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10-27-2025
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85th Annual Lord’s Acre Day Festival
October 11 @ 8:30 am - October 12 @ 9:30 am
The Westboro Methodist Church in Westboro, Missouri, is hosting its 85th annual Lord’s Acre Day Festival Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12, 2025. The weekend will be full of fun-filled festivities for people of all ages. This year’s theme is “Be The Light.”
Festivities will kick off Saturday morning, October 11, with a crafts, baked goods, and miscellaneous sale at 8:00 a.m. in the church. A cake contest and auction will take place at 8:30 a.m. All cakes must be in place by 8:30 a.m. and judging will commence at 9:00 a.m. There are two classes of cake entries – box and scratch – with prizes being awarded in each. Categories in the adult competition will include best German chocolate cake, best angel food cake, best butter cake, and best decorated cake. The children’s contests (under 12 and 12 and over) will include best cake and best decorated cake. All cakes will be auctioned. The auctioneer will be Jon Flack.
A parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. with entrants to assemble at the City Park on Main Street by 8:30 a.m. Judging will be completed by 9:00 a.m. The parade will end at the schoolhouse lot by the ballfield. The parade is open to the public. The grand marshal will be Kerry Sue Million. Join in the fun with your floats, bicycles, ATVs or small motorized vehicles, pets, horses/mules/ponies, bands, loads of grain, livestock, farm equipment, old vehicles, motorcycles, car clubs, and costumes. Prizes will be awarded to participants.
An auction will be held at 9:45 a.m. at the church. Cakes, crafts, grain, and miscellaneous items will be sold in the church sanctuary.
A lunch of ham or chicken and dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, green beans, corn, salads, pie, cake, coffee, and tea will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the church. Free-will donations will be accepted with proceeds going to the church.
Other Lord’s Acre activities include a bounce house for the kids on the north side of the church, a corn hole tournament at 1:00 p.m. (to enter call 660-254-0084 by 9:00 p.m. Friday, October 10 – no late entries), children’s games on the west side of the church at 1:00 p.m., a baby show in the church at 1:30 p.m. (3 years and under), and a horseshoe tournament at 3:00 p.m.
A chili and potato soup supper will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the church with the menu to include chili, potato soup, hot dogs, desserts, and drinks. Free-will donations will be accepted with proceeds going to the church.
A Lord’s Acre Thanksgiving Worship Service will be held Sunday, October 12, at 9:30 a.m. at the church. The Westboro Methodist Church is located at 302 1st Street. Everyone in the county and beyond is encouraged to come celebrate Christ and take part in these fun-filled events in Westboro.