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Birthplace of Route 66 Festival 2025

Arts and Entertainment

July 14, 2025

From: Birthplace of Route 66 Festival

Celebrate Route 66 before and after the festival.

Schedule of Events

Aug. 8, 2025

10 am – 5pm - Roadside Gems: Rediscovering Route 66’s Cultural Attractions at History Museum on the Square

11 am – 1pm - Packet pick-up for Car Show participants at Route 66 Springfield Visitor Center, 815 E. St. Louis St.

11 am – 11pm - Motorcycle Village Open at Motorcycle Village

12 – 4pm - Car Show at Route 66 Motor Mile

12 – 4pm - Authors, Artists, Collectors and Associations at Glenda Pike Exhibition Hall (Old Glass Place), 501 E. St. Louis

12 – 4pm - Pre-registration for CVMA Poker Run and Charity Bike Show at Motorcycle Village

12 – 6pm - Women’s World: Shop, Sip, Relax, Mingle and More! at Shrine Mosque, 601 E. St. Louis St.

12 – 8pm - Chevrolet Evolution Showcase at Springfield Expo Center

12 – 9pm - Vendor Village at 417 E. St. Louis St.

12:30pm - Bracken Potter at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

1:00pm - Grace Clenna at Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage, Park Central Square
1:00pm - Maddi Warren at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

3:00pm - George Hunt at Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage, Park Central Square

3:00pm - Buster Clifton Davis at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

4-5:30pm - Parade Check-in and Pre-parade Party at Birthplace of Route 66 Roadside Park, 1200 Block W. College St.

4:30 – 4:50pm - Freestyle Moto Jump Show at Motorcycle Village

4:30pm - Meet Team Louie and Squad: T-shirt toss Route 66 giveaway! at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

4:50 – 5:05pm - Globe of Death at Motorcycle Village

5:00pm - Midwest Thick at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

5:00pm - KY3 News and Truck Giveaway at Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage, Park Central Square

5:30pm - Springfield Little Theater at Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage, Park Central Square

6:00pm - Birthplace of Route 66 Parade at Grant Ave. at College St. to St. Louis St. at National Ave.

6:30pm - Sister Lucille at Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage, Park Central Square

6-7pm - Route 66 t-shirt giveaway while supplies last at Aaron Sachs and Associates trailer, Motorcycle Village

7:00pm - Cherry and James with Isaac Kenneth at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

8:30 – 8:45pm - Freestyle Moto Jump Show at Motorcycle Village

8:45 – 9:00pm - Globe of Death at Motorcycle Village

9:00pm - Graham Barham at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

11:00pm - Drone Show at Above Motorcycle Village

11:00pm - Motorcycle Village closes for the evening.

Aug. 9, 2025

7 – 10am - Check-in and Registration for Car Show at Route 66 Springfield Visitor Center, 815 E. St. Louis St.

8 am – 11pm - Motorcycle Village Open at Motorcycle Village

8am - Gypsy Poker Run Registration at Motorcycle Village

8 am – 2pm - Gypsy Poker Run at Motorcycle Village

9 am – 4pm - Rapid Robert’s Cornhole Classic at Springfield Expo Center

9 am – 4pm - Route 66 Rendezvous at in front of Hold Fast Brewing (235 N. Kimbrough Ave.)

10:00am - Todd Brumley at Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage, Park Central Square

10 am – 3pm - FREE: Big Rig Round Up at Discovery Center, 438 E. St. Louis

10 am – 4pm - Car Show at Route 66 Motor Mile

10 am – 4pm - Charity Bike Show at Motorcycle Village

10 am – 4pm - Authors, Artists, Collectors and Associations at Glenda Pike Exhibition Hall (Old Glass Place), 501 E. St. Louis

10 am – 5pm - Chevrolet Evolution Showcase at Springfield Expo Center

10 am – 5pm - Roadside Gems: Rediscovering Route 66’s Cultural Attractions at History Museum on the Square

10 am – 6pm - Women’s World: Shop, Sip, Relax, Mingle and More! at Shrine Mosque, 601 E. St. Louis St.

10 am – 9pm - Vendor Village at 417 E. St. Louis St.

10:30 am – 1:30pm - DJ Dominic at Route 66 Rendezvous Stage, in front of Hold
Fast Brewing (235 N. Kimbrough Ave.)

11:15am - Woodruff Award Presentation at Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage, Park Central Square

12:00 pm - Chris Albert and the Roadies at Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage, Park Central Square

12:00 pm - Harper Atkins at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

12:00 – 12:15pm - Freestyle Moto Jump Show at Motorcycle Village

12:30 – 12:45pm - Globe of Death at Motorcycle Village

1:00pm - Phat Mike and The Bartenders at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

2:00pm - The Lefty Brothers at Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage, Park Central Square

2:00 – 5:00pm - Grasshopper Unit at Route 66 Rendezvous Stage, in front of Hold
Fast Brewing (235 N. Kimbrough Ave.)

2:30 – 2:45pm - Globe of Death at Motorcycle Village

2:30pm - Meet Team Louie and Squad: T-shirt toss Route 66 giveaway! at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

2:45 – 3:00pm - Freestyle Moto Jump Show at Motorcycle Village

3:00pm - Vic Vaughn and Souled Out at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

4:00pm - Queen City Quartet at Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage, Park Central Square

4:30pm - Harper Atkins: "God Bless America" and National Anthem at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

4:35pm - Awards Ceremony: Poker Run, Bike Show, Car Show at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

5:00pm - Dirty Saints at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

6:00pm - GenXers at Chevy Dealers of the Ozarks Stage, Park Central Square

6-7pm - Route 66 t-shirt giveaway while supplies last at Aaron Sachs and Associates trailer, Motorcycle Village

6:25 – 6:45pm - Globe of Death at Motorcycle Village

6:45 – 7:00pm - Freestyle Moto Jump Show at Motorcycle Village

7:00pm - Machine Gun Sympony at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

8:30 – 8:45pm - Freestyle Moto Jump Show at Motorcycle Village

8:45 – 9:00pm - Globe of Death at Motorcycle Village

9:00pm - Sixwire at Aaron Sachs Stage, Motorcycle Village

11:00pm - Drone Show at Above Motorcycle Village

11:00pm - Motorcycle Village closes.

Date: Aug 8-9,2025

Location: Various Venues in Springfield, MO 65806

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