Community Calendar

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The Historic Gillioz Theatre Presents:
Steve-O: The Crash and Burn Tour
Thursday, December 11th, 2025
Doors: 6:00PM
Show: 7:00PM

This is an 18+ event

Public on sale: Fri, 9/12 at 10am
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Steve-O (Stephen Glover): From Jackass legend to bestselling author and stand-up sensation, Steve-O has spent over two decades shocking, entertaining, and making fans laugh out loud. Steve-O has been sober since 2008 and his career has endured, proving you can be fearless, funny, and sober, all at once.

Now he’s hitting the road with his all-new Crash & Burn Tour—a one-of-a-kind comedy show packed with wildly inappropriate humor and jaw-dropping true stories, with exclusive never-before-seen footage. Don’t miss your chance to experience this outrageous multimedia event. It’s Steve-O live—wild, raw, and funnier than ever.

FOR ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY – this show contains graphic footage of Sexually Explicit Content, Nudity, Self-Inflicted Violence, & Drug Use.

Patrons must be 18 or older to enter. Must present valid photo ID to enter.

The Republic Community Band will present its Christmas Concert December 11 at Hood United Methodist Church.

Refreshments will be served following the concert, along with a silent auction with baked goods, merchant offerings and Christmas gifts.

The band is made up of adult volunteers from the surrounding communities. Musical offerings will include Sleigh Ride; A Calypso Christmas; Baby, It's Cold Outside; Celtic Carol; and An Irving Berlin Christmas.

Take a look back on the global journeys we’ve had the past year while celebrating New Year’s traditions from around the world.

The Dade County Community Theatre will present A Twisted Christmas Carol by Phil Olson December 12-20 at the Dade County ArtConnect Center.

Tickets are required.

College of the Ozarks will host its Fall Jazz Ensemble Concert December 12 at Jones Auditorium.

Program:

• “Good King Wenceslas” - John Mason Neale/arr. Ted Wilson 
• “A Charlie Brown Christmas” - Vince Guarldi/arr. Paul Murtha
• “O Holy Night” - Adolphe Adam/arr. Tom Kubis
• “The Song is You” - Jerome Kern/arr. Mark Taylor
• “Senor Mouse” - Chick Corea/arr. Mike Tomaro  
• “Keystone Cups” - Paul Baker, Robert Skiles  
• “O Come, All Ye Faithful” - John Francis Wade/arr. Paul Clark

MYSTERY HOUR HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
📍FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 📍
🗓️ 7:30 PM 🗓️
🕰️ GILLIOZ 🕰️
With Special Guest, Ed Begley, Jr.

Four-time Emmy award winning The Mystery Hour is returning to the historic Gillioz Theatre for The Mystery Hour Holiday Spectacular. The experience will be part holiday show, part late night talk show, all Mystery Hour. Springfield’s homegrown late night talk show will be coming down the Gillioz chimney for a big ol’ quirky holiday time with guest interviews, musical guests and the thing they refer to as comedy.

This will be The Mystery Hour’s 4th holiday spectacular and second in a row at the historic Gillioz–which means it’s a darn holiday tradition at this point. Join Jeff Houghton and all the others for a show rife with warm holiday coziness inside the grandeur of the historic Gillioz.

A Mystery Hour like this only comes around once a year now, so don’t miss it.

Bring a book, take a book. Pass along gently used reads
and grab some new-to-you finds while enjoying snacks.

Queen City Shakespeare Company will present Shakespeare’s Puppet Players: Winter Tales at BookMarx bookshop on December 13.

The family-friendly show begins at 12:30 pm, but come early and stay late so the kids can enjoy an ornament craft and hot chocolate.

There will also be a bake sale where you can grab a sweet treat to enjoy during the show or at the Springfield Christmas Parade. All proceeds go to support Queen City Shakespeare Company’s 2026 season.

Be "Wrapped in Plaid" at the Springfield Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 13 at 2 pm. The classic Springfield event returns to celebrate the rich and varied threads of our community and highlight the holiday season, all wrapped in the warmth and tradition of plaid.

The Springfield Christmas Parade will march up South Avenue from Elm Street, circle the west side of Park Central Square and then continue east on St. Louis Street to the Springfield Expo Center. Featuring marching bands from local high schools, Louie from the Springfield Cardinals, the Abou Ben Adhem Shriners, BWI's spinning port-a-potty and, of course, Santa and Mrs. Claus.

The parade will be led by the grand marshals, the Central High School Kilties Drum & Bugle Corps & Alumni, in celebration of their 100th Anniversary. The Kilties hold the distinction of being the oldest, continually running, all-female uniformed Scottish drum and bugle corps in the United States. They have been a proud Springfield tradition since their founding in 1926 by R. Ritchie Robertson. The parade honors the corps' century of excellence, community service, and dedication to tradition.

Preceding the parade, there will be a Christmas Market on Park Central Square beginning at noon. The market offers parade-goers festive holiday shopping opportunities. This also marks the final weekend to vote in the Downtown Holiday Window Challenge, where visitors of Downtown Springfield can cast their vote for their favorite holiday window display.

The celebration will continue in the evening after the parade with free horse-drawn carriage rides from 6 pm to 9 pm, provided by the Downtown CID, and the opportunity to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus below the grand Christmas tree in the square between 5 pm and 8 pm. Families are encouraged to make Saturday a full day of fun in Downtown Springfield.

The Springfield Christmas Parade is presented by College Station Theaters and managed by the Downtown Springfield Association. The Springfield Christmas Parade is also made possible through the support of the following sponsors: Downtown CID, Ozarks First, Phelps County Bank, and the City of Springfield.