Cackle Hatchery Annual Chicken Festival

411 West Commercial Street, Lebanon, MO, USA

37.6775° N, -92.6679° W

Annual Chicken Festival

Cackle Hatchery Annual Chicken Festival is a free, family-friendly event that’s been happening for more than a decade now. There’s a little something for everyone. Family activities include hatchery tours, crowing contest, duck races, horse-drawn rides, costume contest, and poultry showcase. If you like what you see, you can even take an animal home with you through Cackle Hatchery’s grown fowl silent auction. Vendors are also on site.

Start date

3 October, 2025 10:00 AM

End date

4 October, 2025 7:00 PM

Event details

Here’s what you can expect at this FREE, family-friendly festival Cackle Hatchery has been hosting for over a decade:

Hatchery tours
Crowing contest
Duck races
Horse-drawn rides
Costume contest
Poultry showcase
Grown fowl silent auction (take a feathered friend home!)
On-site vendors & delicious eats

Parking is free and the event runs rain or shine.

Mark your calendars!! The Cackle Hatchery Annual Chicken Festival is always packed with fun for all ages. Whether you come for the contests, the critters, or just the clucking good time, there’s a little something for everyone.

We’ll see you in October!