🍂 Fall Color Tour to Hermann Wine Country

Saturday, Oct. 24th, 2026 

Join us for a leisurely tour to beautiful Hermann, MO on Saturday, October 24th.  We will experience the great driving roads and fall colors of central Missouri and then the Octoberfest activities in Hermann!  We will meet up with the Columbia group at Riverfront Park in Hermann, MO and enjoy a catered box lunch provided by Willie’s Phillys.  We have reserved the covered pavilion in the Riverfront Park so everyone can participate in the luncheon. 

We are meeting at the WEST Commuter Lot at 9:00 am, on the southwest corner of Hwy 94 and 40 in St. Charles.  Be careful, there are TWO lots, one on the East side of Hwy 94 and ours on the West.  You have to enter the lot from Hwy K, one mile WEST of it.  We suggest gassing up and visiting the restroom before you arrive.  We will leave for Hermann at 9:30 am. 

There will be one rest stop along the way at Thierbach’s Orchard in Marthasville, approximately 35 miles from the start.  Thierbach’s has restrooms, refreshments and lots of fall treats such as pumpkins, apples, jams and their famous cinnamon donuts.  Continuing on, we will park in the Riverfront Park where we will have lunch waiting for us at the Pavilion.  After lunch, you are free to roam about town and enjoy the Octoberfest activities.   

For $18 per-person you can choose one sandwich and one side from the list below.  Soft drinks, water, cookies and utensils will be provided. 

Members from Columbia, or other areas where it is impractical to join the tour, can sign up for the lunch and meet us at the Riverfront Park in Hermann.  If you want to participate in the Tour but not lunch, there is a signup for that on MSR, too.  It will be the same tour.  This is always a well-attended event with plenty of cars so be sure to sign up early.  Because of the large attendance last year, we may have two or more tour groups again.  If you would like to help and be a Lead or Sweep car, please contact Steve Sullivan.  I’ll throw in an extra cookie if you do!   

Agenda: 

9:00 – Meet at the WEST Commuter Parking Lot 

9:30 – Leave for Hermann 

10:30 – Theirbach’s Orchard – Rest Stop 

11:00 – Continue on to Hermann 

11:45 – Meet at the Riverfront Park Pavilion for lunch.  251 Wharf Street, Hermann, MO 65041  

Any questions, please call Steve Sullivan at 636-219-3446, or steve.sullivan@stl-pca.org.