The calendar may say June 20 is the official start of summer, but a host of music festivals and other series and celebrations get underway in earnest after Memorial Day. The Levitt AMP Springfield ...

Check out some fine art, tour a historic (and some say haunted) mansion or be part of a bicentennial celebration. There's a fall festival or outing for you in and around Springfield. Here's a sampling ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Two Springfield festivals have been canceled recently. Sertoma’s board announced today they are discontinuing Oktoberfest. And Rock’n Ribs Barbecue announced that in 2020 they’re ...

Crowds fill Main Street in downtown Belleville for the 37th annual Belleville Chili Cook-Off in this photo from 2021. Derik Holtmann dholtmann@bnd.com If you’re looking for something fun and ...

Art. Classic hotrods. Fireworks. Music under the stars. Outdoor festivals are back. PrideFest, the Old Capitol Art Fair and the opening of the Old Capitol Farmers Market highlight a busy weekend and ...

Springfield city leaders are looking at how they can strengthen local laws on amplifiers, parades and permits after visiting preachers have tried to ruin one of the county’s biggest annual festivals ...