Old-Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival

The 30th Annual Old-Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival takes place in and around Historic Downtown West Plains and at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St. It’s the biggest West Plains’ festival of the year, and admission is free to all events! Always focused on music, food, and vendors, this year, there’s an added theme, “Agriculture – Past, Present & Future.” Antique tractors and machinery will grind corn, make ice cream, and play music on a hand-made calliope. There will be a mule-jumping competition, and the Journey Stagecoach will be on display. There are workshops for jig dancing, harmonica, and mountain dulcimer. A nationally acclaimed fly-fishing guide and Dutch-oven chef will be featured, along with a living history encampment demonstrating traditional arts, crafts, cooking, and retail. Headliners are Branson’s CJ Newsom Classic Country with comedian Terry Sanders on Friday, and from Springfield, Missouri, Big Smith on Saturday, both starting at 8 p.m. in the Civic Center theater. Find the complete schedule at oldtimemusic.org