Editing Nixa, Missouri (section)

== Annual Sucker Day ==
Finis Gold, mayor of Nixa, a barber and local American Legion commander, started the annual Nixa Sucker Day in 1957. It has been a longstanding tradition. Locals often close up shop or skip school for the day to go "grabbin’ for suckers". The fish are then frozen until enough available for a big fish fry.

The event is held annually during May. It is a family-friendly event held on Nixa's Main Street, with live entertainment and local crafts. Sucker fish and other kinds of food are sold by vendors. Proceeds from Sucker Day activities help fund local causes such as scholarships for graduates from Nixa High School, Project Graduation, and Nixa [[Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps|JROTC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nixasuckerday.org/|title=Nixa Sucker Day|website=www.nixasuckerday.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-08}}</ref>