EVENTS
Click on the “+” on the right side of the event for additional information, if available. Check back often to view West Plains events!
⏰ Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 2-5 pm
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 12-5
Monday- closed
🎟️ Admission:
Weekdays $7
Weekend $15
🚌 ✏️ Now scheduling school field trips. Please call to schedule your class.
🍂🍁 Now scheduling private groups. Please call to book an after hour event for your group.
🎈🎃 Parties are welcome during normal business hours. Please call to reserve your table and pavilion.
🪵🔥 Bonfires are available for your group. Please call 417-256-6470 for reservations.
(Note: they are typically open through the last weekend in October. Please check to verify.)
📍4007 County Road 6920, West Plains, MO 65775
Admission and parking are free; donations are encouraged. The display includes two HO layouts and one O gauge layout, plus tables of new and used train items for sale. For more information or to contact us, visit our Facebook @ wpmrrc
Call 417-247-8281 for information or visit the Facebook page Fear the Bloody Timber.
Music at 8pm
$15 Artist Fee
Open every Saturday 9 a.m. t0 1 p.m. and on Wednesdays, seasonally. GO FARM Farmers Market of West Plains on Facebook for more information.
A family-friendly Halloween event designed especially for children with sensory sensitivities, with sensory activities, costumes and food vendors.
⏰ Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 2-5 pm
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 12-5
Monday- closed
🎟️ Admission:
Weekdays $7
Weekend $15
🚌 ✏️ Now scheduling school field trips. Please call to schedule your class.
🍂🍁 Now scheduling private groups. Please call to book an after hour event for your group.
🎈🎃 Parties are welcome during normal business hours. Please call to reserve your table and pavilion.
🪵🔥 Bonfires are available for your group. Please call 417-256-6470 for reservations.
(Note: they are typically open through the last weekend in October. Please check to verify.)
📍4007 County Road 6920, West Plains, MO 65775
Admission and parking are free; donations are encouraged. The display includes two HO layouts and one O gauge layout, plus tables of new and used train items for sale. For more information or to contact us, visit our Facebook page @ wpmrrc
Incense Crafting Workshop – Learn the basics to get you rolling your own plant-based incense cones. We will cover a bit of history and how people use incense, then we will explore the ingredients. Over 40 different aromatic plant ingredients will be available!
Students don’t need any experience and everything will be provided in class for students to create two blends of their own to take home. Class fee is $25 per person. Due to limited seating, it is necessary to register and pay for the class in advance to secure your place.
Fall nights, cold brews & good tunes! 
OBC KITCHEN serving up fresh pizza & brats! And of course, plenty of cold OBC brews to enjoy!
Movie starts between 6:30 and 6:45 p.m. depending on conditions at sunset. Bring chairs or blankets for seating. You can check the West Plains Parks and Recreation Department Facebook page for more information closer to the date.
Call 417-247-8281 for information or visit the Facebook page Fear the Bloody Timber.
Music at 8pm
Artist Fee $12
⏰ Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 2-5 pm
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 12-5
Monday- closed
🎟️ Admission:
Weekdays $7
Weekend $15
🚌 ✏️ Now scheduling school field trips. Please call to schedule your class.
🍂🍁 Now scheduling private groups. Please call to book an after hour event for your group.
🎈🎃 Parties are welcome during normal business hours. Please call to reserve your table and pavilion.
🪵🔥 Bonfires are available for your group. Please call 417-256-6470 for reservations.
(Note: they are typically open through the last weekend in October. Please check to verify.)
📍4007 County Road 6920, West Plains, MO 65775
Admission and parking are free; donations are encouraged. The display includes two HO layouts and one O gauge layout, plus tables of new and used train items for sale. For more information or to contact us, visit our Facebook page @ wpmrrc
Free admission. Donations accepted. Sponsored by Stars Foundation. Call or text for more information: 417-254-3168
On display during regular business hours through December.
On display during regular business hours through December.
⏰ Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 2-5 pm
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 12-5
Monday- closed
🎟️ Admission:
Weekdays $7
Weekend $15
🚌 ✏️ Now scheduling school field trips. Please call to schedule your class.
🍂🍁 Now scheduling private groups. Please call to book an after hour event for your group.
🎈🎃 Parties are welcome during normal business hours. Please call to reserve your table and pavilion.
🪵🔥 Bonfires are available for your group. Please call 417-256-6470 for reservations.
(Note: they are typically open through the last weekend in October. Please check to verify.)
📍4007 County Road 6920, West Plains, MO 65775
This event is sponsored by the Ozarks Heritage Research Center and WPCA. Refreshments provided.
Performer/storyteller/singer-songwriter and fifth generation Ozarker, Dawn grew up amid lots of mountain music, arts, storytelling, beautiful hills and rivers. She taught herself to play guitar at 13. At a family gathering at about that age, after she had finished singing traditional ballads and was taking a break, her mother pulled her aside and asked, “Don’t you know anything besides death and dying music?” She’s proud to play Roots music, which is full of “death and dyin,” an integral part of the human condition. She regularly plays festivals, house concerts, listening rooms, gives workshops in performing and writing, and other events. She completed a songwriting artist-in-residency in Northern Ireland in 2024 and has also released two CDs of original music. She founded and operated the last traveling Toby tent show in the country for ten years. In 2025 she retired as Professor of Theatre at Francis Marion University in South Carolina where she specialized in American popular entertainment, especially rural comedy.
About the presentation — The Halloween season is the perfect time to sit back and have a listen to old (and new) songs of the Ozarks and its dark and spooky past. There might be a couple of stories thrown in as well. Come join the fun… if you dare…
West Plains Women’s A cappella Community Chorus Rehearsals, Every Tuesday, 7pm to 9pm, First Church of God, 1700 Wayhaven Drive. Women singers always welcome. Get more information at 661-303-8686
The MSU-West Plains University Jazz Ensemble will present Shades of Autumn at the Carol Silvey Student Union in Hass-Darr Hall on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The band will perform many of your favorite seasonal selections. This concert is free and open to the public with donations accepted. For more information email RockyLong@MissouriState.edu or call 417-255-7291.
On display during regular business hours through December.
⏰ Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 2-5 pm
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 12-5
Monday- closed
🎟️ Admission:
Weekdays $7
Weekend $15
🚌 ✏️ Now scheduling school field trips. Please call to schedule your class.
🍂🍁 Now scheduling private groups. Please call to book an after hour event for your group.
🎈🎃 Parties are welcome during normal business hours. Please call to reserve your table and pavilion.
🪵🔥 Bonfires are available for your group. Please call 417-256-6470 for reservations.
(Note: they are typically open through the last weekend in October. Please check to verify.)
📍4007 County Road 6920, West Plains, MO 65775
Starts at 7pm
On display during regular business hours through December.
⏰ Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 2-5 pm
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 12-5
Monday- closed
🎟️ Admission:
Weekdays $7
Weekend $15
🚌 ✏️ Now scheduling school field trips. Please call to schedule your class.
🍂🍁 Now scheduling private groups. Please call to book an after hour event for your group.
🎈🎃 Parties are welcome during normal business hours. Please call to reserve your table and pavilion.
🪵🔥 Bonfires are available for your group. Please call 417-256-6470 for reservations.
(Note: they are typically open through the last weekend in October. Please check to verify.)
📍4007 County Road 6920, West Plains, MO 65775
Admission and parking are free; donations are encouraged. The display includes two HO layouts and one O gauge layout, plus tables of new and used train items for sale. For more information or to contact us, visit our Facebook @ wpmrrc
Americana with folk, country, and roots rock traditions
Open at 4pm
Music at 7pm
Artist Fee $7
From Country Express Band: Well folks we have a new schedule and another new venue to play music. We are very excited to be playing at the West Plains Civic Center in the Exhibit Hall. It is on the Northwest side of the building, we have played there before. Classic Country, Classic Rock and a lot of favorites. Two step, Line Dance, cha-cha and a waltz or two. Come and join us for a fun dance and a good time with friends, family friendly event.
* $6.00 per person to get into the dance
* 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.
No alcohol. We will have bottled water for $1.00 a bottle
On display during regular business hours through December.
⏰ Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 2-5 pm
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 12-5
Monday- closed
🎟️ Admission:
Weekdays $7
Weekend $15
🚌 ✏️ Now scheduling school field trips. Please call to schedule your class.
🍂🍁 Now scheduling private groups. Please call to book an after hour event for your group.
🎈🎃 Parties are welcome during normal business hours. Please call to reserve your table and pavilion.
🪵🔥 Bonfires are available for your group. Please call 417-256-6470 for reservations.
(Note: they are typically open through the last weekend in October. Please check to verify.)
📍4007 County Road 6920, West Plains, MO 65775
Admission and parking are free; donations are encouraged. The display includes two HO layouts and one O gauge layout, plus tables of new and used train items for sale. For more information or to contact us, visit our Facebook @ wpmrrc
Friday, October 30: Stop by the library’s Community Room for a free book and some Halloween candy! (4-5 p.m., please use South entrance)
Why celebrate Halloween for just one day when you can enjoy TWO days of fun at the West Plains Public Library?
We’re extending the Halloween excitement with two FREE events for children and families!
Saturday, October 31, 10–11 a.m.: Join us for a special Halloween Story Time with the wonderful Mrs. Patty Goss!
Costumes are always fun and welcome, but certainly not required! Whether you join us for one event or both, we look forward to celebrating with you.
Two days, two special events, and twice the Halloween fun!
Call 417-247-8281 for information or visit the Facebook page Fear the Bloody Timber.
Music at 8pm
Artist Fee $15
Open every Saturday 9 a.m. t0 1 p.m. and on Wednesdays, seasonally. GO FARM Farmers Market of West Plains on Facebook for more information.
⏰ Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 2-5 pm
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 12-5
Monday- closed
🎟️ Admission:
Weekdays $7
Weekend $15
🚌 ✏️ Now scheduling school field trips. Please call to schedule your class.
🍂🍁 Now scheduling private groups. Please call to book an after hour event for your group.
🎈🎃 Parties are welcome during normal business hours. Please call to reserve your table and pavilion.
🪵🔥 Bonfires are available for your group. Please call 417-256-6470 for reservations.
(Note: they are typically open through the last weekend in October. Please check to verify.)
📍4007 County Road 6920, West Plains, MO 65775
Saturday, October 31, 10–11 a.m.: Join us for a special Halloween Story Time with the wonderful Mrs. Patty Goss!
Costumes are always fun and welcome, but certainly not required!
(Trick or treating is on FRIDAY, October 30: Stop by the library’s Community Room for a free book and some Halloween candy! 4-5 p.m., please use South entrance.)
Admission and parking are free; donations are encouraged. The display includes two HO layouts and one O gauge layout, plus tables of new and used train items for sale. For more information or to contact us, visit our Facebook page @ wpmrrc
Make plans now for our Halloween night masquerade ball!
We will have the amazing Southern edge live!
12.00 cover
Let’s pack the house and have some fun with this.
Karaoke starts at 7pm
No artist fee because YOU are the singer!
Call 417-247-8281 for information or visit the Facebook page Fear the Bloody Timber.
