Scott Joplin House State Historic Site

10/13/2026

Don't forget to stop by the Persimmon Festival at the Forest ReLeaf City Tree Farm this Saturday! The event runs from 10:30am-12pm.

Please check out the flyer for additional information. We hope to see you there!

Join us for our Persimmon Festival and tree giveaway at the City Tree Farm at the Scott Joplin House State Historic Site for a morning filled with trees, stories, community, and plenty of persimmon fun!

We’ll have storytime with the St. Louis Public Library, community partners such as Missouri State Parks, Missouri Dept. of Conservation, and EarthDance Organic Farm School, and Missouri Forestkeepers Network , our inaugural Community Awards, and a special performance by internationally known storyteller Bobby Norfolk with Scott Joplin House State Historic Site in-house pianist Royce Martin.

Want to take home a Missouri-native tree? Tree giveaway requires preregistration, so be sure to reserve yours ahead of time!

To reserve your tree: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/persimmon-festival-tickets-1998252658493?

More information about Bobby Norfolk: https://www.bobbynorfolk.com/

More information about Royce Martin: www.roycemartinmusic.com

See you there! 🍊

08/05/2026

02/11/2026

Trees and community are at the heart of our partnership with Forest ReLeaf.

Thank you to the all of our site staff and volunteers that helped made this event a success.

01/24/2026

Scott Joplin House State Historic Site will be closed this weekend, January 24-25, 2026 due to expected winter storm and freezing temperatures.

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