By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
The city of Gower will celebrate small town living this weekend during an annual festival.
Gower Days is happening this weekend in the rural town of Gower, Missouri. An annual celebration filled with family fun, food, and music.
Gower Days Committee Chairman Chip Holman says the festival is a sort of homecoming
"It's an opportunity for folks to come back, not only from Gower, but from everywhere else," Holman tells host of the KFEQ Hotline Barry Birr. "We have 92 vendor spots to fill this year, last year we had 61, so that's a lot of spots."
The first event of the festival takes place tonight at the Gower Christian Church, starting at 6pm with the Little Mr. and Miss Gower, Prince and Princess and Queen pageant.
Gower Days will also feature a a variety of vendors filling up Gower City Park this weekend.
Holman says his committee works hard to ensure there's something at the festival for everyone
"And not a ton of the same thing, cause a lot of times you go to festivals and not knocking other festivals, but you have cups, hats, shirts, and cups, hats, and shirts and then you've got a woodworker, and then you have cups, hats, and shirts," Holman explains. "So, we try to do a good job of making a wide variety of things."
A popular attraction will highlight the final day of the annual festival. The big event Sunday will be the Gower Days Car Show, hosted by the Gower Area Chamber of Commerce.
Holman says the event, which is in its seventh year, is always well attended.
"Last year at the car show, 205 participants, cars, trucks, and motorcycles, we've got over 45 awards, so 45 classes first, second, and third place," Holman says. "I have to say, and we get this compliment all the time so I'm going to use a quote, 'You're one of the biggest and best cars shows in northwest Missouri.'"
The festival begins at 5pm tomorrow, with opening ceremonies at 5:30pm, and runs through Sunday. The car show on Sunday begins with registration at 8am and runs until 3pm.
