Branson, Missouri: Pride of the Ozarks

October 1, 2017

Service With a Smile

The team at the Branson CVB offers services to streamline the planning before your group arrives. Event organizers can build excitement about Branson by showing a destination video, sending out digital “Save the Date” postcards and distributing printed materials ahead of time.

“Being a smaller CVB, we can really customize the meeting experience, such as providing creative ideas for spouse programs, providing entertainment resources, speakers, and welcome bags and tables” said Cohen. “If there’s something we can do, we will.”

Many destinations don’t have the abundance of entertainment that Branson offers. When groups attend a Branson show, most entertainers will add a special touch by recognizing your meeting or convention by name during their performance. The CVB can also contact Branson entertainers, who can perform for your group or make an appearance at an event.

Welcome letters from the mayor of Branson or the president/CEO of the CVB can be arranged. Or if you’d like to kick off your event with a brief, personalized welcome message, the CVB can line up a city official, a chamber executive or a local VIP. Optional welcome bags are large enough to hold registration materials and contain a vacation guide, area information and a Branson pen.

The CVB can connect planners to local resources for professional registration. If your meeting has a designated hashtag, Branson attractions, restaurants and retail shops can use the hashtag to promote deals and special offers to your attendees.

Noteworthy Off-Site Venues

Schedule a boot-stomping evening at Dixie Stampede complete with trick riding, buffalos and a four-course meal that’s reminiscent of a cattle drive. Other popular productions feature tribute artists such as the Blues Brothers at Legends in Concert; the Liverpool Legends, who look and sound like the original Beatles; and Elvis impersonators who can perform at your event.

The Showboat Branson Belle can be chartered for groups of up to 750 people, who will enjoy the new production “Country on the Lake.” The Titanic Museum Attraction hosts progressive dinners with food stations and bars throughout the exhibits. Costumed tour guides, in character and with British and Irish accents, greet guests.

The Sycamore Creek Family Ranch sits 20 minutes from Branson Landing. The 245-acre farm features a heated barn, s’mores around the campfire, barbecue options and outdoor games for up to 300 people. Several fire pits can be rented on the property.

For active groups, the CVB can assist in putting together a pub crawl or a scavenger hunt for an interactive team-building activity. For an unusual arrival, attendees can zip line up to the Sky Deck at Parakeet Pete’s Waterfront Zipline, which overlooks Branson Landing. The deck can hold up to 150 people, depending on the event; shuttles to the top are available. Main Street Lake Cruises offers customized charters that can include lunch or dinner for up to 100 guests per boat.

At College of the Ozarks, the Keeter Center offers meeting space, a 400-seat theater and dining. In a lodge-style setting, Dobyns Dining Room serves from-scratch fare. Grain for the restaurant’s bread is milled on campus, students grow many of the vegetables, and pork comes from the school’s own farm. For groups of 10 or more, the college offers a farm-to-table cooking demonstration at lunch. This easily customized event can include a campus tour that showcases the campus garden and hydroponic greenhouse, plus admission to the Ralph Foster Museum.