Dexter, Missouri - The Historic Downtown Dexter Association (HDDA) will sponsor the Downtown Dexter Fall Fest on Saturday, October 14th from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Craft booths will be set up for you to view and food booths for you to indulge.  

Live Music will be located at the corner of Stoddard & Walnut Street beginning at 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Fall Fest Pageant will be held at the Dexter Depot/Welcome Center at 24 W. S. Main beginning at 1:30 p.m. Pageant wear is preferred in all categories.  A queen and two attendants will be slected in each group.  A separate article on the ShowMe Times will give specific details on the Fall Fest Pageant.

The 8th Annual Pie Eating Contest sponsored by Young Real Estate LLC will be held in front of The Bunny Patch at HIGH NOON!  

Country Fire Cloggers will perform at 11:00 a.m.

Chicken Scratch will be at 10:30 a.m. and is sponsored by Bank of Advance.

The Flamenco Guitarist will perform at 12:30 p.m. at the Welcome Center.

Run 4 Vaughn will race through downtown to the First Christian Church. Registration is at 9:00 a.m. with a starting time of 10:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church at 224 East Stoddard Street. Lunch will be served on the ground upon the return of the runners and walkers.

The Stoddard County Nutrition Center will hold their annual Quilt Exhibit during the festival.

For booth spaces contact Donna West at 624-5141 for vendor space, to enter the pie-eating contest call Leslie Kyle at 624-4441 and for pageant information call Alisha Trammell at 421-1407.