Live music, food trucks, vendors, and many activities will fill Platte City’s Main Street on the night of Thursday, Sept. 26. The event is called the Main Street Fall Festival and it will run from 5-9 p.m. that evening in the downtown blocks of Main Street in Platte City. Admission to the festival itself is free. The food trucks and beer/wine stations will be open 5-9 p.m. There will be live music by Outlaw Jim and the Whiskey Benders from 7-9 p.m. The sponsoring Platte City Chamber of Commerce says it is a family friendly event. Vendor applications are being taken. For more information contact Rebecca at the Platte City Chamber of Commerce at 816.858.5270 or email rebecca@plattecitymo.com. An episode of Landmark Live will be broadcast live on Facebook from the festival beginning at 6 p.m. To watch, go to Platte County Landmark on Facebook.
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