Melvern Sunflower Days Parade color guard, 2015. File photo.
Sunflower Days are blooming at Melvern, with a weekend of family fun starting up this evening, Friday, June 20, 2025.
“Funtastic Inflatables” in the park are a kids highlight this year, with wristband sales beginning at 4:30 p.m. The traditional Marais des Cygnes Valley High School seniors’ food stand opens at 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday in the park.
Sunflower Days’ baby show will feature the most beautiful babies of Osage County and the surrounding area. The baby show begins at 6 p.m. Friday at the Melvern Community Center; contestants should arrive earlier.
Also at the community center, FFA will be serving up homemade ice cream until it’s gone. Other fair treats available will be funnel cakes in the park.
The traditional American Legion bingo in the park, gets underway at 8 p.m. Live entertainment for the evening is the Bob Bradley Show, and attendees are invited to warm up their voices and join in a karaoke experience for all ages, 7-9 p.m.
Saturday’s fun gets underway at 9 a.m. with kids races and games at the baseball fields. Melvern’s alumni banquet opens doors at 11 a.m. with dinner at noon.
Afternoon events start up around 4 p.m. as the OCFD No. 3 hoses down Main Street for “spray and play.”
Wristband sales for inflatables opens at 4:30 p.m., with inflatables open 5-9 p.m.
The ever-popular Sunflower Days Parade gets underway at 7 p.m., with lineup at 6:15. Parade theme this year imagines “Escape from the Zoo” as its theme. Saturday evening fair fare also includes the senior food stand, more ice cream, and funnel cakes. American Legion bingo starts up at 8 p.m.
The spotlighted entertainment of the evening, Classic Country Inc. with special guest Lorena Prater, begins at 8:30 p.m.
Sunflower Days wind down Sunday morning with a finale community church service at 10:30 a.m., at Melvern Community Center.
Here’s the complete schedule:
Melvern Sunflower Fair Days
June 20-22, 2025
Friday Evening, June 20
- 10 a.m.-10 p.m. – Senior food stand in the park
- 4:30-8 p.m. – Wristband sales in the park (wristbands $5 per person)
- 5-9 p.m. – Funtastic Inflatables in the park
- 6 p.m. – Baby show at Melvern Community Center
- 6 p.m.-until gone – Homemade ice cream, Melvern Community Center (FFA)
- 6 p.m.-until gone – Funnel cakes in the park
- 7-9 p.m. or later – Bob Bradley Show (Karaoke) in the park
- 8-10 p.m. – American Legion bingo in the park
Saturday, June 21
- 9 a.m. – Kids races at the baseball fields
- 10 a.m.-10 p.m. – Senior food stand in the park
- 11 a.m. – Alumni Banquet, Melvern Community Center doors open at 11 and dinner at noon
- 4 p.m.-5 p.m. – Spray and Play on Main Street provided by OCFD No. 3.
- 4:30-8 p.m. – Wristband sales in the park (wristband $5 per person)
- 5-9 p.m. – Funtastic Inflatables in the park
- 5:30 p.m. – Ident-a-Kid and water station in the park
- 7 p.m. – Parade Theme “Escape From the Zoo” (line up 6:15) prizes for the top 3 floats
- 7:30-until gone – Funnel Cakes in the park
- 7:30 p.m.(after parade) – Homemade ice cream, Melvern Community Center after parade, P.R.I.D.E.
- 8 p.m.-10 p.m. – American Legion bingo in the park
- 8:30 p.m. – Classic Country Inc. with special guest Lorena Prater
Sunday Morning, June 22
- 10:30 a.m. – Community church service at Melvern Community Center
