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Food Trucks added to Best of Missouri Market
Best of Missouri Market Returns
Oct. 6-8 at Mo Botanical Gardens
The Best of Missouri Market returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden this fall with more than 120 vendors offering handcrafted items, locally produced food, and much more.
The Best of Missouri Market features food, crafts, native plants, herbs, custom jewelry, handcrafted items and more. A kids’ corner will feature face painting, a petting zoo, pot-a-plant, crafts, and a “pumpkin patch” with sustainable pumpkin decorating, and circus performers.
The Market will be open from noon to 8 p.m. on Friday, October 6. The Missouri Botanical Garden will be closed to all visitors from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, October 6. The Market is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Kids’ Corner is open from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday and during Market hours Saturday and Sunday.
New this year: The Garden’s new Bayer Event Center will host a scheduled series of demonstrations on topics including gardening tips, floral design, seasonal cocktails and charcuterie.
Food Truck Court
For the first time this year, the Food Court is exclusively food trucks! Food vendors include Grace Chicken + Fish, G Burrito, Seoul Taco, Doughboys, Wok O Taco, Wok N Roll, Treaux BBQ, Holy Crepe, Picture Perfect Paninis, Mr. Papas 2 Go, The Sweet Side, Sugaree Shaved Ice, Scoops N More, and LC Coffee.
Enjoy local music at the Market with live performances starting Friday night.
The Craft Beer and Cocktail Court returns with favorites like Wood Hat Spirits, Switchgrass Spirits, Samuel Berton Distilling, StilL 630 Distillery, Public House Brewing Co., 1220 Spirits/4 Hands, Heirloom Bottling Co., Rockwell Beer, Charleville Brewing Co., St. James Winery, Noboleis Vineyards, Edg-Clif Vineyards, and Hermannhof Winery. New participants this year include Mead Hall, Sandy Valley Brewing Company, and Adam Puchta Winery.
This year’s Market includes 20 new vendors including GTP Ceramics, Rhu-Berry, Mylk and Hummus, Earth Candy, Carrie’s Merries, Twinkle Brews, and more.
Larger than a Clydesdale, a Black Shire Horse from Hermann Farm returns to the Market for limited appearances on Saturday and Sunday.
Admission to the Best of Missouri Market is $16 for adults, $8 for kids, $8 for Garden members and free for Member children. All children 2 and under are free. Admission prices cover both general Garden and Market admission.
For more information, including a full list of vendors, and to purchase tickets please visit mobot.org/market
Please note: No trams, free hours or early morning walking hours on signature event weekends. Advance tickets are encouraged and can be purchased at mobot.org/market.
For general information, visit www.mobot.org or call (314) 577‑5100.
Members help support the Garden’s operations and world-changing work in plant science and conservation. Learn more at www.mobot.org/membership.
