Events

Live music from Arieon Keller! No cover, come out to The Lumberyard!

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Calling all crafters, vendors and shoppers!

Mark your calendars! We’re excited t bring local talent, creativity, and small businesses together for a fun-filled day of SHOPPING at VFW Post 1714!

Come browse a variety of unique items, handmade crafts, gifts, home décor, and so much more! Whether you’re looking for something special or want to get a head start on your holiday shopping, this is the perfect opportunity!

We still have booth spaces available and would LOVE to have you join us!

Booth Fee: $30Includes an 8-foot tableSpaces available until filled!

Interested in becoming a vendor?Contact Ricki Graves at:r_dome@hotmail.com

SUPPORT LOCAL. SHOP SMALL. SUPPORT OUR VETERANS!

Bring your friends, invite your family, and help us make this a wonderful community event!

PLEASE SHARE! Help us spread the word to local crafters, vendors, and shoppers throughout Southwest Kansas!

Have fun creating with LEGOs!

Saturdays at 10am, Finney County Public Library, 605 E Walnut St

Dates, times, and locations are subject to change. Please check finneylibrary.org for more details.

Get your holiday shopping done early at the annual Peddler's Market -- always the fourth weekend in October.

Wall-to-wall fun! Come browse and shop for the best in antiques, handmade crafts, collectibles and baked goods!

The Big Cheese is The Hope & Healing Place’s biggest fundraiser of the year, bringing our community together for a day full of great food, fun, and friendly competition. All while supporting free grief programs for children, families, and individuals in our community. Come hungry, bring your friends, and help us turn a fun day out into HOPE for those who need it most!!

Tickets are $30, and kids under 13 get in free.
Your ticket isn’t just admission to a fun event—it’s a way to help heal hearts and provide hope to those in need.

Join the discussion among local poets Chera Hammons and Wes Reeves, and HPPR's Jenny Inzerillo at Chapterhouse Bookstore Saturday, October 24 from 1 to 3 p.m.

The topic of discussion will include the poets' 2026 publications: Hammons's "Birds of America" (Dial Press) and Reeves's self-published "Más Dirt."

A book signing will follow the discussion. Backlist and new titles for both authors will be available to purchase at the event, as well as high-quality art prints (and more) by local art designer and birder José Barrientos.

Grab your costumes and join us for a spooktacular day!

Campers, decorate your sites and stock up on candy because Trick-or-Treating on the campgrounds is from 2 to 4 p.m.

Not camping? No problem! Businesses, clubs, and residents are welcome to join our FREE Trunk-or-Treat if they call the office to sign up!

Games, inflatables, train rides, face painting and more will be from 2 to 6 p.m. For unlimited play, purchase a $15 wristband.

Wild West Zombie Laser Tag starts at 6 p.m.!

The Park/Reservoir is open 24 hrs a day.

Great company, BIG prizes! 100 tickets available. First come, first served.

Ticket holders receive:
* a 6-face sheer for 12 regular Bingos that pay $125 each
* 75 pull-tabs for 12 games worth $4,500
* 6-face sheet for a blackout game that pays $4,000 if won in 55 numbers or less
* 2 early-bird horse race games
* early-bird speedball blackout game.

Doors open at noon.

Science gets weird at this ELECTRIFYING adults-only event at the Don Harrington Discovery Center.

To cap off their 50th anniversary, the center's famous Mad Scientist Ball returns to help fund another 50 years of discoveries!

Tickets purchases include open bar access, food concocted by Black Fig Catering, live music, and an adults-only night that will EXCITE as mad scientists from all walks of life come together.

Explore the new Ice Dinosaurs exhibit and enjoy a night benefiting discoveries for learners across the High Plains.

Take a haunted ghost tour of Boot Hill Museum every Saturday in October, as well as on Friday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 and 9 p.m.

Celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary with a vibrant celebration of American composers, featuring a dazzling new trumpet concerto, and the iconic, hopeful spirit of Copland’s Symphony No. 3.

Rossitza Goza & Evgeny Zvonnikov, violin
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet
George Jackson, conductor

REPERTOIRE:

John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Steve Reich: Duet
Brittany Green: Testify!
Jeff Scott: “Athena” concerto for trumpet and orchestra
Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 3

Rossitza Jekova-Goza & Evgeny Zvonnikov, violin
Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Steve Reich: Duet | Brittany Green: Testify!
Jeff Scott: 'Athena' Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
Aaron Copeland: Symphony No.3

Join this celebration of our nation with a dazzling new trumpet concerto that honors the iconic and hopeful spirit of composer Aaron Copland’s Symphony No. 3.

Featuring:

• Rossitza Goza & Evgeny Zvonnikov, violin
• Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet
• George Jackson, conductor
  

Repertoire:

• John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
• Steve Reich: Duet
• Brittany Green: Testify!
• Jeff Scott: “Athena” concerto for trumpet and orchestra
• Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 3

Get your holiday shopping done early at the annual Peddler's Market -- always the fourth weekend in October.

Wall-to-wall fun! Come browse and shop for the best in antiques, handmade crafts, collectibles and baked goods!

Come to the Prairie Museum on Sunday, October 25, from 2 to 5 p.m. for Boo at the Mu!

This fun-filled event for families, kids, and guests of all ages includes candy, crafts, activities, and spooky fun for everyone. This year, enjoy a photo stop station for making memories and a trick-or-treat trail outside in the prairie preserve.

The event is FREE to attend, so wear your costume and meet us there!

Calling all folks 50 and better! From NOON to 1PM CT, please come enjoy a hot, sit-down lunch while making new friends. This is a partnership with High Plains Food Bank, WT AmeriCorps, and the Mary E. Bivins Foundation. If you have questions, reach out to Kari at Warford Community Center: (806) 803-9785.

***THIS EVENT IS ONLY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY — NOT WEEKENDS!***

Calling all folks 50 and better! From NOON to 1PM CT, please come enjoy a hot, sit-down lunch while making new friends. This is a partnership with High Plains Food Bank, WT AmeriCorps, and the Mary E. Bivins Foundation. If you have questions, reach out to Kari at Warford Community Center: (806) 803-9785.

***THIS EVENT IS ONLY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY — NOT WEEKENDS!***

Folk singer Kelly Hunt joins forces with renowned Cajun/Celtic musician and producer Dirk Powell at Hays Public Library Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Calling all folks 50 and better! From NOON to 1PM CT, please come enjoy a hot, sit-down lunch while making new friends. This is a partnership with High Plains Food Bank, WT AmeriCorps, and the Mary E. Bivins Foundation. If you have questions, reach out to Kari at Warford Community Center: (806) 803-9785.

***THIS EVENT IS ONLY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY — NOT WEEKENDS!***

Musicians, comedians, and poets are welcome to come perform in an intimate yet public setting every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.