What's Happening Around Monroe and Ralls County

August 19, 2025

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:: August 29-30 Perry Labor Day Weekend Garage Sales
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:: August 30 Friends of Florida Annual Flea Market and Craft Fair 9-3
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:: September 2 Paris City Council Meeting 5:30
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:: September 5 Red Cross blood drive at Paris First Baptist Fellowship Hall 12:30 to 5:30
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:: September 5-6 Paris Fall All Town Garage Sale-Watch Chamber Page and Community Page for the flyer/registration form. Be sure to note the deadline to register to appear on our map - it will appear on the Chamber and Community page and can be shared. There will be a limited number of paper copies distributed through businesses in the community. Email: info@parisareachamber.com
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:: September 6 24th Annual Amanda Jaspering Memorial Garden Tractor Pull at the Bill Trower Memorial Park in Perry 9am
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:: September 8 Paris Bulk Trash Pick Up
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:: September 11 Paris All Town Trash Pick Up
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:: September 11-14 38th Annual Northeast Missouri Old Threshers Shelbina Fairgrounds
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:: September 13 Madison Demo Derby 6pm
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:: September 17 Ralls County Historical Society Meeting, 10:00 a.m., Perry City Hall
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:: September 22 Monroe County Historical Society Meeting, 2:00 p.m. at 124 W. Caldwell St., Paris
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:: September 26 Paris Homecoming
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:: September 27 Fall into Paris Festival
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:: September 28 Granville Christian Church Bible Breakfast
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:: October 1-31 Paris All Town Scarecrow Contest -month of October - we would love to see every business on Main with a display - and our homes - you can register in one of the categories, not only is it fun but the years we have gone all out, we have had lookers come from out of area because of word of mouth
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:: October 4 Weed Day at 17376 Monroe Road 174 Holliday a day of crafting and creating dried floral arrangements, wreaths, signs, and much more
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:: October 4 Florida Mo Quilt Show
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:: October 7 Paris City Council Meeting 5:30
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:: October 16 City of Madison Bulk Trash Pick Up
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:: October 20 Alliant Bank Trunk or Treat in Madison
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:: October 25 Granville Christian Church Fall Party
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:: October 25 Madison Demo Derby
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:: November 2 Granville Christian Church Thanksgiving/Memorial Sunday - Carry-in Dinner
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:: November 4 Paris City Council Meeting 5:30
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:: November 4 Election Day
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:: November 6 - 9 FBLA National Fall Leadership - Paris
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:: November 7 Senior Center Thanksgiving Community Dinner
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:: November 13 Perry Chamber Meeting
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:: November 22 Perry Holiday Market
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:: November 28 or 29 Granville Christian Church Decorate Church
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:: November 29 Paris Craft Show
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:: December 2 Paris City Council Meeting 5:30
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:: December 4 Paris Chamber Christmas Is Caring Parade and Events-Christmas Is Caring (parade, soup/sandwich supper, Santa) We will be announcing the theme shortly - and we are hoping to have the biggest event yet, so please start planning to be a part of our kick off to Christmas festivities! Santa House - will be open after the parade, watch closer to time to see if Santa will have time from his busy workshop to see if he can make it by before Christmas for wish lists. Remember, there is a mail box there if you want to leave your letters for Santa, kids.
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:: December 6 Perry Christmas Parade & Events
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:: December 7 Hymn Sing - Senior Center
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:: December 11-13 Sweets by the Pound - Senior Center
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:: December 21 Granville Christian Church Christmas Program 11:00
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2026
March 18-19 Miss Paris Pageant practice
March 20 Miss Paris Pageant
April 15-17 State FFA Convention
May 10 Graduation Madison C-3 at 2pm
May 17 Graduation Paris
May 17 Graduation Mark Twain

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