Things To Do in Benton County

Warsaw Chamber Summer Nights Series

Family-friendly fun at Drake Harbor with 90s music by Sound Alarm, bubble party, food, beer garden, and fireworks.

Cole Camp Zucchini Races

Souped-up zucchinis on wheels downtown with multiple categories of competition. Register at 5 p.m. for races to follow.

Cole Camp Zucchini Races

Souped-up zucchinis on wheels downtown. Register at 5 p.m. for races to follow.

Warsaw Chamber Summer Nights Series

Family-friendly fun at Drake Harbor with country music by Psychobilly Cadillac, princesses and superheroes for the kids, food, beer garden, and fireworks.

Warsaw Chamber Summer Nights Series

Family-friendly fun at Drake Harbor with country music by Psychobilly Cadillac, princesses and superheroes, food, beer garden, and fireworks.

Benton County Rodeo

MRA and URA Sanctioned Rodeo with saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, cowgirl’s barrel race, bareback bronc, calf roping, bull riding, mutton busting, contest ages 4-7, break away roping, team roping, sheep scramble for kids 10 years and younger and more!

Benton County Rodeo

MRA and URA Sanctioned Rodeo with saddle bronc, steer wrestling, barrel race, bareback bronc, calf roping, bull riding, mutton busting and more.

Cole Camp Fair

This fair has the most unbelievable floats in MO – must-see! Carnival rides, food vendors, contests, competitions, car show, 5K, and much more!

Lincoln Fly-In

“Fly-in” to the last of the remaining grass roots airstrips in MO and have a bite to eat, chat with the pilots and enjoy all of the unique planes that come in.

Mozarkite Rock and Gem Show

Antique Farm Show (Cole Camp)

They have apple cider press, apple butter, churned butter, beekeeper, blacksmith, wheat threshing & straw baling, sugar cane & molasses press, corn meal, sawmill, Grandma Kitchen Museum.

Cole Camp Oktoberfest

Live German music, food and traditional festivities held in Downtown Cole Camp!

Heritage Days

Annual heritage celebration with activities and vendors in downtown Warsaw.

Kaysinger Heritage Days

Live demonstrations at this working 1800’s pioneer village with log cabins, a General Store, tradesman, craftsman.

Warsaw Heritage Day

Over 200 handmade craft booths, food vendors, live music and more!

Cole Camp Haunted House at RiOak

A Halloween haunted house event.

Cole Camp Pumpkin Fest

This unique Halloween event includes a Spirit Stroll, pumpkin carving contest, spooky scavenger hunt, haunted house, food vendors, 5K Zombie Run & Walk, food trucks and more!

Lincoln Frightfully Fun Family Night

Join us at the big city park in Lincoln for Halloween activities and a trunk or treat for the whole family!

Halloween Hoopla

Family Halloween festivities in downtown Warsaw.

Warsaw Halloween Hoopla

A big safe Halloween experience downtown Warsaw. Businesses set up cover about 6 blocks. Main and Van Buren. Booths open at 6 pm. Costume Contest by Creative Palette.

Benton County Boutique Crawl

Shop small-town boutiques, home décor and specialty shops with specials and fun things to do and get entered into drawings for cash prizes!

Cole Camp Christbaumfest

Over 50 quality crafters, music, Santa and Mrs. Claus and more.

Festival of Trees

Festival of Trees holiday celebration.

Kaysinger Christmas

Visit the pioneer village decorated for Christmas! Stroll the candle lit trails between the historical buildings and duck inside to warm your mittens by an open fire. Immerse yourself in an 1800’s style Christmas with warm food, cider, and hot chocolate for the kid in all of us.

Cole Camp Christkindlmarket

This is a family-friendly event featuring shopping in stores, hot apple cider, food trucks, pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus, wagon and carriage rides, carolers, living windows and more!

Cole Camp German Christmas Concert

Community Concert choir of mixed voices performing songs in German.

Hometown Christmas in Warsaw

Breakfast with Santa, Children’s craft projects, food trucks and holiday market, live nativity scene, horse drawn carriage rides.

Lincoln Christmas Parade, Craft Fair & Free Good Will Dinner

Enjoy the spirit of the season with the Christmas Parade on Main Street, Craft Fair at the Lincoln School and Free Will Donation Dinner in the school Cafeteria.

Hometown Christmas

Hometown Christmas festivities in downtown Warsaw.