Join us for our Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festival now held every May and October!  We are conveniently located only 80 miles from St. Louis in the outdoor recreation capital of Missouri's Arcadia Valley and Black River Recreation Area. Admission is FREE for these wonderful family events!  Activities center around the historic Iron County Courthouse square on Main Street in Ironton in the beautiful Arcadia Valley Region. You'll find old time Music, Music, Music everywhere you turn!   Be sure to make your lodging reservations early!  So, if you're looking for Missouri bluegrass festivals and old time mountain and americana music, make your plans now to attend our Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festivals this year.

This year's Spring Mountain Music Festival featured not only 3 great days of music, but also the "Almost Heaven Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festival Parade. The Fall Mountain Music Festival will feature the Annual Arcadia Valley Fall Festival parade, the longest running parade in the state of Missouri. . . . 84 years and counting!  Both in Spring and Fall you'll enjoy Vendors, Crafters and even a Miniature Train Ride for the kids!  There'll be a stage set up for pickers, so be sure to bring your instruments!    Come to experience the best Spring music festival in Missouri!

Nothing is better than a spring or fall vacation in Missouri!  Plan to come for the weekend, or stay longer to experience three of the most beautiful Missouri State Parks; Taum Sauk Mountain, Johnson's Shut-ins and Elephant Rocks.  Enjoy float trips in canoes, rafts or tubes on the crystal clear Black River, Missouri's cleanest river for floating.  Go hiking, biking, hunting, fishing, horseback riding or birdwatching. You'll find the Ozark Trail, the Mark Twain National Forest and many other wilderness and conservation areas in our beautiful St. Francois Mountains here in the Ozarks.  Explore our historic towns and villages where footprints of the past will come alive.  Go antiquing and explore our many charming antique, gift and collectible shops.  Visit Fort Davidson State Historic Site and museum, scene of the Civil War Battle of Pilot Knob.

Explore this website to learn about everything our spectacular area has to offer.  Whether you enjoy camping or prefer one of our fine hotels, motels, bed and breakfast inns, cabins, charming cottages or vacation rentals, you'll find the perfect Missouri campground or lodging facility to make your trip to the Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festival a memorable and wonderful experience for you and the whole family!