Soak up summer with these July events in Cape Girardeau, Missouri! 4th of July Festivities The morning of the 4th of July kicks off with the Cape Riverfront Market. Head over to Jackson to take in the antique car show, and don’t miss the patriotic living history encampment at Fort D. The Great American 4th ... Read More
You can’t go wrong with all the fun happening in Cape Girardeau this month, here’s the full scoop: Music June is a very musical month in Cape Girardeau! The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band performs every Wednesday night this month, and programs include Americana, Rock Around the Clock, Movie Themes and March Madness. Tunes at ... Read More
Summer might be winding down, but all the fun of Fall is ahead of us! Mark your calendars for these happenings in Cape Girardeau throughout the month of September. Cars, Bikes, Movies & More See antique and vintage vehicles parked in downtown Cape Girardeau at the River Tales Classic Car Show on September 14. The ... Read More
On July 31st, I had the pleasure to meet 23 year old Ethen Braughton while welcoming the passengers of the Queen of the Mississippi and the American Queen riverboats to Cape Girardeau. Ethen, who now lives in Cape Girardeau, was rock balancing. Rock balancing is an art, discipline, or hobby (depending upon the intent of ... Read More
Mark your calendars for events in Cape Girardeau throughout August! The Cape Riverfront Market (Saturday mornings) and the Cape Farmer’s Market (Thursday afternoons) are both going strong all month long with local produce and other goodies. See what’s new in the local art scene at First Friday Arts, this evening from 5 – 9 p.m. ... Read More
National Vanilla Ice Cream Day is today, and Cape Girardeau doesn’t limit the celebrations to just humans…four-legged friends get in on the fun too! Mississippi Mutts, a local pet store and bakery, is having vanilla pupcake sundaes this Saturday, July 26th, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Your four-legged friends can enjoy a frosty handmade ... Read More
Seeing peaches start to appear at both of Cape Girardeau’s farmer’s markets makes me so happy, and not just to bite into a fresh, juicy peach…they also announce the upcoming arrival of peach ice cream at Cape’s Cream of the Crust. Charlie Bertrand, the proprietor of Spanish Street Mercantile and Cape’s Cream of the Crust ... Read More
Summertime in Southeast Missouri calls for long stretches of cool, refreshing water all laid out at your feet while you sip an icy drink in the shade, right? This is not a flimsy mirage, you can do all of that and more at Cape Splash here in Cape Girardeau! Here are seven ways you can ... Read More
What better day for National Strawberry Sundae Day than the 7th of July, right? We did the hard work of researching (ahem *sampling*) the most unique strawberry sundaes in Cape Girardeau, and this is what we discovered! Cape’s Cream of the Crust is an old fashioned ice cream parlor with homemade ice cream crafted from ... Read More
Happy National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day! There are no less than FIVE ice cream related holidays throughout the month of July, and we’ll be celebrating every single one of them. Today we’re talking about creative ice cream flavors! You can really get creative (and hands on) with your frozen treat at Simply Swirled. Take ... Read More
