4th of July Band Concert
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Join us for an old-fashioned Independence celebration with patriotic music played by the Hays City Summer Band. Please bring your own lawn chairs or blankets. 7-8 p.m. Call 785-625-6812 for more information.
Wild West Festival Fireworks Spectacular in South Hays at 10 pm.
4th of July Band Concert
Phone : 785-625-6812 (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : thefort@kshs.org
Web: www.kshs.org/portal_fort_hays
Independence Day
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Downtown Historical Walking Tour
The famous and infamous walked the streets of Old Hays City during the 1860's to 1880's including Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody and General George Armstrong Custer. Twenty five bronze plaques mark the route and explain the historical significance of each site. Begin the tour near 13
Hays, KS ToursWalker Air Base Display
The model of the Walker Army Airfield that is on display at Forsyth Library on the campus of Fort Hays State University was completed in October 2000 by Fort Hays State University student Steve Arthur. The Walker Army Airfield was located in Ellis County, about 2 and 1/2
Hays, KS Historic AirfieldsEllis Co. Historical Museum
The Ellis County Historical Society Museum preserves and illustrates local history by housing exhibits of artifacts, collections of documents, photographs, manuscripts and other archival materials that reflect this region's past. The museum displays over 25,000
Hays, KS MuseumsBuffalo Herd
Located on US-183 Alternate, four miles south of I-70 and directly across from Historic Fort Hays is a small herd of buffalo. Free admission and visitors are welcome to view the herd from either the road that goes through Frontier Park or the access road south of the buffalo herd pasture.
Hays, KS Pioneer LifeThe Battle of the Saline River
The survey party was unprepared for the attack and the men were mowed down like grass before a scythe. P.S. Ashley and his crew of six men were careless that day, August , 1867
Hays, KS Battlesites