National Tom Sawyer Days | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Festival or Fair |
Date(s) | 1956 |
Frequency | Annually |
Venue | Broadway street |
Location(s) | Hannibal, Missouri |
Coordinates | 39°42′18″N 91°22′01″W / 39.705°N 91.366944°W |
Country | US |
Years active | 67 |
Founders | Hannibal Jaycees |
Most recent | July 4, 2022 |
Next event | July 4, 2023 |
Activity | Games |
Website | Tom Sawyer Days |
National Tom Sawyer Days also known as the National Tom Sawyer Days Carnival takes place in Hannibal, Missouri every year over the July 4 weekend. The festival includes contests from Mark Twain novels along with a parade, fireworks and a 10 km (6.2 mi) run.
National Tom Sawyer Days is a yearly event which takes place on July 4 and it is organized by the Hannibal Jaycees in Hannibal, Missouri; it began in 1956. [2] [3] The event is held on the banks of the Mississippi river in downtown Hannibal. [4] Mark Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which provided the setting for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. [5] In 1959 a joint proclamation by the mayor, as well as the governors of Illinois and Missouri, moved the holiday to July 4. [6] In 2022 Hannibal hosted the 67th annual National Tom Sawyer Days: the festival ran from June 18 through the Fourth of July 2022. [7] The 2022 festival began on June 18 in the with two pageants in the Tanyard Gardens: Beautiful Baby and Little Mister/Miss Hannibal. [8]
Events at the fair include, frog jumping, fence painting, and a "Tom and Becky" look alike contest. [2] Other events include a 10 km (6.2 mi) run, a Fourth of July parade and fireworks. [4] There is a tricycling race on East Broadway Street, running along the river. Contestants wear numbered paper plates on their backs. [1]
In 1993 Competitors participated in a "Mud Volleyball Tournament" while the Mississippi River was 12 feet over flood level. There is also a Mark Twain impersonator, wearing all white, leading a parade down Broadway. [9]
National Tom Sawyer Days | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Festival or Fair |
Date(s) | 1956 |
Frequency | Annually |
Venue | Broadway street |
Location(s) | Hannibal, Missouri |
Coordinates | 39°42′18″N 91°22′01″W / 39.705°N 91.366944°W |
Country | US |
Years active | 67 |
Founders | Hannibal Jaycees |
Most recent | July 4, 2022 |
Next event | July 4, 2023 |
Activity | Games |
Website | Tom Sawyer Days |
National Tom Sawyer Days also known as the National Tom Sawyer Days Carnival takes place in Hannibal, Missouri every year over the July 4 weekend. The festival includes contests from Mark Twain novels along with a parade, fireworks and a 10 km (6.2 mi) run.
National Tom Sawyer Days is a yearly event which takes place on July 4 and it is organized by the Hannibal Jaycees in Hannibal, Missouri; it began in 1956. [2] [3] The event is held on the banks of the Mississippi river in downtown Hannibal. [4] Mark Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which provided the setting for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. [5] In 1959 a joint proclamation by the mayor, as well as the governors of Illinois and Missouri, moved the holiday to July 4. [6] In 2022 Hannibal hosted the 67th annual National Tom Sawyer Days: the festival ran from June 18 through the Fourth of July 2022. [7] The 2022 festival began on June 18 in the with two pageants in the Tanyard Gardens: Beautiful Baby and Little Mister/Miss Hannibal. [8]
Events at the fair include, frog jumping, fence painting, and a "Tom and Becky" look alike contest. [2] Other events include a 10 km (6.2 mi) run, a Fourth of July parade and fireworks. [4] There is a tricycling race on East Broadway Street, running along the river. Contestants wear numbered paper plates on their backs. [1]
In 1993 Competitors participated in a "Mud Volleyball Tournament" while the Mississippi River was 12 feet over flood level. There is also a Mark Twain impersonator, wearing all white, leading a parade down Broadway. [9]