The Windjammers Unlimited circus band music preservation society will have its annual summer meet and will present three free concerts July 13-16 in Springfield. Windjammers is celebrating 50 years of research, performance and education about music associated with the traditional big top circus…
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The Convention & Visitors Bureau has brewed up more prizes and a grand prize drawing for participants in the 2022-23 Ozarks Tap and Pour Craft Beverage Tour that launched this month. The free, self-guided tour is a program in which participants can earn a cool branded sticker for five check-ins and…
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A tournament of the fastest-growing sport in the country is coming to Springfield in 2023 and 2024. In a competitive bid process, the USA Pickleball Middle States Regional is booked for June 1-4, 2023, and May 30-June 2, 2024, at Cooper Tennis Complex. The Springfield Sports Commission…
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More than 250 people are expected to attend the 2022 Salute to Travel & Tourism awards banquet and fundraiser April 28 at the White River Conference Center in Springfield, Missouri. Awards will be presented in several categories to recognize individuals, businesses and organizations making a…
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Early-bird pricing for ticket sales for the 2022 Salute to Travel & Tourism ends March 31. Until March 31, single tickets are $60 and a table of eight is $450. Beginning April 1, prices are $75 for a single ticket and $525 for a table. Tickets can be purchased at https://bit.ly/2022Salute. The…
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More than 10,000 people are expected to attend the National Christian HomeSchool Basketball Championships today through Friday in Springfield. With more than 360 teams from all over the country scheduled to play, the event will generate about 8,000 room nights in area hotels and attendees are…
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A shortage of workers in the hospitality industry is forcing hotels, restaurants and other businesses nationwide to get creative with efforts to attract employees. In Springfield, a dozen members of the Springfield Hotel Lodging Assoc., the Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Missouri Restaurant…
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The Missouri State High School Activities Association state basketball championships will be in Springfield March 10-12 and 17-19. The tournament attendance is slated to be 36,000 to 40,000 total for both weekends of the event and 5,000-6,000 room nights at the city’s hotels. Attendees are expected…
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If you’re into the outdoors, especially fishing, you’ll want to be in Springfield, Missouri, March 30-April 3. That’s when Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, 1935 S. Campbell Ave., begins celebrating its 50th anniversary with the World’s Fishing Fair, an event featuring exhibitions, vendors, seminars…
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After 35 years at the helm of the Springfield, Missouri, Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tracy Kimberlin is retiring at the end of 2022. The CVB board of directors has selected a committee that will work with a recruiting company to conduct a nationwide search to fill the role of president and CEO of…
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