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Silver Dollar City 2008 Festivals
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Silver Dollar City 2008 Festivals & Events

CULINARY & CRAFT SCHOOL

Debuting in September, Silver Dollar City, long known as “Home of American Craftsmanship,” celebrates its roots with a very special project to highlight this 1880s theme park’s most authentic focus: the interactive art of demonstration. Taking the concept to a whole new level, the new Silver Dollar City Culinary & Craft School is designed to pass along knowledge of America’s heritage through fine crafts, handiwork and culinary arts. Interactive classes will be held within the stylishly decorated and themed timberframe structure, set on a hillside within the City. Experts from top chefs to renowned craftsmen will share with guests “want-to-know” secrets and tips in culinary classes and craft seminars. Along with the seminars from national experts, Silver Dollar City Master Craftsmen will feature heirloom displays, multiple demonstrations and hands-on activities for take-home skills.

BLUEGRASS & BBQ - MAY 10 – JUNE 1 (Open Daily)

Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Performers List May 10- June 1

Bluegrass & BBQ, America’s premier bluegrass festival, presents a feast for the senses from the stages to the grills.
Bluegrass headliners include:
Seven-time IBMA* Female Vocalist of the Year Rhonda Vincent
2006 & 2007 IBMA Entertainer of the Year The Grascals
2005 IBMA Entertainer of the Year and Grammy nominees Cherryholmes
2007 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year Bradley Walker
A special concert by 3-time Grammy winner the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on May 30
Huge outdoor grills turn out an all-American barbecue feast from ribs to smoked chicken, served up daily in the “House of BBQ,” and hundreds of sauces offer regional flavors from smoky chipotle to sweet hickory.

NATIONAL KIDS FEST - JUNE 7 - AUGUST 10 (Open Daily)

Silver Dollar City’s biggest Kids Fest ever presents nationally branded entertainment and family adventures from roller coasters soaring through the trees to deep cave exploration in the park’s Registered Natural Landmark, Marvel Cave.

New this year:
The Magic of Peter Gossamer with tricks, levitations and vanishings from the master illusionist
An Ice Circus with skaters on stilts, aerialists soaring on silks, and animal-themed acrobats from around the world, all on ice
The world debut of an original VeggieTales stage show, “The Invention of Silliness,” starring America’s favorite talking vegetables in a musical adventure
Kid Concoctions activity center where kids can make their own creations from the acclaimed Kid Concoctions books and television show
Two dozen themed rides offer family thrills, including high-speed coasters such as the explosive launch coaster PowderKeg, the mega-splashing American Plunge and the Silver Dollar Steam Train.

SOUTHERN GOSPEL PICNIC - August 28 – September 7 (Open Daily)

America’s biggest Southern Gospel Picnic presents the most acclaimed names in Southern Gospel music, and a picnic feast of Chicken & Fixin’s. The festival features top groups from contemporary artists to the traditional.
Performers include:
Dove Award winners The Isaacs and Jeff & Sheri Easter
Grammy nominees Karen Peck & New River
2006 Southern Gospel News Male Group of the Year The Booth Brothers
Southern Gospel Hall of Famers The Kingsmen, The Perrys and Gold City
The legendary Jimmy Blackwood and The Blackwood Brothers
Music continues under the stars as the Southern Gospel Nights showcase concerts are presented each evening.

NATIONAL HARVEST FESTIVAL- September 11 - October 25
(Open Wednesdays - Sundays)
The National Harvest Fest showcases over 125 of the nation’s finest craftsmen demonstrating heritage crafts and hundreds of musicians playing country, gospel and bluegrass, along with fall harvest foods.
Acclaimed artists including watercolorist and actor Buck Taylor, weavers, jewelry makers and leather crafters
Best of Missouri Hands juried artists
Music groups including Kenny and Amanda Smith, Roy Rogers Jr., Larry Stephenson Band, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Salute to the Great American Cowboy in September, with Western artists and musicians, and roping and riding in the Wild West Arena
New: A Tribute to the American Farmer in October showcases harvest-time activities from show animals to working border collies
Headin’ West , an original musical production returns, presenting the adventure of Western expansion with scenes from white water river travel to a buffalo stampede
Special Concerts with Asleep At The Wheel and John Conlee

AN OLD TIME CHRISTMAS-NOVEMBER 1-DECEMBER 30

(Open Wed. - Sundays in November, Thursdays - Sundays Dec. 4-14, daily Dec. 18-23 & 26-30)

The spectacular Christmas on Main Street featuring the Five-Story Special Effects Christmas Tree returns with the park’s biggest light show ever for An Old Time Christmas, ranked as one of the world’s top holiday events by CNN.com, and one of the nation’s top by USA Today, Good Morning America, America’s Best and Southern Living.
New Show: Frosty, an interactive musical show where kids help bring the legendary snowman to life
The Holiday Light Parade with colorful, musical floats winding through the city streets
A Dickens’ Christmas Carol, an original adaptation of the classic story and one of the park’s biggest production shows with elaborate sets, vanishing ghosts and flying spirits
The Living Nativity dramatic presentation with actors and a musical presentation
The Silver Dollar Sing-Along Steam Train and more rides at night

Plus holiday shows, specialty foods and over 4 million holiday lights.

All packages, lodging, show prices and schedules are subject to change. Please call to confirm specific prices, dates and times.

We will attempt to meet all "Special Requests," however they are NOT guaranteed and subject to availability.

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