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Fall Festival This Weekend At Missouri Town 1855
One of Jackson County’s most popular historic sites will come to life this weekend through the music and dance of expert interpreters. Jackson County Parks + Rec’s 43rd Annual Missouri Town 1855 Fall Festival of Arts, Crafts and Music will be held Saturday, October 6th and Sunday, October 7th .
Attendees can explore the unique, handcrafted gifts offered by talented artists. Interpreters will demonstrate blacksmithing and woodworking skills, and the food court will feature favorite festival foods.
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Staff and volunteers will share their passion for cooking over a wood fire and preparing apple butter and cider. A mule-powered sorghum mill will provide a first-hand look at how sorghum is produced into syrup.
Children will find fun and excitement with time-honored games popular with kids more than 150 years ago. Families can enjoy a hay-wagon ride or simply stroll through history, enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of a simpler time.
The festival will be held on Saturday from 10:00am – 5:00pm and Sunday from 11:00am – 5:00pm. The cost is $10 per car/van or $20 per school/ commercial bus. Pets are not permitted inside the village.
Missouri Town 1855, located at 8010 E. Park Road, Lee's Summit, MO 64064, is an authentic, antebellum farming community owned and operated by Jackson County Parks + Rec.
It is comprised of more than 25 authentically furnished buildings dating from the 1820s to 1860s on 30 picturesque acres. For more information about Missouri Town 1855 and this weekend’s festival, visit www.makeyourdayhere.com/ missouritown.
