36^th Twin City Firecracker Festival

Friday and Saturday, June 27 and 28, 2025

Friday Night on the Stage: SuperJam

Saturday Night on the Stage:  Collin Raye with opening act, Johnathan Braddy Band.

Carnival Rides: 

Hours of Operation:  Friday, June 27  4-11pm and Saturday, June 28   3-11pm.

$1.25 per ticket or 22 tickets for $20.00 (Rides require 2-4 tickets per ride)  

NEW THIS YEAR - Armbands will be available for FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY.  Armband hours are 5-11p, are $30 each.

Fishing Derbies: Sign Up starting May 20, 2025

Kids' Fishing Derby Application - This year you can click on the application, complete it, and return it to the address listed or email it to Barb.Lowry@FestusMO.gov or you can sign up online. After following the link, click on events, then Firecracker Festival, and finally, Fishing Derbies. You will have to have an account and every child you are registering must be on your account.  You will go through an entire checkout process, but this is a FREE event and you will see that the amount due remains at 0.  Here's the link:  https://secure.rec1.com/MO/festus-mo/catalog.

The Kids' Hooked on Fishing Derby is at Al Brown Lake in Crites Park on Saturday, June 28 from 8am-10am.  Attendance prizes will be awarded.

Senior's Fishing Derby Application - This year you can click on the application, complete it, and return it to the address listed or email it to Barb.Lowry@FestusMO.gov or you can sign up online. After following the link, click on events, then Firecracker Festival, and finally, Fishing Derbies. You will have to have an account and every child you are registering must be on your account.  You will go through an entire checkout process, but this is a FREE event and you will see that the amount due remains at 0.  Here's the link:  https://secure.rec1.com/MO/festus-mo/catalog.

The Seniors' Fishing Derby is at Al Brown Lake in Crites Park on Saturday, June 28 from 10am-12pm.  Attendance prizes will be awarded.

Car Show:  

The Festus R-6 School Foundation will be hosting its car show on the complex parking lot by the ball fields on Saturday! Check out their Facebook page! You can also contact Kevin Pope at 636-638-2004 or popekevin@festusedu.com for more information.

Entertainment:  

Friday - SuperJam will be on the Main Stage from 7-10p!

Saturday - Johnathan Braddy Band opens at 6p and COLLIN RAYE takes the stage at 8:30!

Fireworks:  

Saturday at 10pm

Vendors: 

All vendors spaces have been reserved.

Vendors wanting to sign up with a paper application may pick one up at Festus City Hall or print this APPLICATION and mail it in with the full payment.  You will also need to send in the HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT.  

Vendors who want to sign up online may do so by clicking HERE.  Once redirected, click "Events" and then find Firecracker Festival Vendors under the Firecracker Festival heading.  You will need to set up an account with us, but if you've done that in the past, just sign in and get started.

Regardless of how you sign up, please print and save these NOTES for the event!