Open Buddy Bass tournament for two days with 100 percent payback. Event and free breakfast hosted at Alhonna Resort.

Whether it was sold at market or consumed on the farm, food affected every part of daily life for farmers in early southwest Missouri. The Homestead Harvest event demonstrates how farmers harvested and processed their corn crop and how they stored fruits and vegetables for the winter. Cooking methods from that period are demonstrated, highlighting the unique cuisine of the Ozarks. This event is held at Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site.

Enjoy the parade, music, food and a car show. This is a great family event with lots of vendor booths. The event is held in downtown Eldon, in front of the Eldon Chamber of Commerce office.

Ironman 70.3 Branson serves as one of 34 worldwide qualifying events for the 2010 Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3. The events consists of a 1.2 mile swim, a 6-mile bike course through rolling hills and a 13.1 mile run. Professional athletes will be competing for a $25,000 prize purse.

This annual women's gymnastics meet is held at the Americas Center in downtown St. Louis. This event draws teams from all over the country. It is expected to be one of the largest women’s gymnastics meets in St. Louis in 2011. Tickets are available at the event. Tickets: $10; ages 3-12, $5.

The Friendship Festival evening events begin at 6:00 p.m. with Saturday events begining at 7:00 a.m. The festival will consist of evenings full of live entertainment, a BBQ contest on Saturday, carnival, food booths, vendors, a talent show, nightly crowd participation games etc. For more information please visit our website: www.lathropfestival.com. 

The Friends of Jefferson Barracks present their annual Candlelight Dinner. The event takes place in an original ordinance storage building built in the mid 1800s. Dinner is served by costumed interpreters. This events sells out fast so to reserve your seats early. Cost: $50.

Help celebrate the grape harvesting season by dipping your toes into a barrel full of juicy Norton grapes. We’ll finish the event with a hearty barbecus lunch. Admission: $15; Creek Club members, free. Space for this event is limited. Reserve your spot today by sending an email.

The Taste of St. Louis is a celebration of the best food, art, music and culture St. Louis has to offer. The event includes: celebrity chefs; Sauce Magazine's restaurant row; the chef competition; concerts on the main stage; an artist village; the marketplace; and the kids kitchen. The Taste benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation via the Taste-For-Wishes Savings Card, which allows us to grant a child’s wish on stage at the event while offering patrons event discounts. Held at Soldiers Memorial; plenty of parking and great views of the Gateway Arch.

Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph officially becomes "The Summer Home" of the Chiefs, as 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp, presented by Heartland Health, begins with a practice at 1:50 p.m. Friday, July 30. Camp will last three weeks until Friday, Aug. 20. Special events are planned throughout camp and include a Family Fun Day on Saturday, Aug. 7. For more information, please visit the Web site.

Please note there are no public events scheduled on Aug. 8, or Aug. 12-14, as the Chiefs depart for, play in and return from their first preseason game.

Celebrate the railroad heritage of the area. We have a car show, carnival, entertainment and stage shows, vendors, special events and the ever popular Sycamore Queen contest.

Join us at St. Michael Church for this fun family event. Fried chicken, bratwurst and ham dinners; craft room with handmade quilted and wood items; country store; bake sale; raffles; snack shed; games for all ages; and other picnic attractions.

Come to Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site where living history interpreters, representing hunters from different periods in history, display and discuss the tools, practices and traditions of hunting in America. The program features demonstrations of 19th century fiber arts. Olive Boone, Nathan's wife, cared for the home while Nathan was away on hunts. This program focuses on the skills required by frontier women to keep their families in clothes. (This portion of the program may be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.)

Storytelling has long been a part of Ozark culture. Enjoy some of Ma's stories, presented by naturalist Janet Price. Bring a chair or blanket. This event is held at Dillard Mill State Historic Site.

These races take place at Finger Lakes State Park near Columbia. Saturday’s events include the AMA quad practice, race and bike practice. On Sunday, the AMA bike race is held. The Hot Dog Shootout practice and race are Monday.

The 2010 Bull Riding World Champion will be crowned at this event. The top 40 riders in the world are invited to the 2010 tour finale to compete for a total purse more than $300,000, with the cup bonus $100,000 awarded to the 2010 World Champion. At Kemper Arena.

The American Royal is hosting a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Gold Tour Rodeo, the richest rodeo ever hosted in Kansas City. This tour will draw the top cowboys and cowgirls, the best rodeo stock in the country. The event ends each night with a concert from your favorite entertainers. At Kemper Arena.

Celebrate the craftsmanship of the Midwest and the heritage of Branson. This is a juried art and craft show, featuring a wide spectrum of crafts from nearly 200 vendors. We have food vendors, seminars, demonstrations, a children’s area, and entertainment. Come to the street dance on Saturday evening. The event takes place in the downtown area.

In this big scuba diving treasure hunt, you'll dive twice and search for tokens in four areas of the Bonne Terre Mine. At the end of the day, we treat you to a barbecue and hold an auction. Use the tokens you found to bid on more than $30,000 in donated dive resorts, live-aboard trips, and dive gear. This event fills up fast. Call to reserve your spot.

The Festival kicks off with a concert by Big Smith at 8 p.m. Please call for information about entering the event as a contestant. The 22nd Annual Fiddle Festival and Mid-American Fiddlers Championship is held at the Branson Landing Town Square, on the banks of Lake Taneycomo.

More than 30 top Southern Gospel groups hit the stage during this four day event, held at the Cowan Civic Center. Matinee show on Friday and Saturday.

Activities at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park include exhibits, crafts, an insect zoo and buggy games. Learn about the fascinating lives of insects, spiders and macro-invertebrates in this festival of all things bugs. This event is being held in conjunction with the park’s annual open house. Bring your ideas for the park’s future and learn about what has been going on in the park during the past year.

Learn how to make your camping experience very tasty. Dutch oven recipes are prepared and samples served. This is a hands-on event. If you have a Dutch oven or are thinking about getting one, come to this program and learn how to take care of your oven and what to look for when buying an oven. This program is free. Held at Knob Noster State Park.

You must register by September 10.

Held in conjunction with the Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, this event features games, entertainment and some of the best barbecue in the bootheel. Held at the Sikeston Recreation Complex.

This event features more than 30 themed booths with lots of chili. Patrons pay $6 for a mug and can taste for the remainder of the evening. Awards for best chili and patron's Best of Show. Hotdogs and soda available. Booths under the Farmers' Market and along Main Street in Historic Downtown Washington.