Check out events coming to our area.
MPL: Winter Reading Challenge: Winter Tales and Woodland Trails
Date/Time: January 1-31
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
Cars and CARversation
Date/Time: January 3
Place: Midwest Dream Car Collection
Website: https://midwestdreamcarcollection.org/event-calendar/
AMP: Trivia Smackdown with Jeff Kreuser
Date/Time: January 7
Place: Autie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
AMP: Underground Guitar Pull
Date/Time: January 8
Place: Autie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
MCC: Timothy Days
Date/Time: January 9-10
Place: Manhattan Christian College
Website: https://mccks.edu/events/
MPL: Pawsitivity Pals: Read With A Dog for Kids and Teens
Date/Time: January 10
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
MPL: Introverts’ Book Club
Date/Time: January 13
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
AMP: Pie & Cocktails with Therapie!
Date/Time: January 13
Place: Autie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
MCC: Church Leadership Seminar
Date/Time: January 13
Place: Manhattan Christian College
Website: https://mccks.edu/events/
MAC: Holiday Art Market
Date/Time: January 14
Place: Manhattan Arts Center
Website: https://www.manhattanarts.org/calendar
MPL Book Club: Book to Movie Edition
Date/Time: January 15
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
McCain Performance Series: Hadestown
Date/Time: January 15
Place: McCain Auditorium, KSU
Website: https://tickets.mccain.k-state.edu/Online/default.asp
MPL: Teens Anime Club
Date/Time: January 15
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
The Flint Hills Bridal Show
Date/Time: January 18
Place: Museum of Art+Light
Website: https://www.flinthillsbridalshow.com/
McCain Performance Series: The Choir of Man
Date/Time: January 18
Place: McCain Auditorium, KSU
Website: https://tickets.mccain.k-state.edu/Online/default.asp
MofA+L: MLK Day
Date/Time: January 19
Place: Museum of Art+Light
Website: https://artlightmuseum.org/events/
MPL: Adult Free Forum
Date/Time: January 20
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
MPL: Donuts and Danger Book Club
Date/Time: January 22
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
MAC: Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Date/Time: January 23-25
Place: Manhattan Arts Center
Website: https://www.manhattanarts.org/calendar
Cars, Cocoa, and Kid’s Stories
Date/Time: January 24
Place: Midwest Dream Car Collection
Website: https://midwestdreamcarcollection.org/event-calendar/
Open Hood Sunday
Date/Time: January 25
Place: Midwest Dream Car Collection
Website: https://midwestdreamcarcollection.org/event-calendar/
AMP: Pie & Cocktails with Therapie!
Date/Time: January 27
Place: Autie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
MofA+L: Art, Light, & Yoga Seasonal Series: Winter Immersive Flow
Date/Time: January 29
Place: Museum of Art+Light
Website: https://artlightmuseum.org/events/
AMP: Hosty! A One-Man-Thing
Date/Time: January 29
Place: Autie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
Kansas Day!
Date/Time: January 29
Place: All Over Kansas
McCain Performance Series: Classic Albums Live Performs Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours
Date/Time: January 30
Place: McCain Auditorium, KSU
Website: https://tickets.mccain.k-state.edu/Online/default.asp
MAC: Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Date/Time: January 30-February 1
Place: Manhattan Arts Center
Website: https://www.manhattanarts.org/calendar
AMP: Live Jazz w/ Distilled
Date/Time: January 31
Place: Autie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
MofA+L: Aliases, Alter Egos, & Avatars: Clair Silver in Conversation
Date/Time: January 31
Place: Museum of Art+Light
Website: https://artlightmuseum.org/events/
Cars & Karaoke
Date/Time: January 31
Place: Midwest Dream Car Collection
Website: https://midwestdreamcarcollection.org/event-calendar/
The Light Within: A Phantom’s Ball For Change, A Masquerade Ball Benefiting LIGHTMHK
Date/Time: January 31
Place: KSU Alumni Center, KSU
Website: https://www.lightmhk.com/
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MHS Activities & Athletics
Activities:
Jan 6 – School Resumes
Jan 19 – No School
Jan 20 – MHS Choir Serenade Concert, Rezac Auditorium, 7pm
Athletics:
Boys Varsity Basketball
Jan 16 vs. Hayden
Girls Varsity Basketball
Jan 16 vs. Hayden
K-State Athletics
Men’s Basketball @ Bramlage Coliseum
Jan 3 vs. BYU
Jan 14 vs. UCF
Jan 20 vs. Utah
Jan 24 vs. Kansas
Women’s Basketball @ Bramlage Coliseum
Jan 4 vs. West Virginia
Jan 10 vs. Utah
Jan 21 vs. Houston
Jan 29 vs. Colorado
Manhattan Christian College Athletics
Men’s Basketball @ Howie’s Activity Center
Jan 9 vs. Calvary University
Jan 10 vs. Ozark Christian College
Jan 20 vs. Union Adventist University
Jan 27 vs. Barclay College
Women’s Basketball @ Howie’s Activity Center
Jan 9 vs. Calvary University
Jan 10 vs. Ozark Christian College
Jan 20 vs. Union Adventist University
Regional Events:
Iⁿ’zhúje’waxóbe: Return of the Sacred Red Rock
Date/Time: January 1-25
Place: Spencer Museu of Art, Lawrence
Website: https://spencerart.ku.edu/exhibitions-and-events/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/sacred-red-rock
Lake Afton Public Observatory Star Parties: Winter Season
Date/Time: January 1-31
Place: Lake Afton Public Observatory, Wichita
Website: https://www.lakeafton.com/
Annua Holiday Gift Show and More!
Date/Time: January 2-11
Place: Lindsborg
Website: https://www.travelks.com/event/annual-holiday-gift-show-and-more!/40486/
Bird Walk at Shunga Park
Date/Time: January 10
Place: Shunga Trail, Topeka
Website: https://www.topekaaudubonsociety.org/calendar
Seals & Crofts 2
Date/Time: January 17
Place: C.L. Hoover Opera House, Junction City
Website: https://www.jcoperahouse.org/tickets
Ducks, Herons, and Eagles. Oh, My!
Date/Time: January 17
Place: Prairie Park Nature Center, Lawrence
Website: https://prairiepark.my.canva.site/winter-spring-26-ppnc-advertisement
Cars for Charities Rod & Custom Car Show
Date/Time: January 17-18
Place: Century II Convention Center, Wichita
Website: https://carsforcharitiesshow.com/
Puzzle Palooza
Date/Time: January 21
Place: Brandt House, Alma
Website: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/402onmain/1919397
Milford Nature Center’s Annual Eagle Day
Date/Time: January 24
Place: Milford Nature Center, Junction City
Website: https://www.travelks.com/event/milford-nature-centers-annual-eagle-day/40089/
Voyage to Vienna
Date/Time: January 24
Place: Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center, Wichita
Website: https://wichitasymphony.org/events/voyage-to-vienna
Gallery Reopening @ Coronado Quivira Museum
Date/Time: January 25
Place: Coronado Quivira Museum, Lyons
Website: https://cqmuseum.org/
128th Annual Midwest Art Exhibition
Date/Time: January 25-April 19
Place: Birger Sandzen Memorial Art Gallery, Lindsborg
Website: https://www.travelks.com/event/128th-annual-midwest-art-exhibition/40994/
Kansas Day Celebration
Date/Time: January 29
Place: Geary County Historical Museum, Junction City
Website: https://www.gearyhistory.org/
2026 Talk20 Hutch
Date/Time: January 30
Place: Hutchinson Public Library, Hutchinson
Website: https://www.talk20hutch.com/
The Fearsome Pirate Frank
Date/Time: January 30-31
Place: The Columbian Theatre, Wamego
Website: https://www.columbiantheatre.com/shows
Winter Expo & Gun Show
Date/Time: January 30-February 1
Place: Western State Bank Expo Center, Dodge City
Website: https://www.facebook.com/WinterExpo
Kansas Sugarbush Workshop
Date/Time: January 31
Place: Prairie Park Nature Cener, Lawrence
Website: https://prairiepark.my.canva.site/winter-spring-26-ppnc-advertisement
Quilt Turning and Afternoon Tea Celebrating Kansas Day
Date/Time: January 31
Place: Onaga
Website: https://www.travelks.com/event/quilt-turning-and-afternoon-tea-celebrating-kansas-day/28040/
