p.m. Sept. 13 on the main stage; and Disco Dick & the Mirrorballs will headline at those same times on Sept. 14. The community stage, which is used for local dancers and musicians to perform will be open from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 13, noon-9 p.m.

Sept. 14 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 15.

“Disco Dick and the Mirrorballs have a huge following,” Willingham said. “They just got back from a gig in Hawaii.”

There will be more than 250 booths, with 40 to 50 being brand new to Fall Fun Fest.

“We will have some really unique food items there,” Willingham said.

The annual parade will go from 10

a.m.-noon Sept. 14. It starts at 15th and Vesper streets. The parade route goes south before turning east on Main Street and north on 10th Street before it ends at RD Mize Road near St. John LaLande Catholic Church.

Following the parade will be the car show, which will be open from 2-6 p.m. located at 14th and Main streets.

Extra parking will be available at North Price Chopper and Sidepockets, both off of Missouri 7. A shuttle will be available to take patrons to the festival site. The shuttle runs from 5-10:30 on Sept. 13 and 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. on Sept. 14. No shuttle service is available on Sunday.

For more information, visit bluespringsfallfestival.com.

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Submitted by Jodi Krantz, CEcD, EDFP, BREP Vice President of Independence EDC

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he 7th Annual Independence Uncorked Wine Festival will be held on September, 14th 2019 from 1:00pm-6:00pm on the grounds of the Historic Bingham-Waggoner Estate in Independence, MO. Independence Uncorked is one of the largest Missouri wine festivals in the state featuring 25 Missouri wineries sampling several of their wines, a guest spirits distiller, and over 2500 attendees. The day also features art, music, beer, food booths and wine classes. The event is hosted by the Rotary Club of Eastern Independence and presented by Stewardship Cap-

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ital. The cost will be $30 in advance and $40 at the door and will include a wine glass and 4 bottle wine bag (for 1st 2000 people). Proceeds from the events will go towards various national and local charities supported by Rotary. Beneficiaries have included the McCoy Park all-inclusive Play Ground, Great Plains SPCA, Community Services League, Independence School District Character Plus Program, Special Olympics, Shoes for Orphan Soles, Shelter Box, Job One, CAPA, Hope House, Rotary Youth Camp, Drumm Farm for Kids and the Rotary Foundation to name just a few. This year’s charity of choice is Restoration House of Greater Kansas City-Ending Human Trafficking. Bring your lawn chairs and spend the afternoon.

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The 47th Annual SantaCaliGon Days Festival

By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net

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he 47th annual Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival runs from noon Friday, Aug. 30 to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept.

2, transforming the Independence Square with more than 300,000 visitors and hundreds of vendors in a free gathering that celebrates the Santa Fe, California and Oregon trails history in Independence.

The festival’s carnival, run by Wade Shows in the parking lot bounded by Kansas, Liberty, Wal-

nut and Osage, starts the evening of Thursday, Aug. 29. There is a cost for carnival rides, though all-day arm bands are available.

To headline the festival’s entertainment, the Independence Chamber of Commerce secured Wynonna, the younger half of the famous mother-daughter country music duo The Judds, and her band The Big Noise to play at 9:30 p.m. Friday on the main stage.

Lois McDonald, chamber vice president and festival organizer, said the chamber was able to get ahead of the game to secure Wynonna.

“She hadn’t announced their full tour yet, and we got her as she started to put together her tour,” McDonald said. “The routing worked out.”

Whitey Morgan and the 78’s, also in the midst of a national tour, McDonald said, will be the headline act at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Other musical acts performing include The Brad Cunningham Band, Big Time Grain Co., Hudson Drive, Edge of Forever, The Rippers, Special Forces, Almost KISS, Sequoia Newland, Alex Sons, The Trace, Julia Reynolds, Jesse Kinch, Fools Gold Country Review and Prairie Moon.

A full entertainment schedule can be found at www.santacaligon.com.

The Main Street 1849 Experience returns to Santa-Cali-Gon, including blacksmiths, gold panning, an old-time photo booth, a one-room schoolhouse and games and toys and crafts, and there will be plenty of food options available around the Square.

Off-site parking is available in the large lots at the Community of Christ Auditorium at 1001 W. Walnut Ave. Shuttle rides to the Square are $1 per person (handicap accessible shuttles available).

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10am / Claudia’s School of Dance & Gymnastics 11am / Cathy’s Creative Dance School 12pm / Kim’s Dance Company 1pm / Stay Fit Dance 2pm / Unity Studio 3pm / Studio 3V Dance Center 4pm / Suzette Sings featuring Brother John

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12pm / Ice Cream Eating Contest (Sponsored by Stewardship Capitol and Clinton’s Soda Fountain) 1pm / Root Beer Chugging Contest (Sponsored by Polly’s Pop) 2pm / Veterans Pinning Ceremony 3pm / Carl Worden Band

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Independence, Missouri

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6:30pm Brad Cunningham Band

8:30pm Big Time Grain Co. 9:30pm Wynonna & the Big Noise

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6:30pm Hudson Drive 8:00pm Edge of Forever 9:30pm Whitey Morgan & the 78’s

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6:30pm The Rippers 8:00pm Special Forces 9:30pm Almost KISS

BEER GARDEN FRI, AUG 30

5:00pm Sequoia Newland 6:30pm Alex Sons 7:30pm The Trace

MON, SEPT 2

11am / High School Robotics Competition Teams #1723 & #5801 12:30pm / School of Rock 2pm / Steve Sterner & Sundown

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SAT, AUG 31 5:00pm Julia Reynolds 7:30pm Jesse Kinch, Winner of ABC’s “Rising Star”

SUN, SEPT 1 6:00pm Havilah’s Fools Gold Country 7:30pm Prairie Moon

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Information and photography provided by www.lsoktoberfest.com

Festival Dates & Times: Oktoberfest Contests

Friday, September 27 from 5 to 11 p.m.

Saturday, September 28 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Sunday, September 29 from Noon to 4 p.m. Carnival Only

Oktoberfest Contests Grape Stomp Teams of two will race each other in a Grape Stomping Competition during the 2019 Oktoberfest festival. The winners of each of the three heats will move on to the championship round, where the team that stomps the most juice will be crowned the champion.

The cost per team is $50 (must be paid in advance) and a trophy will be awarded to the winning team.

Baby Contest Show off your adorable baby by entering your kiddo into the Annual Oktoberfest Baby Contest! The contest takes place on the Community Stage, located at Third and SE Main streets in downtown Lee’s Summit. Cost is $10 per baby.  DATE: Saturday, September 28  TIME: Check-in at 10:30 a.m., event starts at 11:00 a.m.

Home Brew Competition The Lee’s Summit Chamber and Grains & Taps are pleased to partner together in presenting the 2019 Oktoberfest People’s Choice Home Brew Competition. Oktoberfest attendees will have the opportunity to partake in a tasting event at Oktoberfest from noon–3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 in the Biergarten while participating home brewers serve up samples of their best brews!

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By Michael Smith michael.smith@examiner.net

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ktoberfest has been a staple in Lee’s Summit for the past 30 years.

This year, the German folk festival will be open from 5-11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m.11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, and – carnival only – from noon-4 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 29.

The grape stomp is one of the more popular attractions. It begins at 4 p.m. on Sept. 28 at the biergarten. It’s a contest in which teams of two people stand in a barrel full of grapes and stomp them to squeeze as much juice into a container as possible. The cost per team is $50 and must be paid in advance.

“I did it last year, and it’s not easy to do,” festival coordinator Connie Smith said. “The grapes were cold, your feet were cold and it was cold outside. Then the juice comes out of a little hole. There’s a technique to it.”

Once again, Oktoberfest hill host a home brew competition from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 28 at the biergarten. Home brewers will serve samples of their best brews, and patrons will have the opportunity to taste each one.

The baby contest will begin at 11 a.m. on Sept. 28. It’s $5 to register online and $10 the day of the event.

At the biergarten, patrons get German food such as sauerbraten, a traditional roast marinated in pick-

ling spices and served with sweet and tangy gravy. There’s more familiar German food available also, such as bratwurst, German potato salad, apple strudel and red cabbage. The biergarten will be open throughout the festival.

In addition to the food and the contests, there will be musical performances. Country artist Noe Palma will headline the main stage (located on Douglas Street) at 8 p.m. on Sept. 27, an oldies pop rock band called Boomerz will be on the main stage at 4 p.m. Sept. 28 and a group called Just What I Needed, a Tribute to Cars (an ’80s band) will headline the main stage at 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 28.

“This is the 30th year Lee’s Summit has hosted Oktobberfest,

so we wanted to get an 80s band,” Smith said. “(Just What I Needed a Tribute to Cars) is getting pretty popular in Kansas City.

“We also have our community stage (at 3rd and Main Streets) that has local dancers and singers.”

There also there will be sports tent, where patrons can watch games, and a wine tent, for people to taste various wines.

Oktober is free and open to the public. On street parking, parking garages and parking lots will be available. For more information, visit www.lsoktoberfest.com.

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SEPTFEST 2019 Oak Grove Community Days on Broadway

By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net

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rganized by the Chamber of Commerce, Oak Grove’s annual SeptFest Community Days Festival is 10 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, Sept. 21 around the area of 12th Street and Broadway.

In addition to food trucks, vendors, carnival rides, BINGO, live music, a cornhole tournament, dueling pianos show and a beer garden featuring a home brew competition, there will be Lil Mr. & Miss Oak Grove, Mr. & Mrs. Senior Oak Grove and Best Dressed Dog contests.

Go to www.oakgrovechamber. com for more information.

By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net

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GRAIN VALLEY FAIR

Friday, September 6th, 2019 through Saturday, September 7th, 2019

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he Grain Valley Fair will be held from 4 p.m. to midnight Sept. 6 and 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at Armstrong Park and around the Community Center off Main Street.

The fair includes dozens of food, craft and non-profit group booths, a carnival and a beer garden, as well as a parade at noon Saturday. The parade begins at Grain Valley High School, heading east on Eagles Parkway, north on Main Street/Route AA, west on Walnut Street. and south on East Kirby Road before ending back at the high school. The parade theme is “Broadway shows.”

Bingo is from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Community Center. Voting for the baby contest is 4 to 11 p.m. Friday and 11 to 5 p.m.

Saturday in the large pavilion, and the winner will be announced at 6:30 p.m.

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Saturday also includes, the 5K and Family Fun Run/Walk at 8 a.m., disc dogs competition at the basefield nearly all day, and a cornhole tournament and petting zoo both open 2-7 p.m.

On Friday, the pavilion main stage will have “Grain Valley Idol” from 7 to 9 p.m. and a DJ dance party from 9 p.m. to midnight.

Groups performing on the pavilion main stage on Saturday: • Slim Hanson and the Poor Choices, 2 p.m.

• Petty Theft (tribute to Tom Petty), 4:30 p.m.

• Members Only, 7:30 p.m.

• Simple Shot, 10 p.m.

The last group performs after the 9:30 p.m. fireworks show.

For more information, go to www. grainvalleyfair.com.

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JACKSON COUNTY

DOGTOBERFEST

By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net

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ogtober Fest is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at Kemper Outdoor Education Center in Fleming Park, 8201 S. Jasper Bell Road, Blue Springs. It’s the event’s 26th anniversary – or 182 dog years.

Admission is free with a donation of dry or canned dog food for the food drive to benefit area animal shelters. The event is held by Jackson Country Parks + Rec. Participants can take a one-mile walk on a park trail.

There will be several free contests and games, compe-

titions, clinics to help dogs and owners get started in agility, scavenger hunt, vendor booths and demonstrations including rescues, Frisbee catching and service dogs.

There will also be hourly drawings, a silent auction and food trucks, and the Chiefs game will be shown on a big screen.

Register online for any Dogtober Fest events or workshops at: www.makeyourdayhere.com/171/Dogtober-Fest. Registration opens in September.

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