Community Calendar

The City of Cape Girardeau will host a Juneteenth Celebration on June 21.

First celebrated on June 19, 1865, Juneteenth is the oldest national commemoration of the ending of slavery. This community event will feature artisanal craft vendors, social service organizations, food vendors, door prizes, a kids’ area, and live entertainment.

Cape’s Juneteenth Celebration will take place on Saturday, June 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ivers Square in Downtown Cape.

Fourth at the Fort!
920 Fort Street
Cape Girardeau, MO
Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5, 9 am-3 pm

The soldiers of Fort D were very patriotic. On the national holiday, they would celebrate by firing their rifles and cannon and flying their flags proudly. Celebrate the birth of our nation with local living history reenactors at Fort D. The 1861 Woodruff gun, a veteran of the Civil War, will be fired on the 4th. The stone building, with its interpretive displays of life during the Civil War, will also be open.

Admission is free.

Fourth at the Fort!
920 Fort Street
Cape Girardeau, MO
Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5, 9 am-3 pm

The soldiers of Fort D were very patriotic. On the national holiday, they would celebrate by firing their rifles and cannon and flying their flags proudly. Celebrate the birth of our nation with local living history reenactors at Fort D. The 1861 Woodruff gun, a veteran of the Civil War, will be fired on the 4th. The stone building, with its interpretive displays of life during the Civil War, will also be open.

Admission is free.