Sep 22 Tuesday
Join us for the opening of the Catrina Dress Exhibit at Arts in the Sunset at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4.
This FREE exhibition brings together a collection of Catrina dresses and costumes from the Adult and Kids Catrina Costume Contests featured during the past three years of the Día de Muertos Festival of Amarillo.
See up close the creativity, craftsmanship, and tradition behind some of the Catrinas that have taken the stage at the festival, from elaborate adult designs to imaginative creations worn by our youngest Catrinas.
The exhibit opens Friday, September 4 and will remain on display through Friday, October 9.
Come celebrate the artistry of La Catrina and revisit three years of Día de Muertos Festival memories.
Sep 23 Wednesday
Sep 24 Thursday
Sep 25 Friday
Sep 26 Saturday
The Hoodoo Mural Festival celebrates art and culture by providing murals across the city, live music, interactive activities, art shows, and an immersive art experience!
Join us along the banks of the Smoky Hills River for the 50th anniversary of Salina's Prairie Festival Sept. 25 to 27.
The Land Institute in Salina, Kan., brings tother speakers, perennial grain foods, artists, musicians, hands-on demonstrations, and more to reflect on a half-century of food systems transformation and the impact we've had on people and the planet.
We invite you to envision the next 50 years of global perennial agriculture revolution!
Sep 27 Sunday
The final program in the William Allen White Community Partnership 2026 "Journalism" series will feature "The Kansas Reflector & Kansas Journalism with Sherman Smith and Clay Wirestone."
Smith is the award-winning, widely read editor of the Kansas Reflector--and a journalist with close ties to Emporia. Wirestone's new book "Opinionated" was recently released and will be available for purchase at the event.
The Emporia Arts Council Emil Babinger Art Mobile will also be on site with a variety of art and craft projects for all ages.
The home of famed newspaper publisher, William Allen White, is known as Red Rocks.
Open seasonally from mid-April to mid-October, Wednesday through Saturday, 10am-5pm, and 1-5pm on Sundays. See the KHS website for exact open dates.
Sep 28 Monday