Welcome to Charleston, Missouri's, 44th Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival!

Welcome to Charleston, Missouri's, 44th Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival, April 19 - 22, 2012
A photograph of the American Flag flying proudly from a private home amid beautiful spring flowers along the Dogwood-Azalea Trail in Charleston, Missouri. Photograph Small Town Americana by Lydia Eddy Holton

The Stars and Stripes emblazons the verandah of a private home along the Dogwood-Azalea Trail.

We invite you to join us each year in April for the Dogwood-Azalea Festival!  Tour the 6 mile Dogwood-Azalea Trail when Charleston glows with the beauty of magnificent dogwoods and azaleas at peak bloom.  Our dogwoods and azaleas are the stars of this festival but read on for a list of other exciting events!

The theme of our 44th Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival is Celebrating 175 Years of Small Town America.  As we honor the 175th anniversary of the founding of our fair city in 1837 we invite you and your family to come celebrate with us!

Here are just a few of the events you won't want to miss:  home tours, candlelight tour, plant sale, arts and crafts bazaar, a parade (one of the area's largest), an old-fashioned ice cream social, art show, piano concerts (featuring 16 pianists), carriage rides, and more!

Step-on tour guides are available by reservation only for bus and tour groups.  To make your group reservation click here.

For any and all questions you may have please call the Charleston Chamber of Commerce at (573) 683-6509 or e-mail the Chamber for more information.

To learn more about this year's events click here!