Cape Girardeau Regional Airport hosts a Skydiving Boogie. The Saxon Fall Festival is held this month at the Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna in Perry County. A bank robbery is staged as are gun fights. There are plenty of historic crafts as well. It's Harvest Festival time at the Marble Hill Ball Park.
Kids compete in beauty pageants, talent shows and tractor pulls.
Oran hosts Old Fashioned Day. The Fall Harvest Festival in Ste. Genevieve on the third weekend of the month features hot air balloons, historical tours and street musicians. The Southeast Missouri State University Homecoming activities are an impressive area highlight. The SEMO Gun Show at the Arena Building attracts thousands of people.