Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival

Aug
28–31

This premier annual festival on historic Independence Square features more than 400 crafters/vendors and more than 100 food booths, free local and nationally known country western music on a community stage, gospel stage and headliner stage, a midway carnival and old fashioned contests like watermelon seed spitting, ice cream eating and rootbeer chugging.

Dates, Location & Info

Dates
Aug 28 – Aug 31
Admission
FREE except carnival
Address
Historic Independence Square, 112 W. Lexington.
Phone
816-252-4745
Website
www.santacaligon.com

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