About Us
In the past six years Boomtown Days has grown immensely bringing with it new ideas and new opportunities for community involvement. Originally created as the Festival of the Four States, Boomtown Days quickly outgrew its humble beginnings as a Main Street festival focused on the Arts in Joplin and the surrounding areas. New ideas to expand the Festival and new interest in sponsorship, volunteerism, planning and support led the Festival to its current home in Historic Landreth Park where it continues to grow and evolve each year.
Though the name and location of the Festival have changed in recent years, the primary goals remain the same: To create one of the premier festival events in the Midwest region by providing fun, family entertainment that will appeal to all ages and to continue to celebrate our community and the communities in the surrounding areas.
Each year, the Executive Committee, comprised of area leaders and volunteers, come together for months of planning and preparing in order to offer Festival attendees three days that are jam-packed with music, entertainment, kid's activities, contests, food, fun and more! Nearly 25 local business leaders sit on the Executive Planning Committee and work tirelessly alongside nearly 100 volunteers behind the scenes to insure the success of this event each year.
2008 Boomtown Days Festival is again selling Boomer Buttons at the admission gates and they are available for advanced purchase at select area locations (see home page). $5.00 will purchase a Boomer Button that is good for admission to the Festival for all three days. Once inside the Festival grounds, the Boomer Button will allow attendees FREE access to all concerts, entertainment and activities (merchandise and food excluded).
The sale of Boomer Buttons along with local sponsorships and extensive support from the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, the City of Joplin and the Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau aide in the funding and development of the Festival. Continued support of the Festival by area businesses and volunteers is vital to the success of Boomtown Days. If you are interested in getting involved please click on the "Get Involved" button to the left of the page for more information.
See you at Boomtown Days!
