Silver Dollar City - 2012 Festivals & Calendars
Check out Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri's
festivals and calendar schedule
if you are planning a weekend getaway, spring
break, or your summer, fall or winter family vacation for daily hours of
operation, special events, family festivals and important days.
Silver Dollar City is one of
the most popular vacation destinations in the country. Travel back in time to
the simplicity of 1880s America, and enjoy the best in Branson entertainment.
At Silver Dollar City, you'll discover the best Branson shows,
attractions, and entertainment including:
- 6 World Class Festivals
April thru December: World Fest, Bluegrass & BBQ, National Kid's Fest, Southern Gospel
Picnic, National Harvest Festival, and An Old Time Christmas.
- 30 thrilling attractions and rides.
Tucked into the hillsides at Silver Dollar City are adventures beyond your
imagination!
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 60 unique craft shops.
Meet over 100 demonstrating craftsmen whose skills have been passed down
from generations.
- Branson Craftsmen demonstrating skills in pioneer crafts.
Dedicated artisans creating heirloom keepsakes right before your very eyes
- Live entertainment featuring more than 40 shows daily.
You'll find toe tapping harmonies, hilarious comedy and traditional
favorites!
- The Celebration of An Old Time Christmas!
one of the nation's most acclaimed holiday events: Over 4 million lights, shows,
carolers, craftsmen, rides - memories that will last a lifetime
- A dozen family friendly restaurants offering breakfast, lunch, and
dinner.
Home-style recipes with buffet feasts and walk-away treats to satisfy every
appetite.
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Silver Dollar City's 2012 Festival Schedule
World Fest: April 12 - May 6, 2012
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stellar lineup of international performers will transport you to their native lands through music and dance! Including: La Bella Musica,
Viva Italiana, The Maiachi Divas - Grammy Award-winning female singers from Central and South America, Traditional Hawaiian
Country, Peruvian Yawar Chicchi Scissor Dancers, Kenyan Sarakasi Acrobats, Russian Academic Band,
 Dearbhail
Finnegan, Ecuador Manta and the Slovenian Polka Party (May 4-6).
Come hungry for a taste of international cuisine. Try new savory specialties and taste-tempting desserts
from around the globe at Tastes of the World. Or take a class at the Culinary & Craft School during World-Fest for recipes with an
international flavor. Silver Dollar City invites your family to explore a world of cultural entertainment during World-Fest!
Bluegrass & BBQ Festival: May 10 - June 3, 2012
 Silver
Dollar City's Bluegrass and BBQ Festival was named the 2011 Bluegrass Event of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association
(IBMA). See electrifying performances by some of the top names in Bluegrass music, from award-winning favorites to red-hot rising stars!
2012 Bluegrass & BBQ Festival performances include The Front Porch Fellowship stage hosted by Les Butler, the Annual Single
Mic Championship and KSMU Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest. Try the nation's most popular flavors at The House of BBQ. From
Memphis dry rubs and sweet and tangy Carolina vinegars to smoky Texas-style tastes and the Midwest's own Kansas City-style. Come hungry and
sink your teeth into this smokin' all-American pastime. Don't forget to start your day off right with a hearty breakfast from Molly's Mill
Restaurant beginning one hour prior to park opening. And learn new recipes when you take a class at the Culinary & Craft School!
 Try the nation's most popular flavors at The House of BBQ. From
Memphis dry rubs and sweet and tangy Carolina vinegars to smoky
Texas-style tastes and the Midwest's own Kansas City-style. Come hungry and sink your teeth into this smokin' all-American pastime. While
you're there you can learn new recipes when you take a class at the Culinary & Craft School!
Young and old alike enjoy this toe-tapping, hand-clapping, All-American festival!
National Kids Fest: June 9 - July 22, 2012
 New
for 2012, The Silver Dollar City Independence Day Celebration on July 4th.
New in 2012: LUMA, a production using high-tech
illumination techniques for a three-dimensional show centered around Marvel Cave.  Also
new in 2012, Gazillion bubbles, a show featuring amazing bubble artistry with lasers and spectacular light effects. Back again,
Nik Wallenda with The Fabulous Wallenda Family Circus, legendary Guinness World Record High Wire Walkers & Winners of the coveted
Silver Clown Award!End your day with GAC Nights in Echo Hollow®! Great American Country and Silver Dollar City present the nation's only live stage version
of the popular television show, Tuesday through Sunday evenings at park closing.
Southern Gospel Picnic: August 24 - September 3, 2012
 See
hundreds of performances from the top names in southern gospel music including Booth Brothers, Jeff & Sheri Easter, Karen
Peck & New River, The Isaacs and more! Then the Echo Hollow® Amphitheatre will be serenaded with music from the
famed Southern Gospel Nights concert series each evening during the festival.
Savor southern cooking at its best with The House of Chicken & Fixin's on the City's square! Find
your family's favorite styles of chicken, plus all the extras you love! Choose from our succulent Apple Butter Glazed Chicken, delicious
Orange Glazed Chicken, tender Slow Smoked Pulled Pork or our famous Southern Fried Chicken.
National Harvest Festival: September 13 - October 27, 2012
National Harvest Festival showcases the talent and creativity of America's finest craftsmen! Here for 2012 you'll see the new Western Stunt
Show featuring professional stunt men and women. Western star and water color artist Buck Taylor returns, along with Western musicians,
poets, trick horse stunts, roping, bull whip demonstrations, and more!
An Old Time Christmas: November 3 - December 30, 2012
 Holiday
Magic Starts at the Square! Bring your entire family and celebrate the true meaning of this magical season amidst the
glow of over 4 million dazzling lights. You'll take home beautiful holiday memories destined to last a lifetime!
 The
celebration truly starts with Silver Dollar City's square, the setting for Christmas on Main Street, our biggest light
show ever! Come see why HotelsCombined.com named Silver Dollar City home to the #1 Holiday Light and Tree Show in the
nation! See the musical 5-story Special Effects Christmas Tree as it twinkles and dances in unison with over one million
lights adorning the City's square
 Emblazoned
in over 100,000 lights, the Gifts of Christmas Holiday Light Parade glides through the streets of the "City"
twice each evening, weather permitting. The sounds of the season can be heard throughout the park with shows such as The
Living Nativity and Frosty! You can even see the jolly old elf himself at Kringles Krossing.
New for 2012, Silver Dollar City's
musical adaptation of the traditional Christmas show, It's A Wonderful Life! Retuning again, A Dickens' Christmas Carol, an
original musical adaptation of the classic by Charles Dickens. Weather permitting, your family's favorite rides and attractions will be open
during An Old Time Christmas! Enjoy Fire-In-The-Hole, Flooded Mine, Frisco Sing-Along Steam Train, Geyser Gulch, Grandfather's Mansion,
Homestead Barnyard and Marvel Cave.
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World-Fest
Apr 12 - May 6, 2012Bluegrass & BBQ Festival
May 10 - Jun 3, 2012
National Kids Fest
Jun 9 - Jul 22, 2012
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Southern Gospel Picnic
Aug 24 - Sep 3, 2012National Harvest Festival
Sep 13 - Oct 27, 2012
An Old Time Christmas
Nov 3 - Dec 30, 2012
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Silver Dollar City's 2012
Operating Days and Hours
Festivals details are listed below the calendar.
NOTE: Performers, dates, and festival elements
subject to change without notice.
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Silver Dollar City
Vacation Packages
from
"Branson's Best Reservations"
"We specialize in
customizing!"
Silver Dollar City Starter Package
Only $249.00! (Subject to availability)
Lodging for 2 Adults for 2 Nights with 20 item hot, deluxe breakfast and
dessert each evening, plus 2 Adult Tickets to Silver Dollar City (2 Day Pass)
*Call to add additional adults or children
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Family Value Package #3
Mar 17 - Dec 11, $599.00 per family |
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3 nights lodging including a hot, deluxe breakfast and dessert each evening plus tickets for 2 adults and 2 children ages 4-11 to:
Silver Dollar City (2 Day Pass)
Yakov's Dinner Adventure
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Ride the Ducks |
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Branson Family Fun
Mar 19 - Dec 18, $615.00 per family |
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3 nights lodging including a hot, deluxe breakfast and dessert each evening plus tickets for 2 adults and 2 children ages 4-11 to:
Silver Dollar City (2 Day Pass)
Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum
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Dixie Stampede Dinner Show |
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