Activities

Fort Madison embodies the best of small-town America. Along the mighty Mississippi river and with several in-town parks beautifully equipped with picturesque gazebos and band shells, life in Fort Madison is rich with abundant family events and activities.


The annual “Parade of Lights” held
every November, the day after Thanksgiving
Riverview Marina on the Mississippi for boating, bass fishing, and waterskiing
Vintage gazebo in “Old Settlers Park”
an amazingly accurate re-construction of the first military fort on the upper Mississippi
Soldiers muster at the historic "Old Fort"
for a frontier re-enactment		 Since 1947, Fort Madison has hosted one of the nation's top professional rodeos
Tri-State Rodeo is celebrated every September
Rodeo! Yee-Haa!!

Kingsley Inn: Elegant Victorian Inn
Nationally Noted "Ivy Bake Shoppe"
Old Fort Madison, an amazingly accurate re-construction of the first military fort on the upper Mississippi

"Simply The Blues" Blues Festival, every May (mid-month); click here
Replica "13 stars" Flag sewn by Betsy Ross's Grandaughter; click here