The SEMO District Fair and Shipyard Music Festival return this week.
The fair is back in town from Saturday, Sept. 9, to Saturday, Sept. 16. To kick things off, the annual fair parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 9 at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau, followed later in the night with a Demolition Derby.
The annual SEMO District Fair will be set up at the Arena Park fairground and will offer many opportunities for family fun. There will be many free events for those attending as well as the usual fair rides and food.
For a daily schedule of events happening at the fair, go to www.semofair.com/schedule-of-events/.
The Shipyard Music Festival will be returning Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22 and 23, for its fifth year and will feature music to suit all tastes. The two-day festival will again be held on the grounds of Century Casino Cape Girardeau.
Headlining acts are Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors and The Infamous Stringdusters. Other bands slated to perform are Southern Avenue, Seratones, Willi Carlisle, The Local Honeys, Dawson Hollow, National Park Radio, Arlie, Ax and the Hatchetmen, In the Pines, Feel, Shaun Munday, Of Sea and Stone, Jessie Schupbach and The Jumper Cables. The festival will also include food and beverage vendors, interactive experiences hosted by the event sponsors, and activities for the kids. Tickets are on sale now at shipyardfest.com.