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Summer
Fun Days | Annual
Alumni Weekend
Great Pershing
Balloon Derby | Farmers
Appreciation Picnic
Oktoberfest
in the Park | Goose
Festival in Sumner | Halloween
Parade
November &
December
Brookfield, Missouri - “A
Great Place to Land!”
Brookfield
Farmers' Market
Come
and visit, shop, sell! Located at "Tormey Park" in Brookfield,
Missouri (South Main Street, just north of Tastee Treat).
- 8am - 12 noon
- Every Saturday morning
- May 1st through October
30th
Vendors will be
selling...
A variety of locally grown fruits and vegetables, home-baked goods and
handmade crafts, fresh eggs, jams & jellies, flowers, and more!
NEW VENDORS WELCOME!
Visit
our Farmers' Market page!
For more information, please contact the Brookfield Area Chamber of Commerce (660/258-7255).
Summer
Fun Days - June 3-6, 2010
Summer Fun Days are held at the beginning of summer and is one of our biggest events of the year. In
2010, they are being held June 3 - June 6. We hope you will stop by and visit us during this busy time!
The carnival will be
here June 17, 18 & 19 in the East Twin Parks as usual, just two weeks
later this year. We have a new carnival "Jones & Company." In
the summer of 2011, Summer Fun Days and the carnival will be on the same
weekend - June 16, 17, 18, and 19, 2011.
For
a complete schedule of events, click here!
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1st
Annual Alumni Weekend - July 16 & 17, 2010...
for a complete schedule of
events click here!
The event begins on
Friday, July 16, at 12:00 noon with the Brookfield Hometown Golf Tournament
and ends with the Party in the Park through midnight in the Twin Parks.
Saturday's events start off at 7:30 a.m. with a 5K/10K Memorial Walk/Run in
the Twin Parks and concludes with the Alumni Dance from 8:00 p.m. to
midnight at the Elks Lodge. Sunday, July 18, features a breakfast from 9:00
a.m. until noon at the Presbyterian Church.
For more information or registration forms contact:
Download
the Alumni Weekend flyer here...
Click
here for Home & Garden Tour details...
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Farmer’s Appreciation Picnic
- July 27, 2010
Every other year, the Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual Farmers Picnic.
This year, the picnic will be held on July 27, 2010. The food and fun begin
at 5:00 p.m. in the East Twin Park. Your local politicians will serve you to
earn three (3) minutes on the microphone.
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Great
Pershing Balloon Derby
Labor Day weekend, Sept 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6, 2010... for
more details and photos... click here!
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October
Events
Oktoberfest in the Park
Download
print version of all events here (38KB PDF)
Friday,
October 9, 2009
Family Pumpkin Decorating and Carving Contest
- Enter your decorated or carved pumpkin in the first annual Pumpkin Contest.
Vote on your favorite pumpkin in the East Twin Park on Saturday. Entry fee is $5, one pumpkin per family; cash prizes to be paid in each category.
Prizes awarded for Scariest, Funniest, and Most Original Pumpkin. Contact Angie Wallace at 660-258-3177 for contest rules.
BBQ Preview - A limited number of participants in the BBQ Cook-off will be set up in the park
on Friday from Noon until 4:00 P.M., selling samples of their product. No tasting kits will be available during Friday sales.
Beer and Wine Tent 1:00 p.m. to ??
- The beer and wine tent will be available Friday afternoon in the Southeast corner of the East Twin Park.
Wine tasting will also be available.
CALL THE CHAMBER FOR BOOTH INFO @
660-258-7255 OR EMAIL US!
Saturday,
October 10, 2009
YMCA (North Central YMCA)
WALK & RUN 8:00AM - (3 Mile Walk, 3 Mile Run & 5 Mile Run) Sign up 7:30 North side of Twin Parks…$15 in advance or $20 day of event. Call the YMCA @ 258-2388 to sign up.
Baby Show-10:00 a.m.
- Registration starts at 9:30 a.m., show starts at 10:00 a.m., $3 entry fee, ages newborn to three years. Contact Tammy @ McLarney Manor 660-258-7402 for contest details.
Vendors-9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Farmers Market Booths/Flea Market Booths/Arts & Crafts Booths/Antique & Garage Sale Booths
No charge for booth rental, contact Fran Graff at 660-258-7255 for more information or registration.
Pie Contests-11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Three categories, including a kids’ pie division, all held at the Gazebo. $5 entry fee or each pie, $25 paid to first place, $10 paid to second place, $5 paid to third. All pies judged on taste and appearance.
11:00 a.m. - 4th ANNUAL PUMPKIN PIE CONTEST
Noon- 5th ANNUAL KIDS APPLE PIE CONTEST
1:00 p.m.-6th ANNUAL APPLE PIE CONTEST
Contact Fran Graff at 660-258-7255 for more information or registration.
Kiddie Parade- Noon
- Push it, pull it, peddle it, or drive it, decorate your favorite kiddie vehicle in a fall or Halloween theme and cruise around the park. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m. near the Gazebo, parade begins at noon. Trophies awarded for First, Second, and Third. Kiddie Parade sponsored by North Missouri Data LLC.
Area Wide Organization BBQ Cook-off and Tasting - Noon
- Judging at noon, public tasting starts at 1:00 P.M., buy a tasting kit for $5 and sample until the BBQ is gone. Don’t forget to vote for the Peoples’ Choice winner, a voting chit will be included in the tasting kit. If your club or organization wishes to form a team, contact Paul Rogers (660-349-7516) or Larry Shew (660-258-5497) for registration details, or email
brookfieldbbq@att.net.
Beer and Wine Tent- All Day (Open @ Noon)
- The beer and wine tent will be available Saturday in the Southeast corner of the East Twin Park. Tent opens at Noon, and will continue to serve throughout the day. Wine tasting will also be available Saturday afternoon.
Kids Games-1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Brookfield PTO will be hosting free kids’ games from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pumpkin walk, washers, and other games for kids 2 and up. All games free of charge.
Chili Cook Off-2:00 p.m.
- No Holds barred 7th Annual Chili cook-off, judging to begin at 2:00 p.m. Any Chili ingredients allowed, just bring your entry in a crock pot with ladle. Entry Fee $10 per crock pot, $50 paid to first place, $25 paid to second place, $10 paid to third place. Contact Fran Graff at 660-258-7255 for more information or registration.
Gazebo Entertainment-4:00 p.m.
- Tanglefoot Squares will perform in the Gazebo at 4:00 p.m.
Adult Pub Crawl Hayride-4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- An “Adults Only” event, the hayride will travel between several of the bars, restaurants and clubs. First route will start and 5:00 P.M and last route will start at 8:00 P.M, running in 30 minute intervals. Purchase a $5 armband for unlimited rides during the three hour period.
Street Dance-7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Oktoberfest wraps up with a street dance on E. John Street between Main and
Linn.
Thanks to our Oktoberfest
sponsors...
Brookfield Chamber of Commerce
~ Keep It Simple ~ Fay Law Office ~ Tooey’s ~ North Missouri Data LLC
Brookfield PTO
~ NCM Graphics ~ Midwest Land Brokers ~ Ag-Land
Pub Crawl
Sponsors: Brookfield Elks Lodge ~ Brookfield Eagles Lodge
Call the Chamber to sign up for Pie & Chili Contests
660-258-7255.
Kids Apple Pie Winners 2006
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Sumner Goose Festival
- Sumner, MO
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Halloween Parade - Brookfield, MO
Date and Time TBA
For more info call Karen Grant @ Brookfield Parks and Recreation 660-258-5644.
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November and
December
The 23rd Annual Brookfield Holiday Parade
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER
5, 2009
1pm (line-up 12:30pm) @Trinity Methodist Parking Lot
Theme: "My Favorite Christmas Story"
As of early
November, we have three Marching Bands, Horse Drawn Wagon full of Elfs, Truck and Howitzer from B Battery,
1/129th FA in Chillicothe, the VFW Color Guard, Fire Truck & Santa of course!!!
Santa will be at Twin Parks after the Parade with Candy for the kids and some additional activities still in the works.
Parents can take pictures with the kids and Santa!!! There will be a free movie for the kids one Saturday in December with a food & toy drive.
A shop local promotion for the merchants is in the works along with window judging.
Please participate... we need floats for the parade & volunteers at the park for kids
activities. Call the Chamber Office for any additional info, to sign up for the parade or to help!!!
Tree & Park
Lighting Ceremony follows at the Twin Parks immediately after the parade
and is hosted by Brookfield Parks and Rec.
Santa House is at the
YMCA on December 12,
2009!
For more
information or to sign up for the parade, please call the Brookfield Chamber
office at 660-258-7255.
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