Even though the Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival is an event in itself, we do host other activities during the festival.
Some of these include an annual parade, shows, and musical performances.
2024 events are as follows:
Congratulations to Dotty Manns for being honored as 2024 Pumpkin Fest Queen! Crowning of the said Queen will be at 9am at the Main Stage. Please feel free to join us in celebrating the service Dotty has done for our local community.
If you would like to participate in this years parade, please click on the parade tab for more information.
The parade route starts on south 2nd street at the Katy Trail head. It then goes north to E Main Street where it turns left. The parade then travels west until 1st street where it makes another left to head south. Then it continues until the Lions Club Park. Line the streets and be ready for a great way to start our festival.
Boone Howlers are a Columbia based band that plays a wide range of music including classic country, rockabilly, Americana and original material. Check out their music on Spotify and iTunes
After wasting the first couple decades of his life, Gerry Tritz graduated from college and promptly took up juggling and magic. Now, he travels across mid-Missouri, specializing in amusing and amazing the young and young at heart with his unique blend of magic, juggling and comedy. He has performed hundreds of shows over the past 20 years, ranging from birthday parties to his own theater show, not to mention repeat performances at the Missouri Governor's Mansion.
An Americana, country, other / not classifiable, songwriter group from Central Missouri.
Join the local churches in celebration of the Lord with a joint church service provided by Hartsburg Baptist Church and Peace United Church of Christ.
A combination of older country, R and B influences from Ray Charles to Motown artists, balladeers of all kinds, contemporary jazz musicians, Spanish rhythm artists like Jose Feliciano, lyrical artists like James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett, The Eagles, 8 albums of original material, working on number 9
After wasting the first couple decades of his life, Gerry Tritz graduated from college and promptly took up juggling and magic. Now, he travels across mid-Missouri, specializing in amusing and amazing the young and young at heart with his unique blend of magic, juggling and comedy. He has performed hundreds of shows over the past 20 years, ranging from birthday parties to his own theater show, not to mention repeat performances at the Missouri Governor's Mansion.
The mid-Missouri duo Sarah & Mark take your favorite popular tunes and somehow make them even more fun with a sprinkling of their musical magic, interspersed with catchy originals drawing from Missouri roots music like bluegrass, blues and jazz. They come equipped with guitars, mandolin, violin and bass so they can pick exactly the right instruments to bring out the best in each tune. Sarah & Mark are guaranteed to get your toes tapping and a smile on your face