SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The annual Celebrate Springfield event continues to grow each year, this time in front of Hammons Field.

"Celebrate Springfield is an initiative to help people love where they live. Our effort is to help our community understand that there are so many opportunities at their fingertips and reasons to be able to get out and just enjoy Springfield to the fullest," Erin Danastasio, founder said. "It grows each year. We've changed our location each time. Last year we were inside Hammons Field, but this year we thought, you know what, let's go outside and really just be able to showcase to anybody driving by what we're all about."

This year's event featured a record number of vendors, plus more for those in attendance.

"We have over 25 vendors here this year, ranging from o

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