Free Family Event - Harvest Days (at the Heritage Festival)

Harvest Days (at the Heritage Festival)
Join us for Harvest Days, a family-friendly museum event celebrating farming, food preservation, and autumn traditions. Learn about the important role agriculture played in everyday life and discover how communities worked together during harvest season.
Creative Activities:
- Explore historic farm life and seasonal traditions.
- Create colorful apple-stamping artwork.
- Make harvest-themed crafts inspired by the fall season.
- Learn about food preservation and how families prepared for winter.
- Discover the tools and traditions that helped communities thrive.

Boone Youth Explorers is our free monthly program designed to spark curiosity and connect kids with local history through hands-on experiences.
Boone Youth Explorers is sponsored by The Bank of Missouri, and generously supported by the Missouri Arts Council. Financial assistance for this program has been provided by the City of Columbia, Office of Cultural Affairs.