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The Main Event- where good times meet great deals - Mark your calendars for the First Thursday of each month, because those are the dates of "The Main Event- where good times meet great deals." McPherson businesses will be open Downtown from 5-9 pm for sales, demonstrations, entertainment, food and good times. Each month local talent will be performing at different locations downtown. Save the First Thursday of each month for "The Main Event" in downtown McPherson.

Address: Downtown McPherson, KS , McPherson, Kansas
Ph: 620-241-7430 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: mainst@mcphersonks.org
Web: mcphersonks.org
Fee: Free!!

May

26 - 28 McPherson Gem & Mineral Club Annual Sale and Swap - Admission is free to this family friendly event. Hours are - Friday and Saturday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Sunday 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Auction: Saturday Evening 7:15 PM.

Enjoy a stroll through the 4-H Building and the surrounding grounds looking at fossils, gems, and minerals from around the world. Take home your own fossil, gem, mineral or piece of handmade jewelry. It's a great place to shop for a unique Mother's Day gift!

Address: 710 W. Woodside / 4-H Building and grounds , McPherson, Kansas
Ph: 620-755-5415 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: mcphersongemmineral@hotmail.com
Fee: Free

3 - 10 All Schools Day Celebration - The Annual McPherson County All Schools Day Celebration began in 1914. The All Schools Day celebration includes a week-long carnival, two nights of May Fete, the Parade on Friday morning, the Madathon on Friday afternoon, and many other activities for kids of all ages. See website for a complete list of current activities.

Ph: 620-241-3303 (Always call and confirm events)
Web: www.allschoolsday.com/
Fee: $2 Button

4KS0109020e027 - McPherson McPherson College Car show - C.A.R.S. Club, or College Automotive Restoration Students, is a student led club open to any McPherson student interested in antique and collector cars. The culmination of the year is the student led C.A.R.S. Show in the Spring, where students plan their own large car show unlike anything else in the area, attracting participants from around the country.

Drive-in car show on Main street Friday Evening May 6th.
Car show on Mcpherson College Campus Saturday, May 7th
For more information/To pre-register visit http://www.mcpherson.edu/autorestoration/cars/

Address: 1600 E Euclid St , McPherson, Kansas
Ph: 201-956-7178 (Always call and confirm events)
Web: www.mcpherson.edu/autorestoration/cars/
Fee: $15/car early registration, $20/car later

4 Tour de Trails - Central Kansas Conservancy in collaboration with the McPherson County Runegades are pleased to announce their first ever Tour de Trails Event to Promote the Central Kansas Rails- to-Trails Project! Event starts at 8:00am.

What better way to wrap up the exciting All School’s Day Festivities than to hit one of McPherson County’s newest amenities! The 1st annual Tour de Trails Event will take place on Saturday, May 10th, 2014 at the Meadowlark Trail Head. This year’s event will feature two running/walking distances: 8 miles or 4 miles. The race path for these events is a 100% trail course winding over McPherson County’s Beautiful Meadowlark Trail. Our bikers will get 4 miles on the Meadowlark Trail and a scenic loop around McPherson County roads.

Runners/Walkers:
The 8 mile option will be an out and back route which will begin at the Meadowlark Trail Head and extend North 4 miles to Pawnee Road before participants will be directed to turn around and head back South to the Trail Head. The 4 mile event will end at Pawnee. Arrangements have been made for participants choosing the 4 mile option to be transported back to the Trail Head. This event is FAMILY FRIENDLY and open to Runners and Walkers!

Bikers:
The 9 mile bike route will extend North 4 miles to Pawnee before being directed to head West for 1/2 mile to 13th Ave. At 13th, they will head South for 4 miles back to Moccasin, for another 1/2 mile before ending back at the Trail Head.

This year’s events will give each participant the chance to sample the beauty of a local trail running/biking and walking venue. Bikers, Runners and Walkers of all skill are invited to attend – from advanced to novice – this race has something for everyone!

So, let us lace up those shoes, grab some friends and come dominate some trails! Run/Bike local, support local!

All Proceeds stay right here in McPherson and Marion County and will directly benefit the Central Kansas Conservancy’s Rails-to-Trails Project!

Schedule of Events:

7:00-7:45 Registration/ Packet Pick up
8:00 – Race starts
10:30- Awards presentation
10:30-12:00-Finish Line Festivities!
Enjoy refreshments, give-aways and music!

Where:

Meadowlark Trail Head in McPherson, Kansas
just west of Old 81 and Moccasin (If you head west on North View you will run into Moccasin)

Entry Fees:

4 Mile Race
$25 if post marked by 4.26.14 (T-shirt included in the price of registration)
$35 if post marked after 4.26.14 (T-Shirt sizes not guaranteed for those registering after 4.26.14)

8 Mile Race
$30 if post marked by 4.26.14 (T-shirt included in the price of registration)
$40 if post marked after 4.26.14 (T-shirt sizes not guaranteed for those registering after 4.26.14)

9 Mile Bike Race
See Fees for the 8 Mile Run/Walk
*If under 14, must be accompanied by a guardian
*Helmets Required

Registration:

Register Online at http://www.active.com/mcpherson-ks/running/distance-running-races/tour-de-trails-race-series-2014 . Online Registration closes on May 9, 2014 at 12:00am

By mail, Download the 2014 Tour de Trails Brochure from http://www.centralkansastrails.org/activities/tour-de-trails/

make checks payable to: Central Kansas Conservancy

Kasi Morales
1009 N. Walnut
McPherson, Ks 67460

kmorales@gomcpherson.com

Address: Old 81 and Moccasin Rd , McPherson, Kansas
Email: kmorales@gomcpherson.com
Web: www.centralkansastrails.org/activities/tour
Fee: Varies by event and registration date

July

30 - 11 McPherson County 4-H Fair - Over 3000 4-H exhibits in 36 divisions (400 youth in McPherson County participate).

Address: McPherson 4-H Grounds , McPherson, Kansas
Ph: 620-241-1523 (Always call and confirm events)
Web: www.mcpherson.k-state.edu/4-h/

7 Mowbray Metric Bicycle Ride - The Mowbray Metric is designed to be a fun ride and not a race with a choice of three routes to ride. Pre-registration and on-site registration, SAG stops, Collectors t-shirt, Full lunch in air conditioned building featuring homemade ice cream!

6:45 a.m. ……..Registration (We now accept credit cards)
7:30 a.m. Mowbray Metric Mass Start
Lunch will be provided at 112 E Euclid, McPherson Senior Center after participants finishes the ride (building is air conditioned).

Address: Park School 210 N Elm, McPherson, KS , McPherson, Kansas
Ph: 620-241-0350 (Always call and confirm events)
Fax: 316-462-0613
Email: ronn@sunflowerrealty.net mowbraymetric@hotmail.com
Web: centralkansastrails.org
Fee: $25.00 pre and $5.00 increase/day after early reg.

10 - 14 McPherson County Fair - McPherson County Fair, Canton, KS Fairgrounds. Third week in July. In addition to Open class and 4-H exhibits, there's a rodeo, parade, pedal tractor pull, barrel racing, buffalo chip throw, demolition derby, nightly entertainment, and lots of food.

Address: Canton, Kansas , McPherson, Kansas
Ph: 620-628-4466 (Always call and confirm events)
Web: www.mcphersoncountyfair.com/

September

14 National Museum Day - Discover the museum’s diverse natural history collection of prehistoric fossils found in Kansas, a full skeleton of a Harlan’s Ground Sloth, crystals, meteorites and more! We have an extensive collection of historical artifacts from the McPherson area dating as far back as the Civil War. If you are into sports you will love our sports memorabilia including our Globe Refiners Exhibit presenting the first basketball team to win gold at the Olympics!

Address: 1111 E. Kansas Ave , McPherson, Kansas
Ph: 620-241-8464 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: director@mcphersonmuseum.com
Web: www.mcphersonmuseum.com
Fee: Free Admission

October

5 Talents Galore Lunch and Craft Fair - Saturday, October 19th, 9am-3pm at New Gottland Lutheran Church. Coffee and Cinnamon Rolls served 9-10:30am and 11am-2pm Soup lunch (Deluxe Potato Soup and Steak Soup) will be served. The lunch, morning coffee and rolls will be "free-will" donation. Swedish Tea Rings, Swedish Rye Bread, Spritz Cookies, Sand Hill Plum Jelly and many more yummy baked goods will be for sale. We also have a colorful selection of hand-crafted items for holiday gift giving. Come see our newly renovated Fellowship Hall. Our church is handicap accessible - enter on the North Side of our beautiful red brick church just 1/2 mile east of I-135 on 17th Ave.

Address: 1822 17th Ave, McPherson, KS 67460 --- 1/2 mile East of I-135 between Pawnee and Overland , McPherson, Kansas
Ph: 620-241-4338 (Always call and confirm events)
Fax: 620-241-7363
Email: lafarmranch@speednet.com
Fee: Free

November

19 MCDS Charity Softball Tournament - This Tournament is a fundraiser for a non-profit organization. We are raising money to spend on our clients Christmas this year. We work with all age groups of clients who have MR/DD. The Tournament cost is $150 per team ( Due by Oct. 24th). We are wanting to get 20 teams so we can have 5 pools of 4 teams. Please call 620-241-6693 to speak with Jaime Shell or Kiley Herring to get signed up and more information or you can email me at kherring@mcds.org

Address: Wall Park fields in McPherson on Maxwell St. , McPherson, Kansas
Ph: 620-241-6693 (Always call and confirm events)
Fax: 620-241-6699
Email: kherring@mcds.org
Fee: 150.00

December

30 Christmas Open House - Horse-drawn sleigh rides, view exhibits, and live music and refreshments. 7-9pm.

Address: 1111 E. Kansas Ave , McPherson, Kansas
Ph: 620-241-8464 (Always call and confirm events)
Email: director@mcphersonmuseum.com
Web: www.mcphersonmuseum.com/
Fee: Free

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McPherson County Courthouse

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