HANNIBAL, Mo. (WGEM) - One of Hannibal’s long-standing traditions is well underway with many more events kicking off this weekend. Show This year is the 67th annual National Tom Sawyer Days. It features events based on Mark Twain’s books, frog jumping, and fence painting competitions, as well as a carnival and a parade. National Tom Sawyer Days started on June 18th with pageants and ends on the Fourth of July with a fireworks show on Lover’s Leap. Hannibal Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Megan Rapp encourages everyone to bring their families for some fun. “It’s free entertainment. It’s great for the family. It’s nice to get out on a weekend and just being able to see people and having a great time and celebrating our country,” Rapp said. Click here to see a full list of events. Copyright 2022 WGEM. All rights reserved. Home » News » 67th annual Tom Sawyer Days now in full swing in downtown Hannibal The state, national and over-30 fence painting untested will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday. | Photo courtesy of Hannibal Convention and Visitors Bureau HANNIBAL, Mo. — The 67th annual National Tom Sawyer Days began on June 18 when the Beautiful Baby and Little Mister/Miss Hannibal pageants, sponsored by the Hannibal Jaycees, were held at Tanyard Gardens. Mission Able fence painting, an event with invited competitors, sponsored by the Hannibal Jaycees, followed on June 25. Youth mud volleyball was held June 29-30 at the Y Men’s Pavilion and was sponsored by the Hannibal Y Men’s Club. Following are the remaining events to celebrate through July 4. Recurring events are:
One-time events are: Friday, July 1
Saturday, July 2
Saturday, July 3
July 4
Tanyard Gardens and will open at 6 p.m. each night with the following entertainment:
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This awareness event has passed. National Tom Sawyer Day 2022July 4National Tom Sawyer Day is an annual event held in the city of Hannibal, Missouri. Hannibal is the hometown of Mark Twain. It served as inspiration for the fictional town of St. Petersburg, where Twain’s stories about Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are set. Mark Twain (pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) created many novels and short stories, but is probably best known for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Tom and Huckleberry appear in two other novels, Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective.National Tom Sawyer Days are organized by Hannibal Jaycees. They are held from July 1 to July 5. The main event takes place on July 4, coinciding with Independence Day. The celebration typically includes a big parade, carnival, flea market, pet show, art & crafts show, talent show, fireworks display, etc. Most of the competitions held on this day are inspired from Mark Twain’s novels. For example, the painting fence contest is based on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and the frog jump is inspired by The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. Each year, National Tom Sawyer Days attract tourists from all over the United States. Many of them visit the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Mark Twain Cave. Related Awareness EventsShare This Post, Choose Your Platform!Page load link |