The 11th Annual Hollister Grape and Fall Festival, presented by the Hollister Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Hollister, will be held on Saturday, September 26th from 10 am to 6 pm on Downing Street in Historic Downtown Hollister.<\/p>\n
The Grape and Fall Festival features great food, crafts, children\u2019s activities, live music and entertainment from some of Branson\u2019s best performers, a wine tasting garden, and the signature event\u2014the world famous Grape Stomp competition sponsored by Branson Ridge Winery, where teams compete for the honor of winning the Ugly Monkey Trophy.\u00a0 The annual event is one of the most popular in the region, and attendance has exceeded 5,000 people in previous years.\u00a0 This year promises to be the most exciting and well-attended Grape and Fall Festival ever.<\/p>\n
The Grape Stomp competition is one of the most anticipated events of the year in Hollister.\u00a0 Stomping teams wear costumes and choreograph their two-minute routine, while toga-clad local elected officials, like Taney County Presiding Commissioner Chuck Pennell and Hollister Mayor David Tate judge their efforts.\u00a0 This year, five teams will be competing for the honor.\u00a0 Our local dignitaries are above reproach, but during the Grape Stomp competition, the teams are encouraged to win the judge\u2019s favor with baked goods, pies, and other treats.<\/p>\n
The Grape and Fall Festival is a celebration of Hollister\u2019s 100 year history.\u00a0 In the early days, Hollister was an important stop on the railroad, and autumn was the time of year when people brought agricultural products and other goods to Hollister for transportation to larger markets.\u00a0 2010 is Hollister\u2019s Centennial, and there are plenty of events being planned to usher in this important milestone in Hollister\u2019s History.<\/p>\n
Schedule of Events<\/strong><\/p>\n 8:00 am Bike Ride 10:00 am \u2013 6:00 pm Festival 2:00 pm Grape Stomp Competition For more information on the Hollister Grape & Fall Festival call 417.334.3050 or contact the Branson Tourism Center, one of Branson\u2019s largest and most respected vacation planning services and sellers of Branson show and attraction tickets and lodging. BTC can be reached by calling 800- 785-1550 or through its website www.BransonTourismCenter.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 11th Annual Hollister Grape and Fall Festival, presented by the Hollister Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Hollister, will be held on Saturday, September 26th from 10 am to 6 pm on Downing Street in Historic Downtown Hollister. The Grape and Fall Festival features great food, crafts, children\u2019s activities, live music and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nRegistration for the bike ride begins at 7:30 am, and the riders will leave from Chad A. Fuqua Memorial Park in Downtown Hollister at 8:00.\u00a0 This 12 mile fun-ride will go through Hollister to Branson Creek and back.<\/p>\n
\nFood, crafts, and live music from some of the area\u2019s best groups on Historic Downing Street in Downtown Hollister.\u00a0 Kids activities and fun for everyone.<\/p>\n
\nTeams compete for the Ugly Monkey Trophy by winning the judges\u2019 favor in this hilarious and entertaining event.\u00a0 Contestants are up to their knees in grapes.<\/p>\n