Check out events coming to our area.
MPL: StoryWalk Downtown: How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A.
Date/Time: August 1-31
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
America250 Time Capsule Project (Submissions Required)
Date/Time: August 1-31
Place: Riley County Historical Society
Website: https://www.rileychs.org/america250-time-capsule-project.cfm
Just Tri It Youth Triathlon
Date/Time: August 1
Place: Manhattan City Park
Website: https://www.jtimhk.com/
Cars & Coffee & Tread Talk: “From Carnival Carousel to Doc Hudson: One-of-a-Kind-Build”
Date/Time: August 1
Place: Midwest Dream Car Collection
Website: https://midwestdreamcarcollection.org/event-calendar/
Manhattan Golf Tournament Hosted By Kansas Special Olympics
Date/Time: August 1
Place: Stagg Hill Golf Course
Website: https://soks.org/event/2026-manhattan-golf-tournament/
Water Safari
Date/Time: August 1
Place: Sunset Zoo
Website: https://www.sunsetzoo.com/3667/Water-Safari-Day
Homegrown Celebration: Flower Fields Weekend
Date/Time: August 1
Place: A & H Farms
Website: https://www.aandhfarm.com/events
AMP: East of Abilene with Velveteen Elvis
Date/Time: August 1
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
Everybody Counts
Date/Time: August 1
Place: Douglas Park
Website: https://www.thecrisiscenterinc.org/events.cfm?t=events&i=7288
MPL: Senior Center Tech Drop-In (By Appointment Only)
Date/Time: August 3
Place: Manhattan Senior Center
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
AMP: MBWS Pie & Cocktail Night
Date/Time: August 4
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
AMP: Trivia Smackdown with Jeff Kreuser
Date/Time: August 5
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
Back the Cats Bash
Date/Time: August 6
Place: Sunset Zoo
Website: https://shorturl.at/2A2TM
MPL: DIY Nights for Adults and Teens: Hand Build Dino Planter
Date/Time: August 6
Place: Manhattan Senior Center
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
History on Tap: The Story of Buick
Date/Time: August 7
Place: Midwest Dream Car Collection
Website: https://midwestdreamcarcollection.org/event-calendar/
First Friday: Exploring Records of Antebellum Sothern Plantations Through a Genealogical Lens
Date/Time: August 7
Place: Riley County Genealogical Society
Website: https://www.rileycgs.com/eventListings.php?nm=38
Movie in the Park: Zootopia 2
Date/Time: August 7
Place: Blue Earth Plaza
Website: https://www.manhattanks.gov/3968/Movies-in-the-Park
AMP: LYXE
Date/Time: August 7
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
Community Fair
Date/Time: August 8
Place: Manhattan Town Center
Website: https://www.thecrisiscenterinc.org/events.cfm?t=events&i=7289
Homegrown Celebration: Watermelon Weekend
Date/Time: August 8-9
Place: A & H Farms
Website: https://www.aandhfarm.com/events
Crush the Current (Fundraiser for Manhattan Parks & Rec Foundation and Scholarships)
Date/Time: August 9
Place: City Park Pool
Website: https://www.facebook.com/share/19XBvdbwMa/
AMP: Pie & Cocktails with Therapie!
Date/Time: August 11
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
MPL: Chess Night
Date/Time: August 12
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
Business After Hours Hosted by A & H Farms
Date/Time: August 12
Place: A & H Farms
Website: https://www.aandhfarm.com/events
Square Dance Lessons (Free!)
Date/Time: August 12 & 19
Place: Manhattan Senior Center
Website: https://www.wesquaredance.com/NEKSDA/Club_Pages/LoneWranglers/
MPL Book Club Discussion: Jurassic Park
Date/Time: August 13
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
AMP: Nathan Page’s Underground Guitar Pull
Date/Time: August 13
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
MPL: AI for Absolute Beginners: Intro to AI (Registration Required)
Date/Time: August 13
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
Homegrown Celebration: Salsa Weekend
Date/Time: August 15-16
Place: A & H Farms
Website: https://www.aandhfarm.com/events
Third Thursday
Date/Time: August 20
Place: Downtown
Website: https://downtownmhk.com/third-thursdays/
MPL: Meadowlark Hills Tech Drop-In (Registration Required)
Date/Time: August 20
Place: Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
AMP: Red Kate with Delicious Friction
Date/Time: August 20
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
MPL: Adult Writer’s Guild (Registration Required)
Date/Time: August 20
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
Homegrown Celebration: Peach Weekend
Date/Time: August 22-23
Place: A & H Farms
Website: https://www.aandhfarm.com/events
Return of the Sacred Red Rock, Documentary Screening & Q&A
Date/Time: August 23
Place: Manhattan Public Library Auditorium
Website: https://www.rileycgs.com/eventListings.php?nm=38
Summer Roundup!: Western Music & Cowboy Poets
Date/Time: August 23
Place: Lazy T Ranch & Guest House
Website: https://iwmakansaswebsite.bandzoogle.com/home#summer-roundup-concert-aug-23-in-manhattan-ks
AMP: Pie & Cocktails with Therapie!
Date/Time: August 25
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
MCC: Estate Planning Webinar (Registration Required)
Date/Time: August 25
Place: Manhattan Christian College
Website: https://mccks.edu/event/estate-planning-webinar-15/
MPL: Computer Basics (Registration Required)
Date/Time: August 26
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
AMP: Hosty
Date/Time: August 27
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
MPL: Donuts & Danger Book Club
Date/Time: August 27
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
MPL: Zoofair Tails @ the Zoo!
Date/Time: August 28
Place: Sunset Zoo
Website: https://manhattanks.librarycalendar.com/
Flint Hills Festival of Wines Fundraiser for the Good Shepherd Foundation
Date/Time: August 29
Place: K-State Alumni Center
Website: https://goodshepherdhh.org/our-events/flint-hills-festival-of-wines/
AMP: Early Atlas with Goldrot
Date/Time: August 29
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Website: https://www.auntiemaes.com/events-1
Audubon Society Monthly Bird Walk
Date/Time: August 30
Place: Anneberg Park
Website: https://www.nfhas.org/
Flint Hills Sky Kite and Balloon Festival
Date/Time: August 29-30
Place: A & H Farms
Website: https://www.aandhfarm.com/events
Open Hood Sunday
Date/Time: August 30
Place: Midwest Dream Car Collection
Website: https://midwestdreamcarcollection.org/event-calendar/
Wildly Connected Prairie Festival
Date/Time: August 30
Place: Prairiewood
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MHS Athletics & Activities Home Events:
Activities:
August 10 – MHS Open House
August 11 – First day of school for Freshmen & New Students
August 12 – First full day of school for All Students
August 17 – MHS Fall Picture Day for Grades 9-10
August 18 – MHS Fall Picture Day for Grades 11-12
August 18 – MHS Back to School Night
Athletics:
Varsity Volleyball
Aug 25 – MHS Varsity Volleyball Jamboree
Aug 31-Sept 1 – MHS Quad
Varsity Football
Aug 27 – Inter Squad Scrimmage
K-State Athletics Home Events:
Volleyball @ Morgan Family Arena
Aug 19 – Purple & White Scrimmage
Aug 22 vs. Oklahoma
Aug 28 vs. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi
Aug 30 – Campbell
Soccer @ Buser Family Park
Aug 20 vs. Missouri State
Aug 23 vs. South Dakota State
Aug 30 vs. Nebraska
Manhattan Christian College Home Events:
Women’s Volleyball @ Howie’s Activity Center
Aug 28 vs. Dallas Christian College & Cottey College
Aug 29 vs. Sterling College & Kansas Christian College
Regional Events:
PRCA Rodeo
Date/Time: July 29-August 2
Place: Roundup Rodeo Arena, Dodge City
Website: https://www.travelks.com/event/prca-rodeo/45867/
73rd Annual Thresher Show
Date/Time: July 30-August 1
Place: Threshers Museum, Bird City
Website: https://threshershow.org/
Tri-Rivers Fair
Date/Time: July 30-August 2
Place: Saline County Livestock and Expo Center, Salina
Website: https://tririversfair.org/
Cowley County Fair
Date/Time: July 30-August 3
Place: Fairgrounds, Windfield
Website: https://www.cowleycountyfair.com/
Disney’s Newsies Jr.
Date/Time: July 31-August 2
Place: The Columbian Theatre, Wamego
Website: https://www.columbiantheatre.com/
Parkinson’s Disease Ride Hosted by American Legion Riders
Date/Time: August 1
Place: Earl C. Gormley American Legion Post #45, Junction City
Website: https://web.junctioncitychamber.org/events
Northwest Kansas District Free Fair
Date/Time: August 1-7
Place: Sherman County Fairgrounds, Goodland
Website: https://www.nwksfair.com/
Volga German Sesquicentennial: Celebrating 150 Years
Date/Time: August 1-9
Place: Ellis County Historical Society
Website: https://www.visithays.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=21188&month=8&year=2026&day=1&calType=0
USD 475 Back to School Carnival
Date/Time: August 6
Place: Junction City High School, Junction City
Website: https://web.junctioncitychamber.org/events
Sunflower Festival @ KC Pumpkin Patch
Date/Time: August 7-15
Place: KC Pumpkin Patch, Olathe
Website: https://www.kcpumpkinpatch.com/things-to-do/sunflower-festival
2026 Party in the Park
Date/Time: August 8
Place: Veteran’s Memorial Park, Great Bend
Website: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FH3wYronx/
Dust Bowl Music Fest
Date/Time: August 8
Place: Seward County Activity Cener, Liberal
Website: https://www.fivestatefair.com/
Traci Brimhall, Poet Laureat of Kansas, Artist-in-Residence
Date/Time: August 9-22
Place: Red Barn Studio Museum, Lindborg
Website: https://www.redbarnstudio.org/
Duck Jam in the Park: Alex Abramovitz and His Swing’n Kansas City Jazz Band
Date/Time: August 13
Place: Island Park, Winfield
Website: https://visitwinfield.com/
Hoo Haw 2026
Date/Time: August 14-23
Place: The Columbian Theatre, Wamego
Website: https://www.columbiantheatre.com/
Oz Man Triathlon
Date/Time: August 15
Place: Adventure Bay Family Water Park, Liberal
Website: https://secure.rec1.com/KS/liberal-ks/catalog
JC Brigade Annual Gold Scramble
Date/Time: August 16
Place: Rolling Meadows Golf Course, Milford
Website: https://web.junctioncitychamber.org/events
34th Annual Tour de Shawnee
Date/Time: August 16
Place: Shawnee
Website: https://www.cityofshawnee.org/165/Parks-Recreation
Downtown KCK Art Walk
Date/Time: August 21
Place: Kansas City
Website: https://www.thirdfridaykck.org/
Harmony Fest
Date/Time: August 21-22
Place: Heritage Park. Junction City
Website: https://junctioncitymainstreet.org/event/2026-harmony-fest/2026-08-21/
Bye, Bye Birdie
Date/Time: August 21-23
Place: C.L. Hoover Opera House, Juction City
Website: https://www.jcoperahouse.org/tickets
2026 Yoder Heritage Day
Date/Time: August 22
Place: Downtown, Yoder
Website: https://www.yoderheritageday.com/
National Parks Junior Ranger Day
Date/Time: August 22
Place: Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, Topeka
Website: https://www.nps.gov/brvb/index.htm
Kansas Maze Sunflower Festival
Date/Time: August 25-September 7
Place: Kansas Maze, Buhler
Website: https://www.kansasmaze.com/events
Paola Roots Festival
Date/Time: August 28-29
Place: Paola Park Square, Paola
Website: https://rootsfestival.org/
Ballet Midwest: Wildly Creative Arts with the Animals
Date/Time: August 29
Place: Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center, Topeka
Website: https://topekazoo.org/event-calendar/wildly-creative-arts-with-the-animals/
Play Music on the Porch Day
Date/Time: August 29
Place: Red Barn Studio Museum, Lindsborg
Website: https://www.redbarnstudio.org/
