Jun 14 Saturday
Take a break from the heat and help end hunger at Springfield-Greene County Park Board swimming pools this summer. From May 26 to September 1, between 5:30 and 6:30 pm daily, admission to all outdoor pools is $1 or free when you bring one canned food item per person.
Special Hours:Discounts on these special days
Memorial Day, May 26:Splash & Sizzle at Fassnight and Silver Springs pools, 1-6:30 p.m.
Juneteenth, June 19:Splash and Sizzle at Fassnight and Silver Springs, pools 1-6:30 p.m.
Independence Day, July 4:Splash & Sizzle at Fassnight and Silver Springs pools, 12-5:30 p.m.
Park Day Reunion, August 2:Splash and Sizzle at Silver Springs pool, 1-6:30 p.m.
National Night Out, August 5:Splash and Sizzle at Meador, 5-7 p.m.
Starting August 11, only Fassnight will be open. Fassnight will only be open on weekends.
Labor Day, Sept. 1:Splash & Sizzle at Fassnight pool, 1-6:30 p.m.
Visit the Springfield-Greene County Park Board website for more info and a complete pool schedule.
The Friends of the Garden will host the 2025 Butterfly Festival June 14 at the Springfield Botanical Gardens.
The day will include a caterpillar petting zoo, local artists, businesses, and food vendors, conservation groups, and more.
www.friendsofthegarden.org/butterfly-festival
Ozarks Pridefest 2025 "Homecoming" will be held June 14 on the Square in Downtown Springfield with a parade, live entertainment, food trucks, and more.
The parade will begin at 11:30 am at the Historic Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge.
Jun 15 Sunday
The Woodland Heights Neighborhood will kick off its Porch Pickin' in Woodland Heights concert series June 15 at Lafayette Park with music from the Bold Deniers, Paul Phariss and Christopher Bell.
Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and picnic baskets.
Porch Pickin' in Woodland Heights will return every third Sunday this Summer at various locations (porches) in the Woodland Heights Neighborhood. Details on upcoming concerts will be announced soon.
While Porch Pickin' in Woodland Heights is a free event, tipping musicians for their time, effort, and skill is appreciated and encouraged.
Jun 16 Monday
Learn why animals have stripes, spots, swirls and speckles. This event is sponsored by the Christian County Friends of the Library.
Jun 17 Tuesday
Step into ROYGBIV's world where rainbows amazingly appear using light and prisms.
Jun 18 Wednesday