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Here's a comprehensive list of major tourism events in Columbia and surrounding areas. If you'd like to view more detailed listings, for printing or browsing, you can view the printable version, which includes event descriptions.

Thanks to our diverse collection of restaurants, bars, coffee houses, night clubs, theatres and performing arts venues, Columbia offers over 40 live performances per week. Check out www.comomusic.com for a complete overview of Columbia's music scene. For a weekly calendar of who's playing where, visit VOX Magazine's event schedule updated every Thursday! The Columbia Daily Tribune's Sunday "Ovation" is another great resource for planning your entertainment options. For additional community and civic events, click on the Mid-Missouri Tourism Council's community calendar.
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Stephens College  573/876-7199
(05.02.08, 05.03.08, 05.07.08, 05.08.08, 05.09.08, 05.04.08)  
Concert Series: Missoula Children's Theatre, Cinderella
Jesse Hall  573/882-3781
(05.10.08 7:00 p.m.)  
First Annual For the People Pow Wow
Boone County Fairgrounds  (573) 896 - 8968
(05.23.08, 05.24.08, 05.25.08)  
20th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Salute To Veterans Celebration
Columbia Regional Airport
(05.24.08 thru 05.25.08)  
Salute to Veterans Celebration
573/443-2651
(05.24.08 thru 05.26.08)  
Salute To Veterans Parade
Downtown Columbia
(05.26.08)  
Trav'lin Home
Launer Auditorium  573.815.9187
(05.31.08 7:30 p.m. 8:45 p.m.)  
Blind Boone Ragtime Festival
573/445-2539
(06.01.08 thru 06.03.08)  
Art in the Park 2008
Stephens Lake; East Broadway  573-443-8838  573-443-2131
(06.07.08 thru 06.08.08)  
Shelter Gardens Summer Concert Series
1817 W. Broadway  573.214.4708
(06.15.08, 06.22.08, 06.29.08, 07.13.08, 07.20.08, 07.27.08)  
Show-Me State SENIOR GAMES
Columbia, MO  573-882-1462
(06.19.08 thru 06.22.08)  
Missouri Redneck Games
Midway Expo Center  (573)823-2520
(06.20.08 thru 06.21.08)  
Show Me State Games
573/882-2101
(07.18.08, 07.19.08, 07.20.08, 07.25.08, 07.26.08, 07.27.08, 08.01.08, 08.02.08, 08.03.08)  
Boone County Fair
Boone County Fairgrounds  573-474-9435
(07.21.08 thru 07.27.08)  
Artrageous Friday
Throughout the District!  573/442-4831
(01.25.08, 04.25.08, 07.25.08)  
3rd Annual EcoArtFest
Cooper's Landing  573.657.2544
(09.06.08 thru 09.07.08)  
Heritage Festival & Craft Show
Historic Nifong Park, Hwy 63 S and AC exit West  573-874-7460
(09.20.08 thru 09.21.08)  
Roctoberfest
Midway Expo Center  445-8338
(09.25.08 thru 09.28.08)  
Columbia Festival of the Arts
Courthouse Square, The District  573 874-6386, 7488 TTY
(09.27.08 10:00 a.m. thru 09.28.08 5:00 p.m.)  
MU South Farm Showcase
573.882-8832  Columbia, MO
(09.27.08 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.)  
YouZeum Starlight Bike Ramble
608 East Cherry  (573) 445-2275
(09.27.08 6:00 p.m.)  
Huntsdale Rendezvous and River Festival
Katfish Katy's Campground  573-443-1426
(10.04.08, 10.05.08)  
Concert Series: Itzhak Perlman, violin
Jesse Hall  573/882-3781
(10.06.08 7:00 p.m.)  
Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival
573-657-4556
(10.11.08 thru 10.12.08)  
6th Annual Missouri Chestnut Roast
UMC Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center  573-882-3234
(10.18.08)  
Columbia Weavers & Spinner’s Guild
Boone County Historical Society   636-479-5659
(11.07.08, 11.08.08, 11.09.08)  
Living Windows Festival
The District  573 442-6816
(12.05.08 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.)  
First Night Columbia 2009
The District  573-874-7460
(12.31.08)