- Dates
- Apr 16, 2027
- Next date
- Apr 22, 2027
- Location
- Joplin, MO
About the event
Thousands of tourists travel historic Route 66 through Joplin each year. Are you one of them? I wasn’t. Sure, over the years I’d utilized Route 66 at some point nearly every single day as I’d take my kids to activities and run errands, occasionally noticing the historic road’s signage when stopped at a red light (which, by the way, seemed to be posted on multiple roads and therefore perplexed me – more about that in a minute). I’d never really explored Joplin’s portion of the Mother Road through the unadulterated eyes of a tourist, who travels the highway in order to experience an important part of America’s history. Me? I’d been using Route 66 as an efficient way to get across town to Target. I finally realized that it was time to rectify that, so I decided to travel Route 66 through Joplin like a tourist. Serving as the heart of Joplin’s art community since 1947, Spiva invites visit...
Dates & schedule
Third Thursday | Visit Joplin
- Apr 22, 2027
- Apr 29, 2027
- May 6, 2027
- May 13, 2027
- May 20, 2027
- May 27, 2027
- Jun 3, 2027
- Jun 10, 2027
- Jun 17, 2027
- Jun 24, 2027
- Jul 1, 2027
- Jul 8, 2027
- Venue
- Joplin
- Joplin, MO
- Good fit for
- Art & Photography
- On-site amenities
- free admission pet friendly accessible food trucks family friendly


