October 2010
Jefferson City Multicultural Fall Festival
October 2
The Annual Fall Festival promises a great day of entertainment, food, arts, crafts and storytellers for the children, community information booths and vendors that embrace the diverse cultures found in mid–Missouri. On Saturday, October 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. experience the Jefferson City community’s diversity at Memorial Park. For more information call (573) 636-3763 or check out www.jcmcf.org.
Jefferson City Gallery Crawl “Art Exposed”
October 9
Expose yourself to an evening of art in Jefferson City! Eight galleries will be open on Friday, October 9 from 4:00 to 9:00 for this first time event. Bet you didn’t know there were that many galleries here…….some you may have visited, others may be NEW to you. There will be special displays, new exhibits, pumpkin carving and artists to meet. Start anytime at any of the first seven galleries. You will receive a punch card with a map at the first gallery visited. This card is to guide you along the way and register for a drawing of gallery gifts. You don’t have to visit all galleries but the more punches, the more chances to win a gift. At the end of the evening G2 Gallery is hosting an after party from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. For more information, contact Janet Maurer at jmmaurer@socket.net or (573) 636-9211 or (573) 635-8355.
Lincoln University Homecoming
October 3-10
Lincoln’s Homecoming is a weeklong celebration for Lincoln University students, alumni and the community including a parade, football game, concerts and much more. Come out and cheer on the floats, dignitaries, bands and groups as they march down High Street. The parade begins at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. For more information contact Benecia Williams, (573) 681-5572 or visit www.lincolnu.edu for a complete schedule of events.
Harvestfest
October 16
Visit downtown to check out the streets in full fall fashion. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. High Street will be inundated by a variety of vendor booths selling everything from crafts and toys to food and drink. Come by and pick up a pumpkin in exchange for two cans of food. For more information visit www.DowntownJeffersonCity.com.
HarvestFest at the Mansion
October 16
There will be tasty kettle corn, a cider press and bluegrass music. Fun family event! The events take place from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. and are all free and open to the public. Come in your Halloween Costume or your Saturday clothes, but come join in the day’s fun! For more information, call (573) 751-7929 or go online to www.missourimansion.org.
Jefferson City Jaycee’s “Trunk or Treat”
October 30
The Jefferson City Jaycee’s invite you to come out to their Halloween event and grab candy and goodies from local participants who will be handing out items. For more information go to www.jeffcityjaycees.org.
