Bloomfield, Missouri - The 2015 Fall Festival is slated for Friday, October 16th and Saturday, October 17th beginning with a parade at 5:30 p.m. on Friday evening. The festival will feature several food vendors, and arts and crafts booths. The event is sponsored by the Bloomfield Lions Club and the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce.
A full slate of activities will be at the Bloomfield City Park on Saturday along with the carnival scheduled for Tuesday, October 13th thru Saturday, October 17th. Armband nights are Tuesday and Thursday and a youth ministry will be held on Wednesday night at the park.
The parade theme will be "Remembering the Past" and will run on School Street and will go downtown and then south on Prairie Street to the Bloomfield City Park. If you would like to enter a float, vehicle or band please contact Toni Hill at (573) 568-4564.
The Miss Bloomfield pageants including Little Miss, Little Mister, Petite Miss, Junior Miss and Miss Bloomfield will be held on Friday beginning at 7:00 p.m. The pageants are open to Bloomfield residents only. Registration deadline is Wednesday, October 14th and the cost is $15.00. If you register late an additional $5.00 will be added to the fee. Miss Bloomfield contestants will wear formal attire; all others will wear dress clothes.
For more information about Miss Bloomfield pageants contact Brenda Pruitt at (573) 568-3393 after 6:00 p.m. The Bloomfield Women’s Club sponsors this pageant.
The Fall Fest pageants will be held on Saturday, October 17th beginning at 1:00 p.m. and are open to anyone zero months to 5th grade. There are several age groups. All contestants wear casual or play clothes and the fee is $10.00. Registration begins at noon prior to the pageant. For more information about the Fall Fest pageants contact Brenda Pruitt (573) 568-3393 after 6:00 p.m. The Bloomfield Women’s Club also sponsors this pageant.
There will be an Evans Pottery display as well as a Quilt Show beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both displays will be at the Barnett Cabin in the city park.
Saturday afternoon Bloomfield’s Got Talent will be held at 4:30 p.m. This unique talent show will feature the best of the best in the area and is sponsored by Bloomfield Jr. Beta Club. Registration is at 4:00 p.m. however anyone may pre-register by contacting Heather Mayo at Bloomfield Schools. There is a $10.00 entry fee.
There will also be live music on the main stage throughout the Fall Fest. A $5.00 parking fee will be charged at the park which includes a ticket to attend the Stars & Stripes Museum “Welcome Home Reflections of History 1860 – Present”. The Sixth Corp Living History Group of St. Louis will be on hand representing various wars in which military personnel read The Stars and Stripes. Uniform, equipment and weapons demonstration including a flame thrower will be available for people to see. Historian Richard Ford will discuss the African American experience during WWII and the Missouri State Guard during WWII. The event will be held between 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Stars and Stripes Museum.
