Upcoming Events.
Baldwin City Maple Leaf Festival
The Maple Leaf Festival began as a community event in 1958, inspired by Dr. Ivan Boyd, a biology professor at Baker University as well as Dr. Charles Doudna, Bill Horn, Leo Smith and C. R. Whitley. Dr. Boyd noted that the third weekend in October was the optimum time to view the changing colors of the Maple Leaves in the area and the perfect time to celebrate the successful harvest.
66 years later, with over 300 craft exhibits, quilt shows and displays, performing arts, music, unique food items and activities for the family, the Maple Leaf Festival is the biggest fall family event in the area and provides an opportunity for local non-profit organizations to raise funds.
The two day festival occurs on the third full weekend of October.
Sugar Mound Annual Arts & Crafts Festival
Come join us for a fun filled weekend!
October 12th & 13th 2024
We now have over 400 booths displaying all types of hand-crafted items with exhibitors coming from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska, and Colorado and as far as California to join Kansas exhibitors of crafts and art work.
Baker Creek Fall Harvest Festival
As the leaves begin to change in the Ozarks, join us in celebrating abundance and appreciating the joy and self-sufficiency that gardening and farming bring.
Enjoy expert speakers, local food, unique vendors, greenhouse and garden tours, and old-fashioned entertainment at Baker Creek's Mansfield, Missouri, farm! Join thousands of gardeners, farmers, and craftspeople to celebrate heirloom gardening at our Missouri homeplace.
Spinach Festival
Lenexa was hailed as the "Spinach Capital of the World" during the 1930s thanks to the excellent spinach crops grown in the area. The family-oriented Lenexa Spinach Festival is packed with food, music, entertainment, hands-on activities, and craft vendors. Experience the World’s Largest Spinach Salad and learn about Lenexa’s history.
Freedom Festival
The City of Greenwood invites you to the 2024 Freedom Festival, which will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at Joel Dean Hitt Park. Live music, bounce houses for the kids, food trucks, art vendors and fireworks to finish off the night!
Arts in the Park
Arts in the Park showcases art from fine artists and makers at Macken Park in North Kansas City, Missouri. The festival prides itself on promoting local artists from Kansas and Missouri. This accessible two-day festival will feature over 60 local artists and makers, live music, roaming performances, Beer Garden, local food trucks, a kid’s area with a petting zoo, bounce houses, and more. This two-day event attracts thousands and is brought to you by the City of North Kansas City and North Kansas City Parks and Recreation. Arts in the Park is free to attend and open to the public. Mark your calendar now for June 7 and 8! Festival will be held from 5 pm to 10 pm on Friday and 10 am to 8 pm on Saturday.
Baker Creek Spring Planting Festival
The Spring Planting Festival is one of America’s premier events celebrating heirloom seeds and plants. The festival features music, cultural events and food. Enjoy a sense of community with fascinating seed collectors, renowned musicians, national speakers, historic demonstrators, food activists, homeschoolers, western re-enactors, organic growers, gourmet chefs, free thinkers, historic farm animals & poultry, Ozarks crafters, trendy vendors (like Switch Co.), and herbal hippies.
Event Three
Each spring, the City of Wamego comes alive with thousands of visitors, vibrant colors of tulips and over 150 craft vendors. The vivacious colors of the tulips from Holland are the backdrop for the April art and craft fair in Wamego City Park.