Good morning! Mother’s Day weekend is here, which means this is your friendly reminder that moms do, in fact, know when you bought the gift at the last possible second.

Thankfully, the local event calendar is doing a lot of heavy lifting this week.

There are Mother’s Day markets for the “I totally planned this” crowd, brunches for anyone hoping pancakes count as a love language, a charity fest in Cottleville, a fantasy ball in Wentzville, car shows, live music, and even a bald eagle making an appearance next week.

So whether you’re celebrating Mom, avoiding yard work, or just looking for an excuse to leave the house, there’s plenty going on.

Let’s get into it. 👇

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Fashionably Designed Sips Mixology Tasting
📍 B&B Wentzville Tower 12
⏰ 7:30 PM
A curated cocktail tasting with three handcrafted drinks and tips on how to recreate them at home. Tickets are $35 per person. Must be 21+.

Lunch for a Cause at Not Jaded Boutique & Tea Room
📍 Not Jaded Boutique & Tea Room, Wentzville
⏰ 10 AM–3 PM
Grab lunch and support Diamonds in the Ruff Rescue. A portion of lunch sales and gift card purchases will benefit the rescue.

The Lux Spring Social
📍 Lux Med Spa, Troy
⏰ 4–7 PM
A spring social with drinks, light bites, giveaways, exclusive event-only specials, and a chance to check out Lux’s services.

Boots, Blue Jeans & Boogie
📍 Cedar Lake Cellars, Wright City
⏰ 6:30 PM
A high-energy country music and dancing night in the Barrel Room. Grab your boots, bring your friends, and be ready for a night out. Must be 21+.

Salute to the Troops Corvette Show 2026
📍 Poage Chevrolet, Wentzville
⏰ 8 AM
A patriotic car show celebrating America, our troops, and classic Corvettes. The event includes car registration, awards, food, raffles, and proceeds benefiting local veteran charities.

Southern Grace Mother’s Day Market Troy
📍 Southern Grace Coffee & Sweets, Troy
⏰ 9 AM–2 PM
A Mother’s Day shopping event with local vendors, unique gifts, sweet treats, and coffee. A good stop if you still need something for Mom.

Route 66 Car Show: Salute the Troops
📍 Poage Chevrolet, Wentzville
⏰ 10 AM
The Route 66 Corvette Club’s Salute the Troops event will also feature guests from the Wentzville Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol.

Mother’s Day Market at Oh My Posh
📍 Oh My Posh-A Gift Boutique, Cottleville
⏰ 10 AM–5 PM
A full day of Mother’s Day shopping with a flower bar, permanent jewelry, vendor pop-ups, and gifts for the moms in your life.

Mother’s Day Market at Autumn & Blues
📍 Autumn & Blues Boutique, Cottleville
⏰ 10 AM–2 PM
A Mother’s Day market with vendors and shopping at Autumn & Blues. Another solid option for last-minute gifts that don’t look last-minute.

Cheers Charity Fest
📍 Cottleville
⏰ 12–4 PM
A community-wide charity pub crawl featuring drink specials, live music, local venues, and charity team fundraising. Participating spots include Public School House, Cottle Village, Frankie Martin’s Garden, The Rack House, The Brass Rail, and more.

STL Ladies Over 40 Community Speed Friending
📍 Pink Lemon Studio, O’Fallon
⏰ 1–2:30 PM
A private speed-friending event for women over 40 who want to build new connections in a relaxed, welcoming setting. Tickets are $10 and space is limited.

Copper Reign
📍 Renaissance Wine Garden, Flint Hill
⏰ 2–5 PM
Live music with Copper Reign at Renaissance Wine Garden. A relaxed afternoon option if your ideal Saturday includes music, wine, and pretending your to-do list does not exist.

Puff n Paint: Sunflower Mountains Mother’s Day Edition
📍 Sticky’s Social Lounge, O’Fallon
⏰ 3:30–6 PM
A Mother’s Day themed paint event featuring a sunflower mountain canvas, step-by-step guidance, and a laid-back lounge atmosphere. Must be 21+. Tickets were listed at $40 for early bird and $45 closer to the event.

Dirty Muggs
📍 Frankie Martin’s Garden, Cottleville
⏰ 7–10 PM
Dirty Muggs brings their high-energy show to Frankie Martin’s Garden with favorite hits and a fun outdoor concert vibe.

Russo & Co
📍 Cedar Lake Cellars, Wright City
⏰ 7 PM
Russo & Co brings live music to Cedar Lake Cellars for a Saturday night show in the Barrel Room.

Embers and Elegance
📍 Echo Creek, Wentzville
⏰ 7:30 PM
A ticketed fantasy ball event inspired by fantasy books, dragons, and all things flame-and-elegance. Tickets were listed at $130.

Mother’s Day Brunch
📍 Sugarfire Wentzville
⏰ 9 AM
Sugarfire is hosting a Mother’s Day brunch with a buffet, omelet and carving stations, and reservations recommended.

Mother’s Day Brunch at FMG
📍 Frankie Martin’s Garden, Cottleville
⏰ 11 AM–2 PM
Frankie Martin’s Garden is hosting a special Mother’s Day brunch with food, shopping, activities, and a flower bar where kids can build a bouquet while supplies last. Brunch will be served by Chris’s Cakes, with pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit, cinnamon apples, and strawberry topping with whipped cream.

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Stone Summit
📍 Stone Summit Steak & Seafood, Wentzville
⏰ 11 AM–8 PM
Stone Summit is celebrating Mother’s Day with a special menu, cocktails, and reservations recommended.

Live Bald Eagle Display at the Log Cabin at Legacy Park
📍 Legacy Park, Cottleville
⏰ 5 PM
A live bald eagle display at the Legacy Park log cabin, with collectibles, giveaways, and educational flyers available.

Music Bingo
📍 B&B Wentzville Tower 12
⏰ 7:30–8:30 PM
General Music Bingo is back at B&B Tower 12. Free to play, open to all ages, and prizes are available for winners.

Bike Night
📍 Brick House Builds, Wentzville
⏰ 5–8 PM
Brick House Builds hosts its monthly bike night with drinks available and local businesses nearby. Everyone is welcome, whether you ride or just want to check out the bikes.

Twilight Thursdays Concert Series
📍 Missouri History Museum, St. Louis
⏰ 6–8 PM
The Missouri History Museum’s free outdoor concert series is back on the North Lawn. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy live music, food trucks, and a picnic-style evening in Forest Park. This week features a Michael Jackson and Bruno Mars tribute.

Midwest Maifest
📍 New Town Amphitheater, St. Charles
⏰ 2–6 PM
A German spring festival celebrating St. Charles County’s German heritage with beer, wine and spirit samples, food vendors, local craft vendors, and live German entertainment. Must be 21+ to purchase tickets.

Jim Gaffigan Tickets
📍 The Factory STL, Chesterfield
⏰ 5 PM
Jim Gaffigan brings his clean, relatable comedy to The Factory STL. A good one if you want a night out and a break from pretending Mother’s Day plans magically organize themselves.

Wentzville Days Fair & Music Festival
📍 Historic Downtown Wentzville
A three-day community festival with food, drinks, craft vendors, carnival rides, live music, and family activities.

Festival Hours:
Friday, May 15: 6–10:30 PM
Saturday, May 16: Noon–10:30 PM
Sunday, May 17: Noon–6 PM

The band lineup includes Danger Party and Drawl on Friday, Just A Blur, Polly in the Pocket, That 80’s Band, and Platinum Rock Legends on Saturday, plus Novak Kids, Shotgun Creek, and RetroNerds on Sunday.

There will also be inflatables, a petting zoo, Clydesdales, strolling jugglers, a magician, caricature artist, balloon twister, carnival rides, and plenty of reasons for kids to ask for “just one more ride.”

Cops and Bobbers
📍 Rotary Park, Wentzville
⏰ 5–7 PM
A free evening of fishing with the Wentzville Police Department and Parks & Recreation. Young anglers will receive bait, a goody bag, and a chance to win prizes. Fishing poles and tackle will be available to check out while supplies last.

A Missouri fishing license is required for anyone over age 15 who plans to fish, but no license is required for parents helping children. Registration is required.

You know those places that make you say, “Wait… this has been here the whole time?”

This is one of those.

Tucked into the rolling hills of Missouri wine country in Defiance is The Historic Daniel Boone Home, and it feels a little like stepping into a Missouri history book, except with better scenery and fewer pop quizzes.

The home was built in 1800 by Daniel Boone’s youngest son, Nathan Boone, and Daniel Boone lived there with his family for many of his later years.

Which means yes, this is not just a “Daniel Boone once walked nearby and someone put up a sign” situation.

This was actually home.

The property sits on nearly 300 acres overlooking the Femme Osage Valley, and it includes the historic Boone home, village grounds, and a collection of 19th-century buildings that were moved to the site from within about 50 miles of the park.

There’s a general store, a schoolhouse, a grist mill, and other buildings that help recreate what frontier life in Missouri may have looked like in the early 1800s.

Basically, it’s the kind of place where your kids might accidentally learn something while thinking they’re just exploring old buildings.

The park grounds and village are free to enter, and you can walk around the outside of the Boone Home and village buildings on a self-guided tour during park hours.

If you want to tour the inside of the Boone Home, guided tours are available for a fee. Those tours include the three-level home, and when staffing allows, guests may also be able to see a few of the village buildings as part of the tour.

The site also hosts living history events, artisan demonstrations, school field trips, and seasonal programs throughout the year, so it’s worth checking the calendar before you go.

And honestly, it’s just a beautiful spot to wander for a bit.

Historic buildings, quiet hills, Missouri history, and the kind of view that makes you feel like you should suddenly know how to churn butter.

Not saying you have to.

Just saying the setting is persuasive.

See the hours, tour info, and upcoming events here.

That’s what’s happening around Wentzville this week.

As always, if you know of an event, local business update, hidden gem, or “how did I not know about this?” spot, hit reply and send it our way. We love hearing what’s happening around town.

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We’ll save you a good seat at the top.

See you next Thursday,
Skyler