Editing Brookfield, Missouri (section)

== Arts and culture ==
[[File:Compendium of history and biography of Linn County, Missouri (1912) (14598231850).jpg|thumb|upright|Brookfield Civil War Monument]]
Every [[Labor Day]] weekend, Brookfield hosts the [[Great Pershing Balloon Derby]].
Every fall the Brookfield Bulldogs play the Marceline Tigers in the annual Bell Game which is one of the oldest high school football rivalries in the United States. The Bell Game won a USA Today national contest for the nations best football rivalry in 2012. The Bell Game rivalry received 1,761,878 votes and won a $10,000 prize divided equally between Brookfield and Marceline.<ref>{{cite news|title=VOTE FOR THE BEST RIVALRY IN THE NATION|url=http://contest.usatodayhss.com/vote/final|newspaper=USA Today}}</ref>

Every year Brookfield hosts Twin Parks Summer Festival, a festival that takes place in the Twin Parks and on Main Street. The Twin Parks Summer Festival marks the start of summer for families in and around Brookfield, with activities including craft vendors, a baby contest, games, and a concert on Main Street featuring prominent acts.