08/31/2026
Fall is officially creeping into Joplin, and September is bringing plenty to do 🍂👀
Here are a few things to add to your calendar this month:
🎨 Paint & Sip: Starry Night Sunflowers
📅 Sept. 2 | 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 Create N Sip Art Studios, 223 W. 3rd St.
🎨 First Thursday ArtWalk
📅 Sept. 3 | 5:30–8:30 PM
📍 Downtown Joplin
🏳️🌈 JOMO Pridefest: Pride on Route 66
📅 Sept. 4–6
📍 Downtown Joplin
🎬 66 Drive-In: 100 Years of Route 66
📅 Sept. 4–6
📍 66 Drive-In Theatre, Carthage
🍂 North Heights Fall Market
📅 Sept. 12 | 9 AM–3 PM
📍 Michael & Jeri Lynn Joseph Family Park, 610 W. F St.
🖼️ Second Sunday at Spiva
📅 Sept. 13 | 1–4 PM
📍 Spiva Center for the Arts, 212 W. 7th St.
🎨 Third Thursday: Green & Gold
📅 Sept. 17 | 5:30–8:30 PM
📍 Downtown Joplin
🧙 Hobbit Day
📅 Sept. 19 | 10 AM–2 PM
📍 Joplin Empire Market, 931 E. 4th St.
🎹 The Music of Billy Joel, Elton John & More
📅 Sept. 19 | 7–9 PM
📍 Cornell Complex, 212 W. 7th St.
🎸 The Steepwater Band
📅 Sept. 20
📍 Coda Concert House, 2120 E. 24th St.
🎬 Midnight Movies
📅 Every Friday in September
📍 Royale Cinema Lounge, 715 E. Broadway
🐾 Fur Ball: Gangsters & Flappers for Paws
📅 Sept. 26 | Cocktails & Silent Auction 5 PM; Dinner & Program 7 PM
📍 Downstream Casino Pavilion
😂 The Second City: Laughing For All The Wrong Reasons
📅 Sept. 26 | 7–9 PM
📍 Cornell Complex, 212 W. 7th St.
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