Free Family Event - Old-Fashioned Summer

Stars, Stripes & Small-Town America
Join us for Stars, Stripes & Small-Town America, an interactive event celebrating community traditions and everyday life around Independence Day. Discover how Americans have celebrated summer holidays through parades, picnics, music, and patriotic festivities across generations.
Creative Activities:
- Design your own vintage parade float.
- Create colorful pinwheels and historic-inspired flags.
- Make campaign buttons and patriotic keepsakes.
- Play picnic games popular in different decades.
- Explore traditions of music, parades, and holiday foods throughout history.

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 generously supported by The Bank of Missouri, Missouri Humanities and Missouri Arts Council. Financial assistance for this program has been provided by the City of Columbia, Office of Cultural Affairs.