City Events Nearby

🎉 Events (Seasonal, Worth Knowing About)

Events you can tell them about:

• Pacific Partnership’s "Christmas on the Plaza" (December — downtown Pacific)

• Route 66 Car Cruise (September — downtown Pacific and Eureka)

• Washington Town & Country Fair (August — Washington MO, huge fair!)

• Sullivan "Independence Day Bash" (July 4th weekend, fireworks)

• DeSoto Fall Festival (September — downtown DeSoto)

• Warrenton Fall Festival (September — parade, booths, fair rides)

• Collinsville Italian Fest (September — super fun, good food)

• Troy MO “Lincoln County Fair” (July — big deal for locals)

✅ Tip: Check the towns' Facebook pages around March-June for updates!

Adult Easter Egg Hunt (Pacific – April): Pacific puts on a unique night-time Easter egg hunt just for grown-ups, complete with prizes and an after-party. Each spring, the city hosts a Teen Egg Hunt and an Adult Egg Hunt on back-to-back nights​pacificmissouri.com – the adult version (21+ only) often features cash-filled eggs or raffle entries hidden around a local park​pacificmissouri.com. It’s a fun twist on a childhood tradition and draws a big crowd of young adults.

1. City-Wide Yard Sale & Clean-Up (Pacific – May): Each May, Pacific organizes a city-wide garage sale day​pacificmissouri.com followed by a bulk trash clean-up day. It’s a great opportunity for bargain hunters to hit dozens of sales in one day, and for residents to declutter and give their unwanted items a second life. Surrounding towns like Warrenton have similar community yard sale events in spring​warrenton-mo.org.

2. Route 66 BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (Pacific – June): A signature summer event in Pacific. This weekend festival (June 20–22, 2025) combines a Kansas City Barbecue Society competition with live bluegrass music downtown​pacificmissouri.com. You’ll find smoking grills, beer tents, craft vendors, and toe-tapping bands. It’s a true family event by day (kids love the BBQ samples!) that also appeals to adults with the music and beer garden in the evenings.

3. Meramec Community Fair (Sullivan – late June): A classic small-town fair that lasts nearly a week, usually the last week of June. The Sullivan fair (held at the city fairgrounds) offers “five days of events” – expect a parade through town, pageants, truck & tractor pulls, livestock shows, a rodeo, demolition derby, carnival rides, fair food and nightly concerts​facebook.com. It’s a big regional draw for Franklin County. (2025 dates are June 24–28, with a parade kicking it off.)

4. Warren County Fair (Warrenton – early July): The county fair in Warrenton is typically held around the first week of July​mofairs.org. It features all the beloved fair staples: 4-H livestock exhibitions, a midway of rides and games, a fair queen pageant, and live music in the evenings. One local favorite is the fair’s fried fish sandwich – people line up for the “famous” fair fish at the dining hall​facebook.com. Check out the tractor pull and demo derby for some heartland entertainment.

5. Fourth of July Fireworks: Nearly every community has a fireworks celebration. Hazelwood hosts a large Independence Day festival with live music and a professional fireworks show for North St. Louis County residents​hazelwoodmo.org. De Soto also does a big 4th of July Fireworks night (often at the city park or high school grounds, coordinated by the city or Chamber). These events are free and family-friendly – bring lawn chairs and enjoy the patriotic display.

6. Lincoln County Fair (Troy – mid-July): Another major regional fair, usually in mid-July. The Lincoln County Fair in Troy, MO (2025 dates: July 8–12) includes carnival rides, big-name country concerts, tractor pulls, a demolition derby, and more​fairsandfestivals.net. It’s known for drawing popular country artists – for example, past fairs have featured chart-toppers as headline performers. Great for a summer night out – one ticket price often covers the concert and fair admission.

7. International Horseradish Festival (Collinsville, IL – early June): A truly unique local festival celebrating Collinsville’s status as the “Horseradish Capital of the World.” Held the first weekend of June on Main Street, this quirky fest features horseradish root grinding demos, a recipe cook-off, a horseradish-eating contest, live music, and plenty of food and beer (with creative horseradish-infused dishes)​enjoyillinois.com. If you love niche food festivals or just want a fun day trip, this one’s a conversation starter!

8. Italian Fest (Collinsville, IL – September): Every third weekend of September, Collinsville’s downtown turns into a big Italian heritage celebration​italianfest.net. This two-day event has authentic Italian food vendors (yes, there’s pasta and gelato), grape stomping competitions, a parade, bocce ball tournaments, wine tasting tents, and continuous live music. Admission and concerts are free​ticketsignup.io. It’s been a beloved tradition since 1983 and draws families from all over the Metro East.

9. Pacific Iron Horse Rodeo (Pacific – September): Pacific’s annual rodeo (often branded the Iron Horse Rodeo) typically takes place in late September​pacificmissouri.com. Cowboys and cowgirls compete in bull riding, barrel racing, roping and more at the arena by Liberty Field. It’s a high-energy event with bleachers full of locals. (Dates for 2025 are tentative: Sept 26–27​pacificmissouri.com.) Even if you’re not a rodeo regular, the spectacle is thrilling and it’s a big social event in town.

10. De Soto Fall Festival (De Soto – September): De Soto’s annual Fall Fest (in its 34th year for 2025) takes over Main Street on a Saturday in late September​desotomochamber.com. You’ll find craft booths, food trucks, live local bands, and activities for kids (pumpkin decorating, face painting, etc.) from morning to afternoon. There’s usually a parade or car show as well. It captures that classic small-town autumn vibe – think apple butter and handmade quilts.

11. Skeletons on Main & Fall Fun (Pacific – October): Pacific has a charmingly spooky tradition in October: a “Skeleton Scene” decorating contest​pacificmissouri.com. Local homes and businesses set up creative (and family-friendly) Halloween displays featuring skeletons in funny poses. You can drive around town to see skeletons doing everything from mowing the lawn to having coffee on a porch. Also in October, Pacific hosts an outdoor Fall Festival downtown (with vendors and trick-or-treating)​pacificmissouri.com. It’s a great month to explore the community.

12. Holiday Lights & Christmas on Route 66 (Pacific – December): In December, Pacific goes all-out with festive events. There’s an annual “Christmas on Route 66” celebration downtown, typically a one-day event with a holiday parade, tree lighting, Santa visits, and street vendors​pacificmissouri.com. The town also runs holiday light contests for residences and businesses​pacificmissouri.com – driving through Pacific in December you’ll see some fantastically decorated houses. Nearby communities offer holiday parades and light parks too (for example, Santa’s Magical Kingdom in Eureka is a drive-through lights extravaganza). It’s a cozy season of cocoa, lights, and small-town holiday cheer.