May 3 & 4, 2013 - Bagnell Dam Strip

The 2013 Lake of the Ozarks Magic Dragon Street Meet and GenNext Magic Dragon Car Show will be held May 3 - 5, 2013 on the Bagnell Dam Strip in Lake Ozark, MO. The Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals is a unique show for all makes, models, and years of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. The show is celebrating its 25th year in 2013!

GenNext is a separate show held at Monarch Plaza in Lake Ozark. GenNext is geared more to the next generation of car enthusiasts and will feature Scions as well as other imports and domestic cars. GenNext offers its own DJ, separate choice awards along with many other aspects which appeal to owners of the new classics and tuners from mild to wild! Show participants will be able to travel between the two shows as they like to take in the full effect.

The Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals is Lake Area Chamber of Commerce event. For complete details visit the Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals website.

May 4, 2013 - Lake Area Waterfront Restaurants & Marinas

The unofficial kick-off to the boating season begins on May 4th with the 16th Annual Spring Harbor.

Enter Harbor Hop by stopping at any of the 45 checkpoints around the Lake of the Ozarks. To obtain a hand, sign up and pay an optional $15.00 donation (per seven-card hand). A player may enter more than once. The 1st card is drawn at the checkpoint where the hand is purchased; 6 additional cards are obtained by "hopping" to six more checkpoints drawing one card, per hand, at each location. The hand is complete when the 7th card is drawn. The completed hand is turned in at the checkpoint where the 7th card is drawn. To qualify, a hand must be turned in by 7:00 pm., the day of Harbor Hop. Winners will be notified by mail. Prizes are based on entry donations. The Lake of the Ozarks Convention & Visitor Bureau will retain 60 percent for administering the program and promoting tourism to the Lake of the Ozarks. Forty percent will be paid to the participants in the form of gift certificates. For a listing and map of the checkpoints visit the Harbor Hop webpage.

Harbor Hop Hours:
Begins Opening of Checkpoint – Ends 7:00 pm, unless closing of checkpoint is earlier (some marinas).

May 10, 2013 - Bagnell Dam Strip

Hot Summer Nights, a five-part automobile cruising series spectacular, returns for another season of cars, music, food and family fun on the historic Bagnell Dam Strip (Business Hwy. 54) in Lake Ozark. The series begins on May 10 from 6 until 11 p.m., and continues once a month on select Fridays during the summer (June 14, July 12, Aug. 9 and Sep. 6). Admission and cruise participation is free. In addition to food and drink, each Hot Summer Nights event features a live DJ, caricature artists, street-performing clowns, helicopter rides and other forms of entertainment. For more information visit the Hot Summer Nights website.

May 17 - 19, 2013 - Bagnell Dam Strip

See amateur and professional chefs try to "smoke" the competition and enjoy cool blues music during the second annual Lake of the Ozarks Blues and BBQ Weekend, May 17-18, on the historic Bagnell Dam Strip in Lake Ozark. This Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned event is open to the public and features a barbeque cook-off, live blues music, a vendor village, and all-you-can-eat barbeque for $5. On Saturday, visitors can catch a shuttle to and from the Blues & BBQ festivities to the nearby Oma and Noma Heritage Festival activities to enjoy even more great music and great Lake-area fun. For more information about the event or for more information about how to enter the cook-off visit the Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend website.

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