Visit Columbia MO

05/28/2026

Looking for weekend plans?🎡🍿✨

The Centralia Anchor Festival is back this Friday, May 29 through Sunday, May 31! Grab your crew and head over to Centralia for three days of carnival rides, lives music, and awesome local food. It’s the perfect way to kick off the summer season!🎠☀️

⏰Hours:
• Friday: Carnival open at 3:00pm and closes at 11:00pm.

• Saturday: Morning festivities begin at 7:00am & the carnival open at 11:00am and closes at 11:30pm.

• Sunday: Morning festivities begin at 8:00am & the carnival opens at 12:00pm and closes at 5:00pm.

📍Location:
• Central Downtown Centralia

Check out the Centralia Anchor Festival page for more information about this weekend’s schedule!
Centralia Anchor Festival

05/27/2026

🌳 “tree” - ting ourselves to a nature walk through the MKT today! Tag your hiking buddy below and let us know where you like to hop on the trail🌿🥾

📍 MKT Trail

05/23/2026

Join the community this Monday, May 25th, for the 2nd Annual Gold Star Memorial Day Parade through downtown Columbia!🇺🇸

📍 Where: Downtown Columbia / Broadway
⏰ When: Monday, May 25 at 10:00 AM

Hope to see you all there! ❤️💙

05/21/2026

🌳🚴Exciting news for Katy Trail enthusiasts!🚶🌳
A 360° virtual map of the historic trail is underway - and we couldn't be more excited for this immersive feature! To help better map out this project, The Katy Trail State Park is asking locals for their feedback: where should they start? The poll closes Sunday, May 31 at 11:59 pm - so make sure to check out their post below, and leave a comment with your vote!👇🌳

30 miles of the Katy Trail in 360°, late June 2026. Pairs with our already-complete Missouri River map. Fully funded. Looking for partners.

05/20/2026

Save this for your next sunny CoMo park day! 🏖️✨

Summer is officially here, and the Stephens Lake Park Beach and Spraygrounds are OPEN for the season! ☀️💦 Whether you’re looking for a quick splash or a full day of soaking up the sun, this is the ultimate FREE, family-friendly spot to keep on your radar all summer long.

As we kick off Memorial Day weekend, make sure to add a trip to Stephens Lake to your seasonal bucket list! 🇺🇸🍦

📍 Stephens Lake Beach and Spraygrounds

05/19/2026

The glamping experience 🏕️🪵✨

If you’re looking for the camping experience without all the hassle, check out glamping at Cooper’s Landing! It’s the ultimate way to enjoy the great outdoors with all the indoor comforts you love. Comfy beds, campfires, river views, and zero tent - pitching... sounds like our kinda camping trip!👌

Check out their page linked below to get your glamping trip set up!
https://cooperslandingmo.com/accommodation/glamping-site/

📍 Cooper’s Landing Riverside Resort & Marina
Cooper's Landing Riverside Resort & Marina

05/15/2026

BIG GRAD ENERGY IN COLUMBIA!🎓⭐️

May is officially the month of caps and gowns here in CoMo! Huge congratulations to the Columbia College and Stephens College graduates who kick off the celebration earlier this month, and a massive goodluck to all the Mizzou Tigers graduating this weekend!

You did it!⭐️🎓

05/13/2026

CoolFest in The Arcade District is this Saturday, May 16th!👾🕹️ This one-of-a-kind festival is the ultimate celebration of creativity, nerdy - fun, and community. Stop by and enjoy live music, crafts, cosplay, gaming, and more! Check out coolfest.net for more info, or go to The Arcade District’s socials!

🗓️ Saturday, May 16
⏰ 12:00 - 6:00pm
📍 The Arcade District | 602 Fay St. Columbia, MO

05/12/2026

This morning, Visit Columbia MO, along with our partners at Mizzou Athletics, hosted Coffee with the Coaches. We welcomed our local supporters as we assemble competitive proposals for MSHSAA State Basketball and Wrestling.

A huge thank you to the Mizzou Athletics team, Mizzou Wrestling Coach Brian Smith, Mizzou Men's Head Basketball Coach Dennis Gates and Mizzou Women's Head Basketball Coach Kellie Harper for sharing why these events are so important to retain for our entire community and the university.

If you're interested in supporting these events, please reach out to the Convention and Visitors Bureau team!