Shepherd Hills Drama: Bluegrass BBQ Bash Experience

Experience the Buck’s Bluegrass & BBQ Bash at Shepherd Hills Drama. Enjoy a delicious three-course BBQ dinner, live bluegrass music, and a fun-filled evening for the whole family!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Shepherd’s Adventure Park - Shepherd’s Historic Farm & Playland

The farm is the authentic setting of the world-famous novel, Shepherd of the Hills. Now in modern day, your family can explore the setting of the where the Ozarks began. Plus, your little ones can have a blast in our Lil Pete’s Playland.

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  • The Shepherd of the Hills - Experience the Story of the Ozarks

The Historic Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Drama is the action-packed live reenactment of the famous historical novel by Christian minister, Harold Bell Wright. Published in 1907, this beautiful story tells of life in the rugged Ozark Mountains of Missouri in the late 1800’s.

Over 90 actors and actresses, horses, sheep, mules and donkey’s perform on a stage the size of a football field. There’s a shoot-out, the actual burning of a log cabin, a love story, a mystery and a moral message that is as true today as it was over a century ago. Over 8 Million Tickets Sold!

What's Included
  • Jeep-drawn tram ride to the Outdoor Theater
  • Gourmet dinner experience
What's Not Included
  • Server Tips and Gratuities
Additional Information

Branson’s best value by far! Enjoy three attractions for the price of one: two shows, one meal, and entry to Shepherd’s Adventure Park!

Kick off your evening at 6 PM with Buck’s Bluegrass & BBQ Bash, where you can fill up on delicious BBQ before exploring the Adventure Park. Wander through the historic grounds, navigate the Treetop Sky Trail, or play a round of mini-golf in our Playland.

A crowd favorite! Experience music, comedy, and mouth-watering BBQ for the whole family at the Playhouse Dinner Theater, two hours before the Outdoor Drama show. Savor a delectable three-course BBQ dinner while Goldwing Express performs your bluegrass favorites.

The BBQ bash takes place in the Playhouse Dinner Theatre and features a 45-minute show. Dinner is served as you enjoy the Bluegrass performance.

Your ticket purchase includes: The Pre-Show & Dinner (Buck’s BBQ & Bluegrass Bash), access to Historic Shepherd’s Adventure Park, and the Outdoor Drama Show.

Location
Shepherd's Adventure Park
5585 W 76 Country Blvd
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Garyhi7357ht
Jul 31, 2024
Truly enjoyed the dinner and show! - We thoroughly enjoyed this awesome outdoor drama! Definitely glad we tucked it into our vacation - well worth the time! We had never heard the story before so this was all new to us. Thank you to all the actors and actresses and behind the scenes helpers for their great work! Also to the servers at the dinner bash!
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Geraldbg4765iw
Jun 19, 2024
Fantastic! - It was fantastic and entertaining. Enjoyed from beginning to the end! Had great seats!! Would recommend this experience to anyone who visits Branson.
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Nancy_b
Aug 21, 2023
Dinner was very good;... - Dinner was very good; servers were awesome and the entertainment during the dinner was great. Outdoor play was fantastic.
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Freda_w
Jul 14, 2024
Good experience - The food was average but the band that played during the dinner was very good - patriotic and gospel. The drama afterwards was good - could have been shortened and still had a good message. I enjoyed it because it was patriotic and religious.
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E1780yusarae
Jun 20, 2024
BBQ not Worth the Money/Know the Plot before you go - We went early and explore the grounds. The grounds were nice. There was a massive play area including mini golf with the price of the ticket. I think the grounds itself is definitely worth checking out. The food was ok, a bit small on the portion size. In my opinion, The BBQ bash was not worth the money. The portion sizes were small and the food was just ok. I would recommend just seeing the show and skipping the BBQ Bash. As for the Shepard of the Hills show, we did not know the story line and I wish we would have read up on the plot before seeing the show. There were times in which in was hard to understand the actors. It took us until intermission to fully understand what the show was about. But, that is our fault for not knowing the plot. However, I feel for the most part, it was worth seeing it. The show lasted longer than I anticipated, but it was a beautiful evening to be outside.
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Wanda
Sep 15, 2023
Wonderful show! - We bought the dinner with the outdoor show. We loved the show, it was top knot h. The only complaint I would have was the chicken was a little dry. It tasted great, and the rest of the meal was great. They could have taken the chicken off the smoker just a few minutes sooner. Would I do it again? Definitely YES!
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Robert_h
Sep 11, 2023
Nice but .... - The food was good as was the performance during the dinner. The drama seemed a little long at times and a bit confusing. Fortunately we had horrible broken seats during the first half ... we moved during intermission and it was much better. I noticed that there were others that seemed broken. They either need to fix them or block them off so they aren't sold.
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Joycebf6276ju
May 26, 2024
Shepherds of the Hill Play in Branson - We were very disappointed in the play. It was difficult to follow the story. They jumped from one thing to another. Seemed to go back and forth and we couldn’t tell where they were in the story. It would not be my top show to see.
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Mbc2
Sep 25, 2023
One unfriendly employee... - One unfriendly/rude employee influenced our whole experience at the meal. Our original tickets for the meal were in the middle of the second row. The lady at the ticket office was quite sure those seats would work. (I'm in a power wheelchair) When we entered the dining room, that lady was sure the original seats wouldn't work, so she moved our party of 5 to the back row. That was fine, but it did mean that we were the last to be served...again, no problem, but as soon as we were served, the workers began going through again collecting dirty dishes. We felt extremely rushed. After many people had exited, an older man came up to us, slapped his hand on the table a couple times and told us we needed to finish quickly and leave because they were getting ready for a second seating; no greeting, no apology, nothing. At that point, we left the remainder of the food on our plates and went outside. I'm partially paralyzed and need my husband's help in eating, so I know we're slower than most, but this was only 35-40 minutes after we were seated and even less than that from the time we got our food. The meal itself got mixed reviews from our group...the potato soup was very good, as was the coleslaw. But the BBQ meat was dry and quite tough. The baked beans & "cobbler" were somewhere in the middle. We went to the BBQ Bash & Outdoor Drama on a Tuesday night. Halfway through the performance, they were forced to cancel it because of a storm moving in...we used our raincheck to come back on Thursday night to watch the drama again. Every single worker both days was polite & friendly with the exception of the "bouncer" in the dining room. We would probably return for the drama, but the BBQ Bash was a disappointing experience that we wouldn't repeat.
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Debra_b
Sep 3, 2023
Very uplifting. - Dinner was a little disappointing. Show was great with dinner. The dinner was a little off. We had BBQ , it was different from Texas BBQ.
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