You've heard everyone talking about it and might have wondered what all the fuss is about, so we've collected all of the eclipse info and events centered around this celestial event in Cape Girardeau!
Cape Girardeau will experience about 1 minute and 48 seconds under the moon's shadow in this once-in-a-lifetime event on Monday, August 21, 2017. The edge of the moon will start to overlap the edge of the sun at 11:52 a.m., and the sun will be completely covered by the moon, called totality, at 1:20 p.m. The moon will stop covering the sun and the eclipse ends at 2:49 p.m.
Get a sneak peek of the eclipse at Discovery Playhouse; their Planetarium offers shows of this event Saturdays at 11:30, 1:30 and 3:30 and Sundays at 2:30.
The Cape Sportsplex is the site of a community wide viewing party, with free t-shirts commemorating this celestial event for the first 200 attendees, and glasses on hand for the first 1,500. Food trucks will be on hand and you'll have a chance to take in this incredible event surrounded by family and friends in a fun, festive atmosphere. It's free, and we hope to see you there!
Watch with your four-legged friend at Mississippi Mutts on Monday the 21st, where they'll have homemade moon pies for humans to munch on and lots of treats for your pup. Cup 'n Cork will have a special lunch that day that come with free eclipse glasses, and Annie Laurie's is hosting a little yard party with all of our friends to watch the eclipse with free light refreshments like sweet tea and moonpies, and solar eclipse spectacles available for purchase.
Southeast Missouri State University has a packedschedule of eclipse oriented events, including viewing events at Houck Stadium and the River Campus and more.
Get the full scoop on all of these events and more at VisitCape.com/Events.
