Tourism in Moberly runs on two tracks, which confuses people. One is a city body that hands out grant money. The other is the Chamber’s marketing arm. If you are putting on an event, you will deal with both.
Visit Moberly
The Moberly Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, run by the Chamber of Commerce.
211 West Reed Street, Moberly, MO 65270 · 660-263-6070
tourism@moberlychamber.com · moberly.com
Tourism Advisory Council
The city body, created by City Council after voters approved a 4 percent hotel-motel tax. It awards grants from that tax to events that bring visitors to Moberly.
Meets the second Tuesday of January, April, July and October at City Hall, 101 W. Reed Street · 660-269-8705 ext. 2062
Members: Cristina Wright, Heather Cleavinger, Jonique Barnett, Alanna Hughes, with one seat vacant.
If you want grant money for an event, the practical requirement is to meet with the Chamber’s tourism specialist three to six months before the event date. Proposals go to the Tourism Advisory Committee at City Hall.
The annual calendar
Railroad Days — June, Depot Park. Run by the Moberly Rotary Club. Carnival, nightly live music, queen pageant, baby show, craft and food vendors, beer garden.
Magic City 4th of July Extravaganza — July 4, run by Parks & Rec.
Randolph County Fair — July, Moberly Motorsports Park.
Randolph County Old Settlers — second weekend of September, in Huntsville. Parade, vendors, music, baby show.
Junk Junktion — September, run by the Chamber.
Trick-or-Treat Trail — Halloween, Parks & Rec.
Phobia Film Festival — at the 4th Street Theatre, run by the Moberly Area Council on the Arts.
Mid-Missouri Christmas Festival — December, run by the Chamber.
Friday Night Cruise & Concerts — third Friday, May through August, at The Fennel.
Moberly Motorsports Park — races Tuesdays year round, plus the Weiner Nationals on Labor Day weekend.
What’s on this week
The single most useful thing in town for this is the community calendar the Chamber maintains. It pulls together theatre shows, Parks & Rec events, Chamber events, the farmers market, ribbon cuttings and nonprofit fundraisers in one place, with the organizer named on each entry.
Running an event? Submit it to that calendar and it reaches everyone who checks it.
Compiled from moberly.com, moberlychamber.com and the City of Moberly, September 2026. Event dates move — confirm before you drive. Corrections: news@moberlymainline.com.
