Tired of the being cooped up in the house? Travel back in time and head out to the Rendezvous. It’s the longest consecutive running Rendezvous in the state of Missouri! This event features pre-1840 living history encampments; black powder shoot; knife and tomahawk competitions; vendors; children's games; food concessions, and more. Live music on Saturday: […]
Help show your pride in our community and help the environment by participating. If you, your group, organization, or workplace would like to cleanup a particular area, get in touch with us! Focus areas will be sections of T, KK and RA Highways. We will meet at the visitor center for a briefing, distribute supplies […]
Can you say play day? Are you ready to have fun? Join us as we celebrate our parks and offer a variety of outdoor games and activities. Participants will register and move from one play station to the next, (all near the Visitor Center). Once your event card has been stamped from each station, visit […]
This is a FREE morning of fishing for children between the ages of 5 and 14! We provide life jackets and all the fishing equipment except for fish containers or stringers. If you want to keep your fish, bring something to put them in. Afterward, while supplies last, a light lunch will be provided at […]
What class of animal has fur? How about feathers? Can you name the class of animals that have scales? Gather with us and Dickerson Park Zoo staff as we look at the characteristics of three to four LIVE ambassador animals and related biofacts. We will classify each animal by its body type, covering, learn fun […]
Slather on the sunscreen for a FREE day of fun in the sun! Park Rangers will be on hand to play various games, teach you how to stay safe around the water and give away prizes to participating beachgoers. Watch our Facebook page for a more detailed schedule! Location: Redman Creek Beach
We partner with Southern Bank to bring you this family-oriented night. Pack up your blankets and lawn chairs and plan to arrive early enough to pick out your spot. Stay tuned, the movie will be announced as the date gets closer. Southern Bank provides each person that attends a ticket that allows them to get […]
Let’s celebrate our Country! The Wappapello Lake Area Association (WLAA) sponsors an awesome firework display for everyone to enjoy! WLAA welcomes you to this year’s Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks Event. All donations collected will be used to fund the Fireworks Event. This event supports the lake area community and is in partnership with area […]
Earth is ours to share, and the biodiversity of wildlife both reflects and is integral to the health of our planet. This FREE program will feature biofacts and a minimum of three LIVE ambassador animals from the Dickerson Park Zoo education department that are native to South America, Africa, Australia, and/or North America. We will […]
Do you enjoy skiing? Then this amazing team of over 50 skiers will not disappoint you and it is all FREE! They perform various ski show acts such as barefoot skiing; ballet; around the boat; show girls; shoe ski, strap doubles, handle doubles; men, women, and junior lines; kneeboard; swivel; trick; trios; wakeboard; jumps and […]
