Plan Your Visit

Parking & Accommodations:

Free parking!

Free parking for both weekends, at meters and in City garages!

Accommodation Options

Get the full Columbia experience and extend your stay or start your staycation at one of our area hotels:

Things To Do In Columbia Beyond Dining:

There are so many great attractions in Columbia for you to enjoy

We like to tell visitors to our city that Columbia is "What you unexpect." There's more to see and do in the heart of Missouri than you might expect!

See Columbia Attractions

Partner Events:

There's so much to do in Columbia during COMO Restaurant Week! Check out some of our partners below.

First Fridays Art Walk in the North Village Arts District

First Friday is a free art crawl on the first Friday of each month! From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., galleries, shops and business will be open with music, art demonstrations, children’s activities, refreshments and much more.

Who is open on First Friday?

• Art Underground
• Artlandish Gallery
• Artworks Studios
• The Atrium
• The Beach Salon
• Cafe Berlin
• Coming Home
• Curations573
• DogMaster Distillery
• DowntownCoMo

• 11Eleven
• Fretboard Coffee
• Jenny McGee
• John Fennell
• Julie Youmans
• Le Bao Asian Eatery
• Michelle Seat Fine Art
• Mareck Center for Dance
• North Village Recording
• Orr St Farmers & Artisans Market
• Orr Street Studios

• The Roof
• Rose Music Hall
• Sager Reeves Gallery
• Serendipity Salon & Gallery
• Shannon Webster Art Studio
• Sharyn Hyatt
• Shear Soul Hair Studio
• Stop-Gap Projects
• Talking Horse Productions

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Dog Days Sidewalk Sale

Thursday, July 24, 2025 9:00 AM
Sunday, July 27, 2025 5:00 PM
The District
11 South 10th Street, Columbia, MO

The District’s annual Dog Days Sidewalk Sale is back July 24th through the weekend!

Retailers in downtown Columbia will be putting their products on sale on the sidewalks outside of their storefronts at deeply discounted prices. Walk from shop to shop scooping up the best deals you’ll find all year!

Parking in downtown garages is free after 5pm and all weekend long!

Come out and eat, shop and discover The District!

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Show Me State Games
July 25-27

Here are the many sports that will happen in July. Check out the Show Me States Games website for more information.

Archery - 3D
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Cross Country
Cycling
Disc Golf
Fencing
Golf - Parent / Child
Judo
Kickball
Mini Golf
Mountain Biking
Gymnastics
Powerlifting
Road Race / Race Walk
Rugby
Shooting - Rifle and Pistol
Shooting - Trap and Skeet
Soccer
Softball - Fast Pitch
Softball - Slow Pitch
Tennis
Track and Field
Shooting - Muzzle Loading
Triathlon / Duathlon
Ultimate
Volleyball
Wrestling

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Frequently Asked Questions will appear here soon!