August 21, 2017 feels far away, but hotels are booking up quickly for the total solar eclipse that afternoon. Plan your trip to Cape Girardeau to experience 1 minute 48 seconds of totality!

Watch the first total solar eclipse visible in Cape Girardeau since 1869 on Monday, August 21, 2017 from the Cape Sportsplex.  We’ll have free t-shirts commemorating this celestial event for the first 200 attendees, and glasses on hand for the first 1,000.  Food trucks will be on hand and you’ll have a chance to take in this incredible event surrounded by family and friends in a fun, festive atmosphere.

Cape Girardeau will experience about 1 minute and 48 seconds under the Moon’s shadow in this once-in-a-lifetime event.

The edge of the moon will start to overlap the edge of the sun at 11:52 a.m., and the sun will be completely covered by the moon, called totality, at 1:20 p.m.  The moon will stop covering the sun and the eclipse ends at 2:49 p.m.

Learn more about the viewing party here, and book your stay in Cape Girardeau using our full list of lodging in Cape Girardeau!