▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sport ing ▁events , ▁including ▁state ▁and ▁regional ▁tournament s . ▁ ▁Park s ▁include ▁Arm ory ▁Park , ▁Central ▁Park , ▁Clay ton ▁Park , ▁D ud ley ▁Park , ▁American ▁Leg ion ▁Park , ▁Mal one ▁Park , ▁Mary ▁Lou ▁Mont gom ery ▁Park , ▁R . S . ▁Matt he ws ▁Park , ▁Ro berta ▁R owe ▁West ▁End ▁Park , ▁Rot ary ▁Park , ▁S ik eston ▁Rec re ation ▁Complex , ▁and ▁V eter ans ▁Park . ▁ ▁V F W ▁Stadium ▁— ▁largest ▁local ▁baseball ▁field ▁ ▁The ▁S ik eston ▁Dep ot ▁— ▁city ▁museum ▁ ▁Bl od get t ' s ▁P aint ball ▁Planet ▁— ▁a ▁recre ational ▁area ▁located ▁north ▁of ▁Min er ▁ ▁S ik eston ' s ▁American ▁Leg ion - sp ons ored ▁Cot ton ▁Car n ival ▁and ▁Par ade ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁as ▁a ▁home coming ▁to ▁some ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁veter ans . ▁ ▁The ▁para de , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁Missouri , ▁featured ▁flo ats , ▁area ▁march ing ▁bands , ▁and ▁state ▁and ▁national ▁polit icians . ▁▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁S ik eston ▁Missouri ▁Arts ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁S ik eston ▁Art ▁League ▁offer ▁community ▁concert s , ▁cultural ▁performances ▁and ▁art ▁shows ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁S ik eston ▁Little ▁Theater ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁performing ▁arts ▁group ▁between ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁M emph is . ▁The ▁Arts ▁Council