Community Calendar

Join us for a high-energy celebration of Southeast Missouri State University at the Cape Riverfront Market! The SEMO Redhawks Festival brings together school pride, community spirit, and local flavor for a fun-filled market day.

Show your Redhawks pride while exploring a wide variety of vendors offering fresh produce, handmade goods, and unique finds. Enjoy a lively atmosphere, spirited energy, and plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow fans, students, alumni, and families.

Whether you're a proud alum, current student, or just love the excitement of game day vibes, this festival is the perfect way to celebrate the SEMO community while supporting local businesses.

Wear your red and black and come cheer on the Redhawks with us. It’s a market day you won’t want to miss.

Don't forget to stop by KRCU's tent to say hi!

The 2nd Annual "Fly with the Hive" Festival will take place on Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in historic downtown Ste. Genevieve.

It will have a bee theme in addition to our regular festival theme. We will have beekeepers doing demos and answering questions in addition to selling their honey and honey related items. There will be crafters of all kinds as well as food markets, live music, kids' games with puttputt golf and pony rides. There will be a forger demonstrating his craft. The Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center will have a kids' corner set up. Restaurants will have their great cuisine ready for you.

Come on down for a fun day!

Join us for a day of fun to celebrate the Fall season! Admission is FREE and open to the public.

Activities:

10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – free self-guided tours of the entire mill. Self-guided tours of the first floor go till 4 p.m. Mill scavenger hunt and bingo with prizes awarded for completion.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – antique tractors and engines on display in the day use area. Antique tractor parade through covered bridge at 11 a.m.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Craft vendors selling crafts in the day use area.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – BBQ 2 The Rescue will be onsite selling delicious, award-winning BBQ (pulled pork, brisket, etc.) SEMO Snocones and Ice Cream will be onsite selling several delicious items (ice cream, snocones, hot dogs, nachos, caramel apple cups and hot cocoa).

2-4 p.m. – Free music from The Whitewater Bluegrass Band in the day-use area. This local band plays traditional bluegrass music with a little humor included. Please bring a lawn chair for seating.

For more information, call (573) 243-4591.

The Little Grassy Get Down isn't just a music festival — it's the fall getaway you didn't know you needed. Set on Little Grassy Lake at SIU's Touch of Nature, this three-day celebration features Americana and bluegrass music plus guided bike rides, adventure activities, kids yoga, and more, included in your pass. New this year: Weekend Pass holders can arrive Thursday night and kick things off at a pre-festival party at Hangar 9. Families, music lovers, and outdoor enthusiasts all find their people here. Weekend Passes and lodging on sale now; kids 15 & under always free.

The Little Grassy Get Down isn't just a music festival — it's the fall getaway you didn't know you needed. Set on Little Grassy Lake at SIU's Touch of Nature, this three-day celebration features Americana and bluegrass music plus guided bike rides, adventure activities, kids yoga, and more, included in your pass. New this year: Weekend Pass holders can arrive Thursday night and kick things off at a pre-festival party at Hangar 9. Families, music lovers, and outdoor enthusiasts all find their people here. Weekend Passes and lodging on sale now; kids 15 & under always free.

The Little Grassy Get Down isn't just a music festival — it's the fall getaway you didn't know you needed. Set on Little Grassy Lake at SIU's Touch of Nature, this three-day celebration features Americana and bluegrass music plus guided bike rides, adventure activities, kids yoga, and more, included in your pass. New this year: Weekend Pass holders can arrive Thursday night and kick things off at a pre-festival party at Hangar 9. Families, music lovers, and outdoor enthusiasts all find their people here. Weekend Passes and lodging on sale now; kids 15 & under always free.