The following is a list of the area’s community Fall Festivals and Halloween events. Items will be added each week as they are received.
Sept. 26 - Sept. 28:
The annual fall Black Walnut Festival, Stockton, will begin on Thursday, Sept. 26 and continue through Saturday, Sept. 28 with events, activities, live music, a variety of vendors, foods, carnival rides, and more. For a full schedule, see inside the Sept. 25 edition of the St. Clair County Courier.
The Monegaw Springs 2024 Reunion Fall Festival & Fun Day will take place on Sept. 28 with bounce house and games for kids, mud run (registration at 9 a.m., all toys welcome), cook shack (open at 11 a.m.), reunion (beginning at 12 p.m.), cake walks (12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.), raffles for cash and prizes, silent auction (all day until 5 p.m.), and live music by The County Liners Band (beginning at 8 p.m.). For more information, contact Sharon at 660-624-9632 or Mary at 660-598-2020.
Saturday, Oct. 5:
The Living Waters Ranch Fall Festival is scheduled for Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a full day of fun including pumpkins, face painting, mechanical bull, hayrides, wild edibles, zipline off the bluff, special music, archery, outdoor games, the giant slide, barrel train, bb gun shooting with the sheriff’s office, exotic animal petting zoo, pony rides (12 p.m. to 4 p.m.), concessions, and novelties. The ranch is located at 4520 SE 450 Rd., Osceola. This year’s free event is dedicated to the memory of LWR’s granddaughter Josie (JoJo) Motley. For more information, call 660-924-6890. No outside food or drink, please.
The Osceola Optimist Club’s annual Fall Festival at Wisner Farms, 8025 NE Hwy. 82 (east of Osceola), will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. This family-fun event includes haunted hay rides, a hay maze, bounce house, live music, concessions, ball pit, barrel rides, the large costume contest with cash prizes (4 p.m. to 6 p.m. registration), and drawings for children to win cash prizes. Entrance fee for the event is a canned food item, per person, to help support the local food bank.
Sunday, Oct. 6:
Vista Baptist Church, located at 2550 SE Old Highway 13 (Osceola) will host their annual Fall Festival with a variety of activities on Oct. 6 beginning at 4:30 p.m. with all welcome to attend.
Saturday, Oct. 12 - Sunday, Oct. 13:
There will be a Halloween Spiritual Reading Event on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 at 475 Hailman Rd., Osceola. On Oct. 12, there will be tarot, mediumship, Reiki/Chakras, and palm reading from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Oct. 13, there will be a Spiritual Workshop from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., followed by tarot, mediumship, Reiki/Chakras from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. All are invited to participate with cost being donation based. For more information, including to book appointments, message 402-801-2584.
Saturday, Oct. 19:
The Lowry City Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary will host their Night of Fright on Oct. 19 at the park near city hall beginning at 6 p.m. All ghosts, goblins, witches, and wizards are invited to bring their lawn chairs and picnic blankets for a fun evening of Halloween movies in the park with the first movie being family-friendly, followed by a thriller flick for the older ghouls. Concessions will be available.
Monday, Oct. 21 - Tuesday, Oct. 22:
The St. Clair County Library in Osceola and Lowry City will be hosting their annual Pumpkin Carving events on Oct. 21 at the Osceola library branch (off the northwest corner of the square) from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on Oct. 22 at the Lowry City branch (inside city hall) from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pumpkins will be provided for the first 8 participants at
each location. For more information, including how to sign up, call either branch at (Osceola) 417-646-2214 or (Lowry City) 417-644-2255.
Friday, Oct. 25:
The Village of Roscoe Trunk or Treat at the Roscoe Park, is scheduled for Oct. 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Trunk setup will begin at 5 p.m. with the event open to the public (entering from the south side of the shelter house by the Roscoe fire truck) at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26:
The Trunk or Treat on the Osceola Square, hosted by The Historic Commercial Hotel, will take place on Oct. 26, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Trunks and businesses will be handing out candy on all four sides of the square, with trunk setup taking place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. before the event opens to the public. For more information, contact the hotel by calling 319-939-8288.
Monday, Oct. 28:
The My World Preschool Story Hour Trick or Treat on the Square will be on Oct. 28, beginning at the St. Clair County Library (off the northwest corner of the Osceola square) at 9 a.m. The event is free to children of all ages and is co-sponsored by the library, Parents as Teachers, The Friends of the Library, and area businesses. For more information, call 417-646-2214.
Thursday, Oct. 31:
The annual Lowry City Trunk or Treat, hosted by Lowry City Community Betterment, is scheduled for Oct. 31, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Lowry City Civic Center (old school), with candy and games, trunk contest, and a costume contest (6:30 p.m.). For more information about entering a trunk, contact Heather at 417-569-0709.
