What is Going on In and Around Springfield, Mo July 20, 21, and 22.

What is Going on In and Around Springfield, Mo July 20, 21, and 22

What is Going on In and Around Springfield, MO this weekend?   Springfield, Mo offers so many awesome fun events that cost and some are FREE!   Pack a Picnic, Grab your family and friends and Make it a Very Enjoyable, Special Weekend!  

 Friday, July 20, 2012 

 Arctic Dreams, 10am to noon.    Mediacom Ice Park, 635 E. Trafficway.    Join Parker the Penguin and library friends for skating, polar stories, songs and activities.    FREE.     862-0135.

Babes in the Woods: Spiders.     10 am to 11am, July 20 and 21 at Springfield Conservation Nature Center Way.    Birth to 2 years old.   FREE, but registration required.    888-4237.

 Girls Just Want to Have Fun Expo and Packet pick up.   4 to 7pm, Meyer Center, 345 S. National Ave.    Food, chair massage, and vendors with information and products related to Woman's health.    www.coxhealthfoundation.com

Nixa Live Band Dance,7 pm at the Nixa Senior Center, 404 S. Main Street.   Cover charge.   725-2322. 

Front Porch Fridays, 7 to 9pm, Fridays during the Summer in Nixa, Mo.   Firefighters of Nixa  will be available to speak to visitors, pass out coupons for area businesses and conduct tours of Station 1, 711 N. Main St, and Station 2, 301 S. Nicholas Rd.    FREE ADMISSION, 725-4025.

All You Can Eat Dinner, 5 to 9pm, VFW Post 7628, 104 S. 1st St.    581-5553.

Nighthawk Express, 7pm, Ozark Senior Center, 727 N. 9th St.   Admission: $3.   581-2538.

Lampe: Cinderella in Concert, with Sebastian Bach and Quite Riot, 8pm, Black Oak Mountain Amphitheater.   Tickets:  $19-$119.   779-1222.     www.blkoakamp.com

Murder Mystery Dinner, 7pm, at Pythian Castle, 1452 E. Pythian St.   Dinner and Show $40. .   865-1464, www.pythiancastle.com

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Nixa Cruisin' USA Summer Concert with Cruize Control and Car Show Series, 6pm at Cruisin' USA Frozen Custard, Crimson Plaza, Missouri 14.   FREE 725-5550.    www.cruisinusa.org

Fair Grove: 37th Annual Ice Cream Social, presented by Fair Grove Historical and Preservation Society, 5:30pm, historic Wommack Mill, Missouri 125 and Main Street.    Festivities include gospel, bluegrass and country music, antique cars, ice cream, BBQ, bounce house and slides.    Free Tours of Wommack Mill and Farm Machinery Museum.   FREE admission.   833-3467.

Fordland:  Ballons, Brides and Bentleys, noon to 6pm.   Chateau Charmant, 1700Martins Branch Rd.    Exclusive bridal and car show with Vendors.    Balloon ride available for small fee   767-2233.    www.charmingcastle.com

Purdy: Purdy Festival -- Cars, Cows, and Corn downtown Purdy.    Features free carnival rides, water games, petting zoo, vendors, a bathtub race, classic and antique car show, softball tournament, bbq chicken dinner.    Free admission.    purdyfestival@yahoo.com

4th Annual Butterfly Festival,  9am and 6p, Dr. Bill Roston Native Butterfly House, Botanical Center and Gardens, 2400 S. Scenic Ave.    Tour the gardens, FREE admission to Mizumoto Japanese Stroll, garden, games, crafts.    891-1515.891-

Girls Just Wanna have Fun 5K Run/Walk  6:30am registration, 7:30am race begins.    Phelps Grove Park, 900 E. Bennett St. Entry Fee $20, or $25 for the day of the race.   www.coxhealthfoundation.com

Zoobilee, 10am to 2pm, Dickerson Park Zoo, 1401 W. Norton Rd.   Music, entertainment and activities for children ages 12 and under.    Zoo is open 9am to 5pm.   Zoo admission is $8.00, $5 for ages 3-12. 

 Sunday, July 22

WWE Raw Tour, Steel Cage Match, 7pm, JQH Arena, 685 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway.   Tickets: $95-$15.    836-7678, at www.missouristatetix.com

Things to Do Anytime

Nixa Aquatics Center, 401 N. Taylor Way.   Open Swim hours 1 to 8pm.    Monday – Friday noon to 8pm, Saturday noon to 8pm, and Sunday noon to 6pm.   Splash time is 10-11:15.  Admission: $4 for residence, $5 for non-residence, $2 for splash time.  Free for kids under $2.

Silver Dollar City 's Branson Moonlight Madness.    Silver Dollar City is open 9:30am  til 10pm through August 5th.    One day tickets are $56 plus tax, $46 plus tax for ages 4-11, and $54 plus tax for ages 62 and older,  Children under 3 are free.    800-831-4386.    

 White Water is open May 26^th through Labor Day.    One day ticket price is $38 plus tax, $32 ages 4 to 11, $ 27 for ages 62 and older, free for ages 3 and younger.    Information:   1(800)831-4386.   Make it a Fun Weekend,  Shopping at the Landing, Picnic at Table Rock, Hike at the Nature Center, Bike Ride on the Ozark Greenways, play Air Soft at So Go Air Soft in Ozark, Mo.    

Headed out to eat?   Don't forget to check the Greene County Health Department Ratings of your resturaunt of choice.

This Sunday’s Open Houses In and Around Springfield, MO   

Check out my Open House Open Sunday July 22, 2012  2 to 4pm.   

Conveniently located minutes from MSU in Springfield, Mo.   With gorgeous hardwoods, newly remodeled kitchen, very clean basement full of possibilities, newer roof and AC.     You will fall in love with this home!!!!

$299,900.   Can't make it to the Open House, schedule your own private showing and be ready to enoy beautiful built ins and lots of light throughout this home.

***There is so much to do “In and Around Springfield, Mo.”  The information shared in this blog is information obtained through a variety of sources, I recommend verifying your event is still scheduled to take place. Make it a Weekend full of Memories with those you love while enjoying what is going on, “In and Around Springfield, MO   July 13, 14 and 15th, 2012.