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Jefferson City, Mo.  (August, 2011) ---Tired of humidity and 100-degree days? Fear not — fall (more correctly, autumn) is just down the road. The end of summer is marked by the autumnal equinox, at 5:05 a.m., September 23; then fall takes over, lasting until 12:30 a.m., December 22. Most people don’t think of December as being in the fall, but there you have it; the official dates. Ste. Genevieve, founded in 1735, is the oldest European settlement west of the Mississippi River. To celebrate their strong French colonial heritage, the town gives us an annual festival called, Jour de Fete . August 13-14, Ste. Genevieve’s historic district is transformed into a gala gathering with more than 600 craftspeople; plenty of food; entertainment; a 5K run; a parade; and a classic car show. Get the blues during Saint Louis Bluesweek , August 25-September 4. Bluesweek is highlighted by a music festival (August 26-27) celebrating the St. Louis blues music genre: two days of musical entertainment, featuring the best-of-the-best blues musicians. Other blues-related activities round-out the week. The concerts are presented on the steps of the new Peabody Opera House (formerly Kiel Auditorium), in downtown St. Louis. On the subject of music; Branson, the Live Music Show Capital of the World, is the site of the annual Downtown Fiddle Festival , August 26-28. This event draws fiddlers from throughout the Midwest. In addition to the Mid-America Fiddlers Championship, there are workshops, concerts, dancing in the streets, fiddling seminars and demonstrations, more concerts, food vendors, a square dance, games, and a gospel celebration. It all takes place downtown. Want more music? Get down to Dixon, often called the Bluegrass Capital of the U.S., for the Bluegrass Pickin' Time Festival , featuring more than 30 shows for all bluegrass lovers. This is four days of music, crafts, and fresh-cooked meals from steak to a fish fry. Take your unwanted and slightly used items for the camper yard-sale. It’s a rousing good time, September 1-4. Kansas City Irish Fest is one of the nation’s largest Irish festivals. It takes place at Crown Center Square, in Kansas City, September 2-4. Celebrate KC’s deep Irish roots and Celtic heritage with three days of music, dancing, heritage workshops, exhibits, merchandise vendors and lots of food. The festival features 30 bands, playing traditional Irish music and Celtic rock, on seven stages. There is even a Jameson Irish Whiskey Tasting Tent (separate admission fee). The Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival celebrates the unique heritage of the City of Independence as the starting point for three frontier trails heading westward: the Santa Fe Trail; the California Trail; the Oregon Trail. Held on the historic Independence Square, September 2-5, this event is one of the largest Labor Day festivals in the nation. It features nine large craft tents, with more than 300 vendors from throughout the country; a carnival; food booths; musical entertainment; dancing; and unique contests such as root beer chugging and watermelon-seed spitting, among others. On Monday, the festivities take on a “Fun Under the Sun” beach party theme, with a Jimmy Buffet Tribute, tropical drinks and beach balls. Columbia’s largest festival, the Roots ‘n Blues ‘n BBQ Festival , is a nationally recognized two-day event. This is a unique celebration of music, food and culture, taking up a good portion of downtown, September 9-10. The festival features a Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned competition, with 50+ teams vying for prizes and bragging rights. Fill your plate with delicious barbecue. Nearly two dozen musicians from around the world perform eclectic roots, country, bluegrass, gospel, folk and soul music. Plus, there are nationally certified half-marathon and 10K races. Traditional Japanese Culture will be on display for all to experience at the Japanese Fall Festival , September 9, 10, and 11, in Springfield. This is a celebration of Springfield’s sister city, Isesaki, Japan. Artisans provide items authentic to Japanese culture and tradition. Highlights include a taiko drumming group, traditional tea ceremonies, and a special area where proceeds will benefit the victims of the March 11 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. How about a festival the subject of which you probably would not associate with Missouri? Shrimp. The Show-Me Shrimp Farm, near Dixon, holds its annual harvest festival on September 10. ShrimpFest is a one-of-a-kind for Missouri, well worth mentioning. As the ponds are drained, freshwater prawns (no, they are not crawdads) are available for purchase in bulk quantities, ice included. They’ll even cook them for you, Cajun style. Take your lawn chair so you can kick-back for the games and live entertainment. They have food and wine, craft vendors, horseshoe contests, volleyball and other games; for the kids, there’s a bounce house and pony rides. Primitive camping is available on-site, at no charge; firewood provided. One of the largest festivals in Missouri actually overlaps summer into fall. The National Harvest Festival is held on select days, September 10-October 29, at Silver Dollar City , in Branson. This annual festival welcomes hundreds of craftsmen from across North America. In addition to the rides and excitement of this world-famous theme park, the festival features: a lumberjack show; a 50-ton sand sculpture; professional pumpkin carvers; a birds of prey show; Made-In-Missouri exhibit and sale by Best of Missouri Hands artists and artisans; a barn dance; and hundreds of demonstrating craftsmen scattered throughout the park. The festival is included with standard admission to Silver Dollar City. If it’s down-home Ozark fun you crave, mosey on over to Gainesville, September 15-17, for the outrageous Hootin an Hollarin . One of the oldest festivals in Missouri, this rousing good time serves up three days of simple country fun for all ages. Enjoy good music, dancing (square and otherwise), crafters, food, pageants, parades, bed and outhouse races, plus old fashioned games. Held around the Gainesville Square. In north Kansas City, the Zona Rosa shopping and entertainment district presents the Zona Rosa Arts Festival , September 16-18. Artists and artisans from across the U.S. offer their works in watercolor, oil paintings, wood, photography, sculpture, handcrafted jewelry and other mediums. Enjoy live music, dance, theatrical performances, food and beverages. A family art event takes place September 16-18, in St. Charles. At MOsaics—Festival for the Arts , more than 100 juried artists from across country exhibit, discuss and sell their artwork. Paintings, sculptures, photography, glass, jewelry, metal and woodworking are among the media represented. Children can visit a special place where they learn about, and try their hand at, art; MOsaics provides the supplies needed for kids to create their own souvenir. Throughout the festival, performing artists offer traditional favorites and eclectic styling. The Cider Days Festival , September 17-18, is always a huge hit in Springfield. Attractions range from delicious cider to tours of historic homes, great food to live music, plus a slew of demonstrating craftsmen and artisans. The event features Scarecrow Village, a contest that includes rows o' crows; and hands-on activities such as face painting and inflatables for children. Take in performances by the Springfield Little Theatre Youth Troupe, the Skinny Improv comedy troupe, and other groups. Don’t forget to try some fresh apple cider while you’re there. At Mountain View’s Pioneer Days , September 23-24, you’ll experience what life was like in, well, pioneer days. Festivities kick-off Friday with a ham n’ bean supper; followed bright and early the next morning with an old fashioned flapjack breakfast. Both days you can enjoy music and dancing, the Tee Pee Village, an antique car show, crafts, pioneer demonstrations, parachute flights, an old west jail lockup, sack races, a cookie stacking contest, bed races . . . and don’t miss the floozies. Take a lawn chair and enjoy the fun. If you love food, and lots of it, spend some time at the Taste of St. Louis food festival, in downtown St. Louis, September 23-25. This is a celebration of the best food, art, music and culture St. Louis has to offer. Put that diet on the side burner (no pun intended) and indulge in delicacies from 45 St. Louis area restaurants. As if that alone isn’t enough to keep you busy, they have a Master Chef Competition, a full schedule of musical entertainment, a juried art and crafts show/sale, wine sampling, and a national marketplace. The Kids Kitchen includes food classes, dancing and singing, plus games, face painting and an ice cream booth. This event truly has something for everyone. Benjamin Franklin campaigned to make the turkey our national bird. Luckily for us, the bald eagle won the vote. But the turkey is not forgotten . . . no sir. On September 24, the city of Eldon celebrates the runner-up bird by throwing a party in its name: the Eldon Turkey Festival . The annual Turkey Festival fills downtown Eldon with a turkey parade, arts and crafts, games, merriment, music and food — including, you guessed it, fried turkey.   Also September 24, art lovers are sure to appreciate the Queen of the Prairies Festival of the Arts , showcasing many aspects of the arts. This juried, professional fine art show, featuring 60 artists, is held outdoors in downtown Sedalia. In addition to standard art and media, it includes diverse subjects such as sidewalk chalk drawing, a silhouette artist, loom weaving, wood carving, face painting, and glass artists. They even have strolling musicians and a ventriloquist. The day’s festivities culminate with a concert. The Fair Grove Heritage Reunion revolves around one of the largest arts and crafts shows in southwest Missouri. You’ll find 300 arts and crafts vendors, food stands, a Saturday parade and a Sunday church service. The September 24-25 event features: country music; dancing; 1800s entertainment; lots of things to eat; plus antique small engines, tractors and threshing equipment. For sure, you don’t want to miss the horse and mule obstacle course shows. It’s two-for one, September 24-25, when St. Louis County throws a double event at the Faust Park Historic Village: the Faust Folk and Fine Arts Festivals . Hop on a hay wagon for a free ride to the 1800s village, where you see traditional blacksmithing, rope making, pottery firing, wood carving, silhouette cutting, corn-husk doll making, rug hooking and quilting (done the old fashioned way), and other historical arts and crafts. In addition, enjoy a first-rate, juried, fine arts sale featuring artists with their original work in oil and acrylics, water color, metals, sculpture, wood and other materials. Stick around for live music, food vendors and children's activities. Admission includes unlimited rides on the St. Louis Carousel. Are you ready for some barbecue and some grilling? Rounding out September, leading into October, you can attend the granddaddy of them all — a festival celebrating a truly American form of cooking — the American Royal World Series of Barbecue , September 29-October 2. You can already smell the smoke emanating from Kansas City. “The Royal” is the largest barbecue contest in the world, spreading across 20 acres, with nearly 500 teams competing. Combine this with a barbecue-related trade expo and you have a four-day food festival the likes of which you will not find anywhere else on the planet. Activities include: live entertainment Friday and Saturday nights; fireworks; a kids’ ‘que competition; a marketplace; a petting zoo; pony rides; and (as you might guess) cooking demonstrations. Across the state that same weekend, September 30-October 1, the St. Louis Scottish Games and Cultural Festival is held in Forest Park. The event begins Friday with a torchlight ceremony and a "calling" of the Scottish clans, followed by a ceilidh (KAY-lee), a celebration with Scottish singing and dancing. Events continue Saturday with Scottish “heavy athletics,” bagpipe bands competition, Highland dancing, sheepdog herding, Highland cattle and birds of prey, children's activities, Scottish clans, a "parade of tartans," and Scottish foods, crafts and goods. Take your lawn chairs and camping gear to Clinton and hunker down for the Golden Valley Bluegrass Jamboree — a four day festival of family-friendly music and fun, September 29-October 2. Performers include many Missouri-based groups, plus bands from Ohio, Tennessee and North Carolina. No electric instruments are allowed. The jamboree is held at the Lester Foster Music Park, which includes camping with electric hook-ups, restrooms and showers.   In the Kansas City area, September 30-October 2, travel to Gladstone for their Gladfest Festival . One of the top festivals in northwest Missouri, Gladfest includes: a parade Saturday morning; exciting entertainment all weekend on the main stage; lots of food; a large carnival; a model train exhibit; the classic car, truck, and motorcycle show; and many commercial and craft booths. We’ve reached October. What one festival does October bring to mind? Oktoberfest. Ever wonder what Oktoberfest is all about? The first Oktoberfest was held in October 1810, in Munich, Germany, in honor of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig's marriage to Princess Therese. The celebration lasted a full week. Over the years, the festival expanded to several weeks, often starting in September. To this day, Bavaria's Oktoberfest begins in September and extends into October. Missouri’s versions don’t last that long, but (the name notwithstanding) some are held in September.

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