Ozark Heritage Week

Name: Ozark Heritage Week
Start: 2024-06-03T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-06-08T22:00:00-05:00
Location: West Plains, MO

Schedule

Mon Jun 03 2024 at 08:00 am to Sat Jun 08 2024 at 10:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

West Plains, MO | West Plains, MO

In West Plains, during the first week of June, there are multiple opportunities to celebrate the culture of our area with a string of festivities and events offering something for everyone! Those from outside the area can spend a few days and enjoy it all, and so can local folks even though there might be some picking and choosing to do based on what you like to do best.
See the individual pages for more information, but here are some basics:
Heart of the Ozarks Fair – June 3-8
Exhibits, livestock show, carnival and grandstand events featuring gospel music, motocross, a truck pull and demolition derby. See the full schedule at heartoftheozarksfair.net.
Heart of the Ozarks (HOBA) 41st Annual Spring Bluegrass Festival – June 6-8
Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy bluegrass music in the shaded, beautiful HOBA Park, 1138 Bluegrass Lane. Performances 7 p.m. each evening and 2 p.m. Saturday. Visit hobabluegrass for schedule, pricing, and campsite information.
Old-Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival – June 7-8
The 30th annual festival takes place in Historic Downtown West Plains and at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. Free admission. Headliners are Branson’s CJ Newsom Classic Country with comedian Terry Sanders on Friday, and Big Smith on Saturday, both starting 8 p.m. in the Civic Center theater. Complete schedule at oldtimemusic.org.
Ozark Heritage Exhibit ft. the L.L. Broadfoot Collection - June 6-9
The Harlin Museum, 405 Worcester Avenue, will be open from 12-4 p.m. to show off its L.L. Broadfoot collection, the most complete collection of art by the accomplished Ozarks artist. See other artifacts of early settlers while you’re there. Free admission, donations accepted for this all-volunteer organization. (Exhibit runs Thurs.-Sun. through Sept. 29.)
Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) – June 3-7
Located in the Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St., on the campus of MSU-West Plains, OHRC is building a collection of documents and visual sources that represent the history and cultural heritage of the southern Missouri Ozarks. Materials available for viewing during regular hours of the library: M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
So, there it is! A whole slew of things to do in West Plains June 3-8 as we celebrate our Ozark heritage.
Check out our blog post for more information: https://explorewestplains.com/blog/2024/05/14/celebrate-ozark-heritage-week-in-west-plains-june-3-8/