STE. GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve has been welcoming travelers, traders and artists for more than 275 years, now the community would like to welcome YOU!
You can join in the fun and shop for treasures at the annual Jour de Fete arts and crafts festival.
With over 200 arts and crafts booths, plus hands-on exhibits and special attractions, Ste. Genevieve’s annual Jour de Fete celebration has been described as one of “the premier arts and crafts fair in the Midwest” and a weekend you don’t want to miss.
As the first European settlement in Missouri, the French Colonial setting of Ste. Genevieve provides a perfect setting for this annual event.
The annual Jour de Fete is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in the National Historic Landmark District of downtown Ste. Genevieve.
The first event of the weekend is a Yoga experience at 7:30 a.m. at the Brix Urban Winery at 245 Merchant Street.
The annual Jour De Fete run begins at 8 a.m. Click here to sign up for the run.
Show hours run 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and 9 am to 6 pm on Sunday.
Time Event Location
7:00 am 5K Run Sign-in Pere Marquette Park N. 4th Street
8:00 am 5K Run Pere Marquette Park
9 am-6:30pm Shuttle Bus Eric Scott Leather “M” Road
10 am Opening Ceremonies Welcome and Visitors Center Corner of Main & Market Streets
10 am – 1 pm Music Josh Driskill – Moses Austin House
Wayne Givens – Moses Austin House
2– 6 pm Music
Sunday Festival Hours 9 am to 4 pm
Time Event Location
11:00 am Fried Chicken Dinner Knights of Columbus Hall 600 West Market St.
9am–5pm Shuttle Bus Eric Scott Leather “M” Road
11a–3p Music Vernon Flieg – Moses Austin House
Both Days Events
Event Location
Arts and Crafts Show Historic District Downtown
Food and Beverage Stands Historic District Downtown
Music Lion Club Park
The Ste. Genevieve Trolley will run between Eric Scott Leather at 980 Rozier Street and the craft fair from 9 am to 6:30 pm Saturday and 9 am to 4:45 pm Sunday for $4 for adults and $2 for children round trip.
Craft booths ranging from handmade jewelry to up-cycled antiques, garden ornaments to handmade flutes, and refreshments from old fashioned kettle corn to micro-brewed beer, ale and hard cider will be offered at this year’s Jour de Fete.
The town’s French Militia will demonstrate colonial military skills near the Shaw House on Second Street.
Live music will be featured at beer gardens in the Lion’s Club Park on Market Street, and the Jaycee stand at the corner of Merchant and Second Street.
The Ste. Genevieve Welcome Center will be the site of the Opening Ceremonies at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Highlights will include performances by the Ste. Genevieve German Band, recognition of two Project Pioneer families and a rifle volley by the Ste. Genevieve Militia.
On Saturday a Corvette club from Cape Girardeau will have a special display of vintage automobiles at their car show near Moses Austin Park. Across the way, the Lost Acres Tractor will display vintage farm tractors.
On Sunday, the local Knights of Columbus Hall on Market Street will once again be the site of the ‘All Gas-Powered Vehicles’ show with live music and fried chicken dinners with serving beginning at 11:30 am.
Maps of the area and more are available at the Ste. Genevieve Welcome Center, located at the corner of Main Street and Market Street.
For more information on lodging, dining and wineries go to www.VisitSteGen.com.