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2011 Events Across Kansas 1 Tulip Time at Lake Shawnee, Ted Ensley Gardens, 785-267-1156 1-2 7th Annual Mountain Man Encampment, Cherokee Strip Museum, Arkansas City, 620-442-6750 8-9 Mennonite Relief Sale and quilt auction, Hutchinson fairgrounds, kansas.mccsale.org 10 Lincoln in Kansas with William S. Worley, 2 p.m., Glasco Corner Store, 785-568-0120 12 Monumental Sculpture in Kansas with Erika Nelson, 6:30 p.m., Concordia, 785-243-3730 13-16 30th Annual Inge Festival, celebrating the Kansas playwright and the theater, Independence, 800-842-6063 16 Civil War Reenactment Day, Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita, 316-219-1871, oldcowtown.org 16 Easter Bonnet Parade, Brown Grand, Concordia, 785-243-2553 16 Easter Bunny on the Train, Abilene, 785-263-7266 16 Fort Leavenworth Homes Tour, Frontier Army Museum, 913-684-3193 16-17 Civil War Calvary Weekend, Fort Scott National Historic Site, 1-800-245-3678 17-24 Messiah Festival of the Arts, including performances of Handel’s “Messiah,” Lindsborg, 888-227-2227 23 Easter Eggstravaganza, Sedgwick County Zoo, scz.org 23 Easter Egg Hunt, Eisenhower Park, Abilene, 785-263-7266 29 Atchison Art Walk, Atchison, 800-234-1854, atchisonkansas.net 29-May 1 Wings N’ Wetlands Festival, Kansas Wetlands Education Center, Great Bend area, 620-786-7456. 4-6 3-I Show, Garden City, 800-879-9803 5 Cinco de Mayo, Garden City, 800-879-9803 6-8 3rd Annual Prairie Rose Western Days, Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper, Benton, 316-778-2121 6-8 KANZA Days, Winfield Fairground, 620-221-2420, winfieldchamber.org 7 El Kan Western Riders Ranch Rodeo, Ellsworth, 785-225-6844 7 Haunted Atchison Tours, Atchison, 800-234-1854, atchisonkansas.net 7-8 Kansas Sampler Festival, Leavenworth, 913-417-7575, kansassampler.org 7-8 Millfest, Lindsborg, 888-227-2227 8-14 McPherson County All-Schoolís Day, carnival, May Fete, parade on May 13, McPherson, allschoolsdays.com 13-14 Ellsworth Rods, Ribs & Rock Festival, Ellsworth, 785-472-5566 27-30 Little Britches Rodeo & Old West Fun Fest, Dodge City, visitdodgecitty.org 28 Vintage & Experimental Aircraft Fly-In, Amelia Earhart Airport, Atchison, 816-262-5090 28 Burns Route 77 Classic Car and Bike Show and Festival on Main Street, music, food, quilt and craft show, burnks.com 28-30 Ride Steam Engine #3415, Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad, Abilene, 785-263-1077 28-30 Highlights in History, Fort Scott National Historic Site, 1-800-245-3638, and Fort Larned National Historic Site, 620-285-6911, nps.gov 30 Antique Tractor & Engine Show, Lehigh 620-483-4176. 1-12 Beef Empire Days, Garden City, 800-879-9803 3-5, 10-12 Day Out with Thomas at Midland Railway, Baldwin, midland-ry.org 3-5 Good Ol’ Days Festival, Fort Scott, 1-800-245-3638, fortscottgoodoldays.com 3-11 Wichita River Festival, downtown, wichitariverfest.com 3 ZooLaLa, Rolling Hills Zoo & Wildlife Museum, Salina, rollinghillswildlife.com 4 National Biplane Fly-in, Junction City’s Freeman Field, junctioncity.org 4 Chingawassa Days, Marion, 620-382-3425, chingawassa.com 4 Big Brutus, Miner’s Day Reunion, West Mineral, 620-827-6177 4-5 19th Annual Mulvane Art Museumís Mountain/Plains Art Fair, Washburn University, Topeka, washburn.edu/mulvane 4-5 45th Annual Butterfield Trail Ride, Oakley, discoveroakley.com 4-5 Atchison County Farm Tours, Atchison 800-234-1854, atchisonkansas.net 4 John Brown’s Battle of Black Jack, 155th anniversary of the battle that many say was the first in the Civil War, Baldwin, 785-883-2106, blackjackbattlefield.org 4-5 Mulvane Mountain/Plains Art Fair, 10 a.m., Washburn University, 785-670-1124, washburn.edu/Mulvane 5-6 47th Annual Prairiefest, Arkansas City, 620-442-5895, prairiefestks.org 8-11 Beef Empire Days Rodeo, Garden City, 800-879-9803 8-9 Fort Harker Days, Kanapolis, 785-531-0147 9-12 Paririesta, Russell, 785-483-4039 9-12 Smoky Hill River Festival, Oakdale Park, Salina, riverfestival.com 10 Dream Night at the Zoo, Rolling Hills Zoo & Wildlife Museum, Salina, rolling hillswildlife.com 10-11 Orphan Train Riders Annual Celebration, Concordia, 785-243-4471, ridersontheorphantrain.org 11 Symphony in the Flint Hills, Wabaunsee County, 816-471-0400, symphonyintheflinthills.org 13 Mosaic Rock Concert, Garden City, 800-879-9803 17-19 International Forest of Friendship Celebration, Atchison, 913-367-1419 18-19 Downing Childrenís Garden Grand Opening, Botanica, Wichita, 316-264-0448, botanica.org 18-19 Juneteenth Celebration, Atchison, 913-167-2481 18-19 Midsummer’s Festival, Lindsborg, 888-227-2227 19 Father’s Day Car Show, Rolling Hills Zoo & Wildlife Museum, Salina, rolling hillswildlife.com 19-24 National Bass Tournament, Wilson Lake, russellks.org 23-26 Country Stampede music festival, Manhattan, countrystampede.com 25 Territorial Day, Lecompton, re-enactments, tours, parade, carnival, 785-887-6148 26 Amelia Earhart Century Bike Ride, Atchison, 913-360-2617 26-28 Hot Air Balloon Classics, Garden City, 800-879-9803 26-28 Sky’s the Limit Championship BBQ Contest, Garden City, 800-879-9803. 2 Celebrate America, Old-Fashioned Independence Day, Wichita, 316-219-1871, oldcowtown.org 2-4 Highlights in History, Fort Scott National Historic Site, 1-800-245-3638 2-4, 23-24 Ride Steam Engine #3415, Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad, 200 SE Fifth, 785-263-1077 4 Freedom Safari, Rolling Hills Zoo & Wildlife Museum, Salina, rollinghillswild life.com 4 Old-Fashioned Independence Day Celebration, Historic Fort Hays, 785-625-6812 4 Wild West Festival, 9 a.m. to Midnight, Municipal Park, Hays, 785-623-4476, wildwestfestival.com 9-10 American Indian Festival, Mid-America All-Indian Center, Wichita, 316-350-3341, indiancenter.org 15-16 Amelia Earhart Festival, Warnock Lake, Atchison, 800-234-1854, atchison kansas.net 16 Great Planes on the Great Plains Fly In, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hays Regional Airport, 785-628-7350, flyhays.com 20-23 74th Pretty Prairie Rodeo, Pretty Prairie, 800-638-2702, pprodeo.com 23 National Day of the Cowboy, Old Abilene Town, 785-263-2681 24 Taste of Adventure, Rolling Hills Zoo & Wildlife Museum, Salina, rollinghillswild life.com 29-30 Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Festival, Milford State Park, junctioncity.org 29-30 51st Czech Festival, Wilson, 785-658-2211 29-Aug. 7 Dodge City Days & PRCA Rodeo, Dodge City, 620-227-3119, visitdodge city.org 29-31 Kustom Kemps of America (KKOA) Leadsled Spectacular Car Show, Oakdale Park, Salina, 877-725-4625. 3-7 Tri-Rivers Fair, Rodeo & Draft Horse Show, Saline County Livestock & Expo Center, 877-725-4625 4-6 65th Annual Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo, Abilene Fairgrounds Arena, 785-263-4570 4-6 Ride Steam Engine #3415, Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad, 200 SE Fifth, 785-263-1077 5-6 Follow the Yellow Brick Road Event, Garnett, 785-448-6767, garnettchamber.org 5-7 Goessel Country Threshing Days, 620-367-2229 goesselks.com 8-21 Civil War on the Western Frontier, Lawrence, 785-865-4499, visitlawrence.com 13 3rd Annual 19th Century Vintage Baseball Game, 1 p.m., Eisenhower Grounds, 785-263-6700 19-21 Cherokee Strip Renaissance Festival – An Enchanted Summer’s End, Arkansas City, 620-442-6750 19-20 El Kan Western Riders Rodeo and Cowtown Festival, Ellsworth, 785-472-3900 19-21 K&O Steam and Gas Engine Show, Winfield Fairgrounds, 620-221-7608, kosteamgas.org 20 4th Annual Topeka Railroad Festival, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Great Overland Station, 785-232-5533, greatoverland station.com 20 Western Vista Sunflower Classic Bike Tour and Family Fun Ride, Annie Oakley Park, Oakley, discoveroakly.com 26 Zoo Brew, Rolling Hills Zoo & Wildlife Museum, Salina, rollinghillswildlife.com 26-28 Tumbleweed Festival and 150th Birthday Celebration, Lee Richardson Zoo, 620-275-8621, gardencitychamber.net 27 Victorian Ball, Old Cowtown Museum, 316-219-1871, oldcowtown.org 27 Big Brutus Polka Fest, West Mineral, 620-827-6177. 3 Adams Apple Festival, Lucas, 785-525-6288, lucaskansas.com 3-Oct. 17 Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Bonner Springs, weekends, kcrenfest.com 3-Oct. 31 Haunted Atchison Season, Atchison, 800-234-1854, atchisonkansas.net 3-4 Age of the Gunfighter, Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita, 316-219-1871, oldcow town.org 3-5 Clyde Watermelon Festival, Clyde, cloudcountytourism 3 Kansas Cattle Towns with Jim Gray, Caldwell, 620-845-6666, kansas humanities.org 3-5 Ride Steam Engine #3415, Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad, Abilene, 785-263-1077 3 The Cherokee Strip Land Rush of 1893 with Heather Ferguson, Caldwell, kansashumanities.org 4 Old Settlers’ Day, Russell Springs, discoveroakley.com 9-18 Kansas State Fair, Hutchinson fairgrounds, kansasstatefair.com 10 Fort Scott Air Show, Fort Scott Airport, 620-5490, fortscott.com 14-18 40th Annual Walnut Valley Festival and National Flat-Picking Championship, Winfield Fairground, 620-221-3250, wvfest.com 16-18 5th Annual US Highway 36 Treasure Hunt, 785-282-3548, ushwy36.com 17 Art in the Park/Fall Fest, Garden City, 800-879-9803 17 42nd annual Hillsboro Arts & Crafts Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hillsboro, 620-947-3506 17 32nd annual Art in the Park and Craft Show, Marion, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 620-382-3425, marionks.com 17-18 Freedom Festival, Osawatomie, 913-755-4384, kshs.org 17-18 Midwest Deutsche Oktoberfest, Ellis County Fair Grounds, 785-628-7350, midwestdeutschefest.com 22-24 Bald Eagle Rendezvous, Lecompton, 785-887-6148 22-25 Santa Fe Trail 2011 Symposium, Dodge City, 620-227-7377 23-25 Medicine Lodge Indian Peace Treaty Pageant, peacetreaty.org 23-24 23rd Annual Kansas Championship Ranch Rodeo, Medicine Lodge 24 Old Settler’s Day, Marion, parade, food and games, Central Park, 620-382-3425, marionks.com 24 National Drovers Hall of Fame Kansas 150th Longhorns Cattle Drive End-of-the-Trail Celebration, Ellsworth, 785-472-5085 24 Rails ’n Trails Festival, Herington Fairgrounds, 785-258-2115 24 Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair, 8th & Iron, Salina, 785-309-5776 24 Fall Fest, Downtown Concordia, concordiakansaschamber.com 24 Fair on the Square, Lyons, 620-257-5166 24-25 Cider Days, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka, 785-230-5226 24-25, Oct. 1-2 Ciderfest, Louisburg Cider Mill, 913-837-5202, louisburgcider mill.com 24-25 McPherson Scottish Festival, Lakeside Park, 800-324-8022, macfestival.org 1 33rd Annual Chisholm Trail Day Festival, Abilene, 785-263-2681 1 Glasco 25th Annual Fun Day, City Park, Glasco, skyways.org/towns/glasco 1 Oktoberfest Arts & Crafts Festival, Commercial Street Mall, Atchison, atchison kansas.net 1 Railroads in Kansas with William S. Worley, 2 p.m., Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum, 785-689-4846, kansas humanities.org 1 Winfield Art in the Park, 620-221-2161, winfieldarts.com 1-2 Ciderfest, Louisburg Cider Mill, 913-837-5202, louisburgcidermill.com 1-2 OZtoberfest, Wamego, ozmuseum.com, 866-458-TOTO 1-Jan. 8, 2012 Creatures of the Abyss National Traveling Exhibit, Exploration Place, Wichita, 316-660-0670, exploration.org 2 Apple Festival, Old Prairie Town, Topeka, 785-363-3888 7-8 Old-Fashioned County Fair, Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita, 316-219-1871, oldcowtown.org 7-8 Svensk Hyllningsfest, biennial Swedish celebration, Lindsborg, 888-227-2227 7-9 Columbus Hot Air Balloon Regatta and Columbus Day Festival, Columbus, 620-429-1492, columbusdayballoons.com 8 Oz Festival, Dorothy’s House, Liberal, 620-624-7624 8 Pumpkin PaZoola, Rolling Hills Zoo & Wildlife Museum, Salina, rollinghillswild life.com 8-9 Antique Engine & Steam Show, Yesteryear Museum, Salina, 877-725-4625 15-16 54th Annual Maple Leaf Festival, Baldwin, 785-594-7564, mapleleaffestival.com 16 Century of Toys Toy Show, Bicentennial Center, Salina, 877-725-4625 20-23 9th Tallgrass Film Festival, Downtown Wichita, 316-974-0089, tallgrass filmfest.com 21-22, 27-29 Night Terrors, 7 p.m., Theatre Atchison, atchisonkansas.net 26-29 Arkalalah, Fall Festival, Arkansas City, 620-442-6077 28-29 Halloween Haunted Train, Atchison Rail Museum, atchisonkansas.net 28-30 Night of the Living Zoo, Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, scz.org 29 Graveside Conversations, 7 to 10 p.m., Historic Fort Hays, 785-625-6812 29 Hay, Hooves and Halloween, Wichita, 316-219-1871, oldcowtown.org 31 Legends of Old Boot Hill Cemetery, 7 p.m., 18th & Fort Street, Hays, 785-628-2624 1-Dec.26 Sandzèn Art Gallery Annual Holiday Gift Show, Lindsborg, 785-227-2220, visitlinsborg.com 13 Taste of Adventure, Rolling Hills Zoo & Wildlife Museum, Salina, rollinghills wildlife.com 19-Dec. 31 Winter Wonderland, 6 to 10 p.m. nightly, Lake Shawnee, Topeka, 785-232-0597 20-Dec. 30 Winfield Isle of Lights, 6 to 10 p.m. nightly, 620-221-2418 26, Dec. 3, 10, 17 Illuminations, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Botanica, the Wichita Gardens, 316-264-0448, botanica.org 26 61st Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, downtown Wakeeney 26 Lighted Christmas Parade & Weinachtfest, Russell, 785-483-2897 26, Dec. 3, 10, 17 Santa House, Commercial Street Mall, Atchison, 913-367-2427 28 Parade of Lights and kick-off for Christmas in Old Dodge City, visitdodgecity.org 29 Downtown Christmas Parade and Holiday Festival, 6 p.m., Fort Scott, 1-800-245-3678 30 Gordon Parks Birthday Celebration, Fort Scott Community College, 1-800-245-3678, gordonparkcenter.org 2 Moonlight and Mistletoe Homes Tour, Fort Scott National Historic Site, 1-800-245-3678 2-5 34th Annual Festival of Trees, Kansas Expocentre Grounds, Topeka, ksexpo.com 2-3 Christmas Past, 7 to 9 p.m., Historic Fort Hays, 785-625-6812 2-4 FrostFest, lighted parade on Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m., Hays, 785-628-8201 2-3, 9-10 Let’s Make Merry: A Victorian Christmas Celebration, Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita, 316-219-1871, oldcowtown.org 3 Holiday Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Abilene, 785-263-3474 3 Old-Fashioned Christmas Events and Festival of Lights Parade, Ellsworth, 785-472-4071 3 Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, downtown Lawrence, lawrencechristmas parade.org 3 Evening of Christmas Magic and Mayor’s Tree Lighting, downtown Abilene, 785-263-2231 3, 10 Old-Fashioned Prairie Christmas, Old Mill Museum grounds, Lindsborg 3 Snowflake Parade, Lindsborg 4 Christmas in the Cabin, Heritage Center, Abilene, 785-253-2681 4 Christmas Vespers at Historic Lecompton, 785-887-6148 10 Lucia Festival, Lindsborg, 888-227-2227 8-18 Christmas Traditions Trolley Tours, Abilene, 785-263-2231 9-11 Prairie Nutcracker, Hutchinson, 620-663-1981, prairienutcracker.com 10 Fort Larned Christmas Past Open House, 7 p.m., 620-285-6911 11 Candlelight Vintage Homes Tour, Leavenworth, leavenworthhistory@sbcglobal.net 11 Cathedral Christmas Concert, presented by Fort Hays State University Choral Music Department at the Cathedral of the Plains, Victoria, 3 and 6:30 p.m., 785-628-4258 11 Santa on the Train, 1 p.m., Abilene, 785-263-7266 15-23 Dolly HollyDay Tours, Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce, fortscott.com |
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