Check out events coming to our area.
MPL: 2026 MLA Book Sale
Date/Time: March 1
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
Jazz@ Purple Masque: Big Bands
Date/Time: March 4
Place: Purple Masque Theatre, West Stadium, KSU
Website: https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/events/
AMP: Trivia Smackdown with Jeff Kreuser
Date/Time: March 4
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
Elementary ARTSmart Classes
Date/Time: March 5
Place: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, KSU
Website: https://beach.k-state.edu/visit/events/
Jazz@ Purple Masque: Combos and Latin Jazz Ensemble
Date/Time: March 5
Place: Purple Masque Theatre, West Stadium, KSU
Website: https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/events/
MPL: DIY Night: Beach Museum Presents Collage Workshop
Date/Time: March 5
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
AMP: Stiff Middle Fingers, Headlight Rivals, and The Touchdowns
Date/Time: March 5
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
Preschool Explorations
Date/Time: March 5-21 on Thursdays
Place: Wonder Workshop Children’s Museum
Website: https://www.wonderworkshop.org/
MAC: A Midsummer Night’s Midterm
Date/Time: March 6-8
Place: Manhattan Arts Center
Website: https://www.manhattanarts.org/calendar
K-8 Coding Contest
Date/Time: March 7
Place: Fiedler Hall, KSU
Website: https://people.cs.ksu.edu/~safia/k5Contest.html?year=2026
Coffee & CARversation and March Treat Talk “Maxwell: From Crisis to Chrysler”
Date/Time: March 7
Place: Midwest Dream Car Collection
Website: https://midwestdreamcarcollection.org/event-calendar/
In Black & White: Through the Lens (Poetry Writing Workship) & Stanza Are Sanctuaries (Poetry SLAM & Open Mic)
Date/Time: March 7
Place: Museum of Art + Light
Website: https://artlightmuseum.org/events/
Early-Music Ensembles
Date/Time: March 8
Place: All Faiths Chapel, KSU
Website: https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/events/
AMP: Pie & Cocktails with Therapie!
Date/Time: March 10
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
Concert Band and University Band Concert
Date/Time: March 10
Place: McCain Auditorium, KSU
Website: https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/events/
Student Showcase Recital
Date/Time: March 11
Place: All Faiths Chapel, KSU
Website: https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/events/
Movement & Creative Play (Parent-Child Experience)
Date/Time: March 11
Place: Museum of Art + Light
Website: https://artlightmuseum.org/events/
Wanlin Wu, Piano: “The Pedagogical Pian Works by Feliks Rybicki (1899-1978)”
Date/Time: March 11
Place: Kimser Hall, McCain Auditorium, KSU
Website: https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/events/
MPL: Teen & Adult Writers Guilds
Date/Time: March 12
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
Artist Talk: Poppy DeltaDawn
Date/Time: March 12
Place: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, KSU
Website: https://beach.k-state.edu/visit/events/
AMP: Nathan Page’s Underground Guitar Pull
Date/Time: March 12
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
KSU Symphony Orchestra - Patchwork
Date/Time: March 12
Place: McCain Auditorium, KSU
Website: https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/events/
Think Spring-Floral Displays & Drop-In and Draw
Date/Time: March 13
Place: Museum of Art + Light
Website: https://artlightmuseum.org/events/
Little Britches Spring/Summer Sale
Date/Time: March 14
Place: National Guard Armory
Website: https://www.littlebritchessales.com/
MCC: Estate Planning Webinar
Date/Time: March 14
Place: Online, MCC
Website: https://mccks.edu/events/
AMP: Calvin Bennett/John Depew/Peter Oviatt
Date/Time: March 14
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
Poyntz Parade of Quilts: 250 Years of an American Art Form
Date/Time: March 15-19
Place: Downtown Manhattan
Website: https://heartlandquiltnetwork.com/events/poyntz-parade-of-quilts/
The Newberry Consort: Corkscrews, Coils, & Clocks
Date/Time: March 17
Place: All Faiths Chapel, KSU
Website: https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/events/
Break for Spring Break
Date/Time: March 18
Place: Midwest Dream Car Collection
Website: https://midwestdreamcarcollection.org/event-calendar/
St. Patrick’s Day Road Race & Parade
Date/Time: March 21
Place: Aggieville
Website: https://www.stpatsmhk.com/
MCC: Free Bible Class
Date/Time: March 23-April 20 on Mondays
Place: MCC
Website: https://mccks.edu/events/
AMP: Pie & Cocktails with Therapie!
Date/Time: March 24
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
MPL: Author Visit: McCall Hoyle
Date/Time: March 24
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
Student Strings Recital
Date/Time: March 25
Place: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, KSU
Website: https://beach.k-state.edu/visit/events/
TechFest 2026
Date/Time: March 26
Place: Manhattan Conference Center
Website: https://beach.k-state.edu/visit/events/
Double Take: Gallery Tour of Select Artworks
Date/Time: March 26
Place: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, KSU
Website: https://beach.k-state.edu/visit/events/
MPL: Donuts and Danger
Date/Time: March 26
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
AMP: Papa Dom’s Dance Party
Date/Time: March 27
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
Bourbon & Benz-Bourbon Tasting
Date/Time: March 27
Place: Midwest Dream Car Collection
Website: https://midwestdreamcarcollection.org/event-calendar/
Impressions of Light (Plein Air Watercolor Worship with Jim Rigg)
Date/Time: March 28
Place: Museum of Art + Light
Website: https://artlightmuseum.org/events/
MAC & Cheese Festival
Date/Time: March 28
Place: Manhattan Arts Center
Website: https://www.manhattanarts.org/
K-State Recorder Workshop (Registration Required)
Date/Time: March 28
Place: West Stadium, KSU
Website: https://www.k-state.edu/mtd/events/
AMP: Agga Dagga with Snake Church
Date/Time: March 28
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
Start ‘Em Up Sunday
Date/Time: March 29
Place: Midwest Dream Car Collection
Website: https://midwestdreamcarcollection.org/event-calendar/
Explore the History Sanctuary of Yuma Street Bus/Walking Tour
Date/Time: March 29
Place: Museum of Art + Light
Website: https://artlightmuseum.org/events/
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MHS Activities & Athletics
Activities:
March 6-8 – MHS Musical
March 10 – MHS Band Concert
March 12 – MHS Orchestra String Day Workshop & Concert
March 13-20 – Spring Break
Athletics:
Varsity Baseball
March 21 – Home Jamboree
Girls Varsity Soccer
March 24 vs. Seaman
March 26 vs. Junction City
March 28 vs. Blue Valley West
Varsity Softball
March 31 – Manhattan Invitational
K-State Athletics
Women’s Basketball @ Bramlage Coliseum
March 1 vs. Iowa State
Baseball @ Tointon Family Stadium
March 6-8 vs. SIUE
March 10 vs. Wichita State
March 11 vs. South Dakota State
March 20-22 vs. Arizona State
March 24 vs. Nebraska
Men’s Basketball @ Bramlage Coliseum
March 3 vs. West Virginia
Tennis @ Peakform Sports and Wellness Center or Mike Goss Tennis Stadium
March 1 vs. West Virginia
March 20 vs. Baylor
March 22 vs. TCU
Regional Events:
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Date/Time: March 1
Place: The Columbian Theatre, Wamego
Website: https://www.columbiantheatre.com/shows
SkillsUSA
Date/Time: March 2-4
Place: Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson
Website: https://www.skillsusakansas.org/
KSK Taco Trail Bus Tours 2026
Date/Time: March 2-4
Place: Kansas City
Website: https://www.redmachinepartybus.com/kck-taco-trail-bus-tour.html#/
Wellness Expo
Date/Time: March 4
Place: Wichita State University, Wichita
Website: https://www.wichita.edu/student_life/campus_recreation/events/healthfair_index.php
Uptown: A Night of Motown & Soul
Date/Time: March 6
Place: C.L. Hoover Opera House, Junction City
Website: https://www.jcoperahouse.org/tickets
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Voice of the Prairie
Date/Time: March 6-8
Place: Historical Museum & Art Center, Independence
Website: https://indkschamber.org/laura-ingalls-wilder-voice-of-the-prairie/
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Date/Time: March 6-8
Place: The Columbian Theatre, Wamego
Website: https://www.columbiantheatre.com/shows
Annual Seed Swap
Date/Time: March 7
Place: Emporia Public Library, Emporia
Website: https://emporiapl.librarycalendar.com/event/annual-seed-swap-3567
FHDC: Tallgrass Tours: Little Sweden’s Crafts & Castles (Registration Required)
Date/Time: March 7
Place: Flint Hills Discovery Center
Website: https://flinthillsdiscovery.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=10348
KU Symphonic Band & University Band Concert
Date/Time: March 9
Place: Leid Center, Lawrence
Website: https://lied.ku.edu/events-all/
KU Jazz Ensembles I, II, III Concert
Date/Time: March 12
Place: Leid Center, Lawrence
Website: https://lied.ku.edu/events-all/
Bird Walk at Shunga Park
Date/Time: March 14
Place: Shunga Trail, Topeka
Topeka Irishfest
Date/Time: March 14
Place: Evergy Plaza, Topeka
Website: https://topekairishfest.com/
39th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Date/Time: March 17
Place: Downtown, Lawrence
Website: https://lawrencestpatricksdayparade.com/
Catfish Chasers @ Milford Reservoir
Date/Time: March 20-21
Place: The Cove Bar & Grill, Milford
Website: https://catfishchasers.com/tournaments/
Olathe BBQ Competition
Date/Time: March 20-21
Place: Lone Elm Park, Olathe
Website: https://www.olatheks.gov/government/parks-recreation/special-events/qlathe-bbq-championship
11th Annual City Train Show
Date/Time: March 21
Place: Toy & Train Club & Museum, Wichita
Website: http://www.wichitatoytrainmuseum.org/
Våffeldagen
Date/Time: March 21
Place: Convention and Visitors Bureau, Lindsborg
Website: https://www.visitlindsborg.com/vaffeldagen-international-waffle-day
Messiah Soloist Recital
Date/Time: March 26
Place: Bethany College, Lindsborg
Website: https://www.messiahfestival.org/
CCCC 8th Annual Art School
Date/Time: March 26
Place: Cloud County Community College, Junction City
Website: https://web.junctioncitychamber.org/events/CCCC8th%20Annual%20Art%20Show-25301/details
RPM Speedway IMCA Races: Sunflower Classic
Date/Time: March 26-28
Place: Rolling Plains Motor Speedway, Hays
Website: https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/2464/
KU School of Music Piano Extravaganza
Date/Time: March 29
Place: Leid Center, Lawrence
Website: https://lied.ku.edu/events-all/
145th Performance of Handel’s Messiah
Date/Time: March 29
Place: Bethany College, Lindsborg
Website: https://www.messiahfestival.org/
