Tickets for the Boots, Bands and BBQ which will kick off this years Maple Leaf Festival will go sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept 6, at the Carthage Convention and Visitors Bureau. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the event.

The regular box office will open on Sept. 8 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Boots, Band and BBQ takes place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Royal Oaks Arena in Carthage. The concert will showcase Nashville country star Mark Wills. Also performing will be Saturday Night Idol and Carthage native Kevin Perdomo and country music newcomer Derek Sholl.

Sponsors for the show include Leggett & Platt, McCune-Brooks Regional Hospital, Missouri Eagle and Freeman Health System, as well as media sponsors The Carthage Press, KIX 102.5 and KSN/CODE.