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Spring Fling will be April 25th at the gym in Florence. Kids games will start at 3 p.m. with a meal of barbucued hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, and homemade desserts. A freewill offering will be taken for the meal. There will be a cake walk for the kids, cake raffle and other sports items to be raffled off at 6:15. The entertainment of the evening will start at 5:15 after the meal and will be the "Jammin Biscuits" a bluegrass/gospel group from the Goessel/Moundridge area. Call 620-878-4296 or email the Florence Labor Day Committee Click Here For The Spring Fling web page.
MAY
Cinco de Mayo on the Santa Fe Trail in Lost Springs on Saturday, May 15th, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Breakfast, Craft Booths, Kid’s Games, Cowboy Poet, Mariachi Band, Historic Tours, Covered Wagon Rides, Cow Town Gunfighters, kid’s activities, Pinatas. For more information contact Teresa at 620-381-3920 2010 Flier Map It! Google Map It!
Farmer’s Market at Hillsboro’s Schaeffler House lawn every Thurs, May 6 - Sep 30, from 5-7pm. Fundraiser meals served. For more information, see the Farmer's Market Web Site or contact Joni 620-947-0270
Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies Annual Spring Dinner & History Tour Local Mennonite History Tour. May 8, 12:15-4:30 at Tabor College Historic Church, limited seating $22/person includes light lunch CMBS Dinner 6:30pm at Wohlgemuth Music Center Tabor College, The Story of Polish/Prussian Mennonites $14/person Contact- Peggy Goertzen 620.947.3121 ext. 1211.
Welcome to Route 77 Classic Car & Bike Show and Festival located in Burns, Kansas. This event will be held on May 29, 2010, downtown on main street. Marvin Ranich will be there to provide old time rock & roll music all day. The Burns Café will be open from 6am to 2 pm for your eating pleasure folks come from all over Kansas just to eat there on Friday nights and Saturday. Known for just plain good home cooked food and home made pies. Some of the best pie makers in the state of Kansas will be selling pies, Homemade bread and cookies There will also be BBQ available. Sticks & Twigs will be open all day. Lots of local craftsmen have items on Display. Cabinets & More will be open with lots of handmade furniture and Interesting items. Quilt Show and Craft show, Tractor pull for Kids, Fun Run. The Burns museum will be open all day Saturday. Check out the history of a small town. For more information, please contact Rose @ 832-298-7329. Click Here For The Route 77 Car Show web page.
Hillsboro Airport Fly-In / Breakfast, Saturday, May 29th 7:00 am to 10:00 am. Pancake breakfast 7-10 a.m. at the Alfred Schroeder Field and is open to everyone. Sponsored by Marion County Aviation EAA Chapter 1301.
The Tour de Florence sets out early Sunday morning for a 40-mile ride that is breathtaking in many different ways! (Also, there will be a 25-mile cut-off in case it’s a little early in the ride season for anyone.) The ride winds through the beautiful and scenic Flint Hills and ends with a BBQ picnic.Ride participants also receive a Tour de Florence souvenior t-shirt. Call 620-878-4296.
The Florence High School Alumni Association, the oldest continuing alumni association in the state of Kansas, holds their annual Florence Alumni Banquet on Memorial Day Weekend. Students from past classes of Florence and Marion High Schools meet to visit with old classmates. Call 620-878-4296.
Launched in 2008, Operation Celebration: The 1940s is a World War II era festival celebrating the men and women who have served their country. With over 1000 attendees from 17 different states in 2008, Operation Celebration 2009 promises to be bigger and better than ever! Operation Celebration features the state's largest victory parade,concerts, museum quality displays, WWII reneactors and much more! Join us May 29 - 31, 2010 in beautiful downtown Peabody, Kansas as we say thank you to the men and women who sacrificed so much for our freedom! If you do not find the information you are looking for on this site, please don't hesitate to contact us. Give us a call at 620-983-2174 or send an email to pmsa@peabodyks.com. Click here for the Operation Celebration web page.
Marion County Fairgrounds Demolition Derby, May 30th, 6:30pm at the Marion Co. Fairgrounds. Contact Lloyd Anderson 620-947-2494.
JUNE
Marion's Chingawassa Days are fun for the entire family! Held on June 4th and 5th, 2010. This year’s entertainment features “38 Special!” Lots of music, food, bed races, contests, rides and games, anvil shoot, pedal tractor pull, Texas Hold ‘Em Contest, bingo, motorcycle Poker Run, and much more! Call 620-382-3425, or e-mail Margo Yates Click Here For The Chingawassa Web Site
Route 56 Classic Cruisers Car Show, June 12th, at Hillsboro Memorial Park. Registration is 8-12:00 & Awards Ceremony at 3:30 contact Kim 620-947-2484, Rick 620-381-1036 or Mike 620-947-5993
Days of Olde Antique Fair, June 12th, Downtown Hillsboro, 9-3:00. Meal served at noon at Emprise Courtyard. Contact Sheryl 620-947-1715 or the Chamber at hillsborochamber@hillsboro-kansas.com
Movies on the Lawn- FREE movies shown outdoors on the lawn @ Hillsboro’s Schaeffler House, June 12th, starting @ dusk, Contact CVB at hillsborochamber@hillsboro-kansas.com
June 19th, 5:00pm - 10:00pm 3rd Annual Blue Grass at the Lake. We have 4-bands this year, 2:00-4:00 open stage, 4:00-4:30 Folk Holler, 4:30-6:30 Jammin' Biscuits Band,6:30-8:30 Stranger Creek String Band, 8:30-10:30 Timber Creek Band.
Summer brings on the time for Florence's Harvey House Picnic by the Florence Historical Society to help raise funds to continue the operation and maintenance of the Harvey House Museum. There is a choice of fried fish or mountain oysters, and an abundance of side dishes, breads, desserts and drinks, made and/or donated by some of the best cooks in the area. The 2008 Harvey House Picnic will be held June 28th at 5:00pm at the Harvey House. Click Here For The Harvey House Picnic web page.
JULY
Ramona's 4th of July event always takes place on the 4th--no matter what day it falls on. The event is created with families in mind, and takes you back to a more simple, gentle way of life. We always say that Ramona's 4th is a little "Rockwell" moment, (referring to Norman Rockwell's paintings), and since "Redneck" has been our theme for the last couple of years, the tranquility is interjected with zany fun. Plenty of fun for the kids! Click Here For The Ramona Redneck web site
Peabody's annual 4th of July Celebration is a big hit with people from all over the state who travel here every year for the parade, festivities and fireworks. The fireworks display includes the largest ground display of fireworks and set pieces in the state of Kansas. The events include a carnival, softball tournaments, horseshoe tournament, dances, car show, kids games, entertainment and the best parade and fireworks display in the state of Kansas! Call 620-983-2147 or email Shane Marler
A mouth-watering supper of roasted pork and a big selection of side dishes starting at 6:30 p.m. on July 17th, in the Burns Community Building. Please bring a side dish. There will be free will donations at the door. In its 10th year, the event is put on by PRIDE, a self-help program fostering community and economic development.
The Sleepy Creek Concert Series was founded in 2008. A joint venture of the Peabody Main Street Association and the Partners of Peabody's Parks, the series features a new genre of music each and every month from July - September. Patrons are invited to bring their own lawn chair and their appetite. A light meal is available by donation. All funds received go to these two great organizations, with a percentage being set aside for the construction of a public restroom in the near future. Join us on June 26, July 31, Aug 28 and Sept 25 to celebrate the arts in Peabody. Click Here For The Sleepy Creek Concert Series web page.
The Marion County Fair, July 27 - July 30, 2011. The fair features a carnival, rodeo, demolition derby, 4-H exhibits, rodeo, animal shows, airplane rides, ATV challenge, figure 8 race & food.Friday’s events include the swine show 8:00 a.m. and the Business Person’s Appreciation BBQ at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are available from the Extension Office (620-382-2325) for $2.50 each. The annual Livestock/Premium Auction is slated to start at 6:30 p.m. This is where the 4-Her’s are rewarded for the work they’ve done over the past several months with their animals. It is open to the public and even serves as a place for you, the public, to buy some meat for your freezer! Or if you know of a special 4-Her (enrolled in the livestock projects and who is close to your heart), you can even add on a monetary amount to the premium they receive for their animal. Businesses around Marion County can expect to see several 4-Hers stopping by to visit with them about their projects and asking the businesses to attend the auction. These 4-Hers participated in the pilot iLEAD program and have worked hard to develop their public speaking, citizenship, and leadership skills. Not to mention their ultimate project, livestock flyers promoting the premium sale. Call 620-381-0109 or email mncofairmanager@yahoo. Click Here For The Marion County Fair Facebook Page.
AUGUST
Goessel's Country Threshing Days - 2010 Threshing Days will feature Orphan Tractors and is August 6 through 8. More than 100 exhibitors from a 7-state area display and demonstrate antique equipment related to farming during the past century. THRESHING DAYS ATTRACTIONS A variety of activities and demonstrations are planned throughout the weekend. These include: steam-powered threshing demonstration plowing demonstrations children's activities restored stationary engines restored steam-powered tractors working models of antique machinery toy collection displays children's pedal tractor pull daily parades of power saw and shingle mill demonstration extensive antique farm machinery Admission is FREE for children under 12 years of age. Five dollars for all others. Show buttons can be purchased at the gate and are good all three days. For more information, go to the Wheat Heritage Engine and Threshing Company web site.
Come join us for the Run for Your Momma Half Marathon/Half Marathon Relay and Two Mile Fun Run, August 14th, 2010. Contact Mops of Marion at mopsofmarion@gmail.com Download the Rehistration Form
SEPTEMBER
Labor Day in Florence is traditional, being celebrated for over 70 years with the highlight being the parade which has always started at 11:00 a.m. on Monday morning. But the activities and entertainment start on the previous Friday evening, and are scattered throughout the entire weekend. This year's weekend will feature a live concert performed by the Prairie Rose Rangers. Call 620-878-4676 for more information, or Click Here For The Labor Day brochure.
The Hillsboro Arts & Crafts Fair is celebrating 37 years of supporting hand made arts and crafts. This annual festival is juried and takes place on the third Saturday in September in downtown Hillsboro. The close to 400 artists and craftsmen who are selected by our committee of judges come from all over the country to display and sell their one of a kind creations. The fair is rated among the top 100 arts and crafts shows in the country in several categories and is well worth any drive. Local food and hometown hospitality add flavor to this already spectacular event. Call 620-947-3506 or email the Hillsboro Arts and Crafts Fair. Click Here For The Arts and Crafts Fair web site. Click Here For The Hillsboro Arts & Crafts Fair Vendor Application
Marion's Art in the Park and Craft Show, is held the 3rd Saturday in September in beautiful Central Park, downtown Marion. Over 250 artists from all around the United States, live entertainment, large food court, all in a shady and relaxing setting. Gift certificates will be given away from the Chamber of Commerce, to be used at the craft show. Playground nearby and safe atmosphere. Call 620-382-3425 or email Margo Yates Letter to Artists and Crafters Art in the Park 2009 Registration Form Art in the Park Release Form Click Here For The Art In The Park web page
Goessel's Harvest Festival is a one day event held in the fall every year. This year it is on September 25th, 2010. The festival features a car show from noon-5:00 p.m., inflatables for kids from 4-8 p.m. and food vendors throughout the day in downtown Goessel. Musical entertainment begins at 5:00 with the Gospel group Hearts4Him followed by Timber Creek Bluegrass at 6:30 p.m. Kids are invited to enter the pumpkin decorating/carving contest. Prizes will be awarded during the evening entertainment. For more information call 620-367-8111 or goescity@mtelco.net.. Click Here For The Harvest Festival web page.
On Sunday, September 26th, the 3rd Annual Harvest Festival Benefit Golf Tournament will be held at the Pine Edge Golf Course, 1 mile north of Goessel on K-15 and 1 1/2 mile east on 130th. Two Person Scramble with a Shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $50 per team which includes a meal. Proceeds from the tournament will go towards the cost of the materials to build a skate park in the West Branch Park in Goessel. Registration deadline is Friday, September 24. For more information call 620-367-2664 or email: luvmilk@mtelco.net
Marion's Old Settler’s Day, held the last Saturday in September includes a morning run at Marion County Park and Lake, parade at 11 a.m. on Main Street, and food and games in Central Park, Call 620-382-3425. Click Here For the Old Settler's Day web page.
OCTOBER
October 2nd, 11:30am - 2:30pm, 4th Annual Chili Cook-Off and Lake Area Garage Sale. At the Marion County Lake Lake Hall. Check the Marion County Park and Lake web site for details.
Held the first Saturday in October, at the City Park, Lincolnville's Octoberfest features entertainment, arts and crafts booths, food booths, a parade and a dance. Call 620-924-5208. Lincolnville Octoberfest Parade Registration Form Lincolnville Octoberfest Fun Run Registration Form
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