With several events planned for Saturday, April 25, in Owensville, city officials shared there’s plenty of local activities for those seeking something to do.

Shoppers will enjoy Owensville Parks and Recreation Department’s (OPRD) Market in the Park along Hippy Hollow between Parker Drive and Red Oak Road from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with vendors selling items of all kinds and something for everyone.

City-wide yard sales will continue throughout Saturday, starting Wednesday, April 22 (today).

The Gasconade County Timing Association’s (GTA) Springfest Car Show will feature automobiles, craft and food vendors, a silent auction and more with First Street shut down for the event lasting from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Abby’s Produce and More at the corner of Highway 28 and First Street will be hosting a petting zoo during the same time.

The Friends of Rock Island State Park (FORIT) will celebrate National Trail Day with a free fun run and walk beginning at 8:30 a.m. along the Rock Island Trail.

Temple in Training will hold their Showdown in O’Town Strongman Games of 2026 at 9 a.m. in the back parking lot of Snowensville. This event will be Owensville’s first Strongman competition ever with four total events including a log press and car deadlift.

Owensville High School’s floriculture program will hold a plant sale opening from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. this Saturday at the school’s greenhouse and will have over 15,000 plants to sell including flowers and vegetables. The plant sale continues Monday through Friday from April 27-30 and May 1-13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and Saturdays May 2 and 9 from 9 a.m. to noon. The greenhouse is closed Sundays.

Boy Scouts Troop 22 will hold their 10th annual scramble golf tournament with tee-off at 10 a.m. at Owensville Golf Course.

Colter’s Carnival is being held indoors at Heartland Independent Living Center from 12-4 p.m. including food and drinks, face painting, games and prizes, a silent auction, the Monkey Bus from 12-2 p.m. and balloon animals from 1-3 p.m. Through the Colter Barrett Foundation, proceeds from this benefit will help cover funeral costs, hospital bills, headstones and other unexpected financial burdens of families who have unexpectedly lost an infant or child in the local and surrounding communities.

The Horseshoe Monument on the City Hall Park lot along West Sears Avenue will be officially dedicated at 1 p.m.

From 6-10 p.m., Rock Island Tavern will hold a “Recovery Benefit” to recoup costs incurred from repairs after water pipes burst and flooded the bar in January. According to a Facebook post promoting the event, there will be DJ music all night, a 50/50 raffle, silent auction, t-shirts and “koozies” for sale at the event.

“So find something to do locally and support these special events,” OPRD Director Angela Lairmore said.