The time of cool crisp mornings, sweater weather and the familiar smell of pumpkin spice is upon us.
Many local towns will soon be enjoying the usual fall festivities such as carnivals, festivals and parades.
The city of Poplar Bluff will be holding its 13th Annual Iron Horse Festival on Sept. 24, this year.
“We’re gonna have about 50 vendors ranging from crafts, boutiques, food trucks, handmade items and we’ll have live music all day, a cornhole tournament and a free kids zone,” said Downtown Poplar Bluff Director Morgan McIntosh.
According to the event advertisement, the festival aims to bring together “a large and diverse cross-section of our community and the surrounding region to celebrate our city’s rich heritage and support the revitalization of Poplar Bluff’s Downtown and other historic areas.” Proceeds from the festival are put back into Downtown projects such as lighting, the Farmers Market, murals and other city beautification projects.
Anyone interested in being a part of the Iron Horse Festival can still do so by contacting McIntosh at 573-712-2171.
The city of Fisk will also be holding a festival on Sept. 24. The festivities are free to the public and will begin at 9 a.m. at Fisk Park. During the event, there will be carnival games, a fish fry, barbecue, a 50/50 drawing and a parade with a car show. Booths are still available for this event and can be purchased by contacting Kristi Wilkerson at 573-718-3155 or Angela Pickens at 573-840-6437. Proceeds from the festival are utilized for a kids’ Christmas fund as well as future festivals.
Qulin City Clerk Carlee Decker said the city of Qulin will hold its fall festival on Oct. 1 this year. There will be no cost for admission. The festivities there will kick off with a parade at 11 a.m. followed by music from Glen Thurman. Decker stated that there is still time to be a vendor. If interested, call Qulin City Hall at 573-328-4488.
Citizens of Broseley will be celebrating the coming of fall with a festival on Saturday, Oct. 15.
“We will have breakfast from 7-9 (a.m.) and then the parade is at 10 o’clock. It starts down at the high school, and anybody who wants to come, all they have to do is line up at the high school between 9 and 9:30,” said Carol Brotherton, director of the community center. “And after the parade, we’ll start serving lunch and there’ll be all kinds of crafts and foods here, lots of different kinds of food and live music will start at 1030.”
She went on to add that during the event there will be plenty of vendors and booths.
“We already have Lemonade House Grill and several booths already lined up,” she said.
There is still space available for the event, anyone interested in taking part can contact the Broseley Senior and Community Center for more information at 573-328-1126.
The proceeds from this event, according to Brotherton, will go back into the cost of operations for the Broseley Senior Center.