Check out events coming to our area.
4-H Garage Sale
Date/Time: May 1-4
Place: Wreath Barn, Cico Park
Jazz @ Purple Masque
Date/Time: May 1
Place: Purple Masque Theatre, KSU
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AMP: Trivia Smack Down with Jeff Kreuser
Date/Time: May 1
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
K-State Garden Hour: Understanding Water Sources for Your Garden
Date/Time: May 1
Place: KSU Webinar
Coffee and CARversation
Date/Time: May 1
Place: Midwest Dream Car Collection
MPL: DIY Night for Adults and Teens: Linoleum Block Print
Date/Time: May 2
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Knitting with Neighbors
Date/Time: May 2
Place: Be Able Community
AMP: Red Kate and Funtabi
Date/Time: May 2
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Walking Tour of Manhattan’s Historic City Park
Date/Time: May 3
Place: Meadowlark Hills
AMP: Boot Hill Jazz Night
Date/Time: May 3
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
MPL: Read with a Dog
Date/Time: May 4
Place: Manhattan Public Library
2nd Annual VFW Post 1786 Golf Scramble
Date/Time: May 4
Place: Stag Hills Golf Club
Flint Hills Festival
Date/Time: May 4
Place: Blue Earth Plaza
Girls on the Run Spring 2024 5K
Date/Time: May 4
Place: Memorial Stadium KSU
Tulip Bulb Sale
Date/Time: May 4
Place: K-State Gardens
“Remember Me Fondly: Funerals in Victorian Era Riley County”
Date/Time: May 4 (Sundays in May)
Place: Wolf House Museum
Town and Country Garden Club, K-State Gardens Benefit
Date/Time: May 4
Place: Rangeview Lane
MCC: Commencement
Date/Time: May 4
Place: Howie’s Activity Center
MAC: South Pacific
Date/Time: May 5
Place: Manhattan Arts Center
Flint Hills Regional Childcare Provider Appreciation Event
Date/Time: May 5
Place: Liquid Art Winery and Estate
Purpose on the Prairie, Rice Bowls Benefit
Date/Time: May 5
Place: Emmons Creek Retreat Center
MPL: Senior Center Tech Drop-In (by Appointment Only)
Date/Time: May 6
Place: Riley County Senior Center
My First T-Ball Clinic
Date/Time: May 6
Place: Wefald Pavillions
AMP: Buzzed Bee (An Adult Spelling Bee)
Date/Time: May 7
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
FSMA Produce Safety Grawer Training
Date/Time: May 7
Place: KSU Virtual Event
ARTSmart
Date/Time: May 7
Place: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
McCain Performance Series: The Spinners
Date/Time: May 7
Place: McCain Auditorium, KSU
AMP: Nathan Page’s Underground Guitar Pull
Date/Time: May 9
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
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MPL: Donuts & Danger: Mystery Book Club (Morning Group)
Date/Time: May 10
Place: Manhattan Public Library
Pinot & Pandas – Paint & Sip
Date/Time: May 10
Place: Sunset Zoo
KSU Spring Commencement
Date/Time: May 11
Place: Bramlage Auditorium
Flint Hills Flea Market Days
Date/Time: May 11
Place: Lazy T Ranch Adventures & Guest House
Headstone Cleaning Workshop
Date/Time: May 11
Place: St. Joseph’s Historic Church and Cemetary
MAC: Bare: A Pop Opera Audition
Date/Time: May 12
Place: Manhattan Arts Center
Free Mother’s Day Brisket Lunch
Date/Time: May 12
Place: Manhattan Baptist Church
MPL: Douglass Center Tech Drop-In (By Appointment Only)
Date/Time: May 13
Place: Douglass Activity Center
Fairways for Futures KS Big Brothers Big Sisters Golf Tournament
Date/Time: May 13
Place: Manhattan Country Club
AMP: Local Love
Date/Time: May 14
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Fireside Chat: “People Saving Places! Historic Preservation Month
Date/Time: May 14
Place: Flight Crew Coffee
ONLINE Grant Writing Workshop
Date/Time: May 14 & 16
Place: Virtual Event
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MPL: Meadowlark Hills Tech Drop-In
Date/Time: May 16
Place: Meadowlark Hills
AMP: Mighty Fine Jam Night
Date/Time: May 16
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Third Thursdays
Date/Time: May 16
Place: Downtown
AMP: PROM in the Parlor
Date/Time: May 17
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
McCain Performance Series: Trace Bundy
Date/Time: May 17
Place: McCain Auditorium, KSU
AMP: Strawbilly with Seedy Shax
Date/Time: May 18
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Sunset Zoo Summer Hours Begin
Date/Time: May 18
Place: Sunset Zoo
The Military Trail & Marker Projectpresented by the Riley County Genealogical Society
Date/Time: May 19
Place: Auditorium, Manhattan Public Library
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AMP: Horrible Movie Night: Death Spa (1988)
Date/Time: May 21
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
MPL: Donuts & Danger: Mystery Book Club (Evening Group)
Date/Time: May 23
Place: Manhattan Public Library
AMP: Hosty LIVE!
Date/Time: May 23
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
MPL: Zoofari Tails Storytime
Date/Time: May 24
Place: Sunset Zoo
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Bill Snyder Half Marathon & 5K Race
Date/Time: May 25
Place: Manhattan Running Company
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Opening of Manhattan Water Parks!
Date/Time: May 25
Place: City Parks
Upon a Time: Create Your Own Adventure
Date/Time: May 28
Place: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
Walk & Talk Guided Konza Prairie Hikes
Date/Time: May 29
Place: Konza Prairie
AMP: The Manhattan Mob
Date/Time: May 31
Place: Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Manhattan Public Library Weekly Events:
+ Baby and Toddler Storytime
+ Family Storytime
+ Teen Social Hour
+ Yack and Yarn
+ Yoga Storytime
+ Lego Club
+ Chess Club
MHS Athletics & Activities
Activities
May 8 – Orchestra Concert
May 14 – Band Awards Concert
May 15 – Final Choir Concert – All Choirs
May 16 – Advanced Rep. Theatre Finale
May 19 – MHS Graduation
Athletics
Varsity Softball
May 9 vs. Hays/Salina South
Girls Soccer
May 6 vs. Great Bend
Varsity Baseball
May 8 vs. Great Bend
KSU Athletics
Baseball @ Tointon Family Stadium
May 3-5 vs. Kansas
May 14 vs. South Dakota State
May 16-18 vs. BYU
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Regional Events:
Junction City Little Theatre Host Auditions for A Chorus Line (16+)
Date/Time: May 1-2
Place: C.L. Hoover Opera House, Junction City
Knowledge @ Noon-South of the Boarder
Date/Time: May 3
Place: Public Library, Leavenworth
Downtown Art & Wine Walk
Date/Time: May 3
Place: Great Bend
Quarter Horse Association Celebrating Kansas Horse Show
Date/Time: May 3
Place: Hutchinson
1st Infantry Division Band Concert
Date/Time: May 4
Place: Concordia
Spring Garden Fair
Date/Time: May 4
Place: Sedgwick County 4-Hall
American Legion Post #45 Breakfast Fundraiser for the JC PACE Setters
Date/Time: May 4
Place: American Legion Post #45
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Teach & Taste: Breakfast Quiche
Date/Time: May 8
Place: McPherson County Extension Office
111th All School Days Parade
Date/Time: May 10
Place: Main Street, McPherson
51st Annual Square Fair-Craft Festival
Date/Time: May 11
Place: Garnett
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Antique Fest and Car Show
Date/Time: May 11
Place: Abilene
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Balloons, Blues, & BBQ JC Freedom Fest
Date/Time: May 11
Place: Freeman Field, Junction City
Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate
Date/Time: May 14
Place: Extension Office, Clay Center
2024 Sunflower Balloonfest
Date/Time: May 17
Place: Anthony
Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest
Date/Time: May 17
Place: Hays
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German Settlement in Central Kansas: Remembering our German Heritage
Date/Time: May 18
Place: Abilene
Merriam Turkey Creek Festival
Date/Time: May 18
Place: Merriam
Basics of a Backyard Flock
Date/Time: May 24
Place: Clay County Fairgrounds
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Races at the Kansas State Fairgrounds
Date/Time: May 24
Place: Hutchinson
Lawrence Busker Festival
Date/Time: May 24-26
Place: Lawrence
