Kansas Cultural Festivals
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Mar 1 2025St. Catherine Church German Mardi Gras - Hays
German style celebration right before Lent gets started. A German style Mardi Gras that serves as a fundraiser for the church. This unique celebration ... more » -
May 13 2025Fidelisfest - Hays
Fidelisfest in Victoria, Kansas, is a community celebration at the St. Fidelis Church fundraiser! The morning begins with visits to the local cemeteri ... more » -
May 13 2025Sunflower Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia Spring Meeting - Hays
Find out about your Volga German heritage in songs, foods and genealogy. The chapter library is open during the meeting. Meeting begins at 1 pm wit ... more » -
May 26 2025Polski Day - Kansas City
The traditional Polski Day Parade begins at 11:00 a.m. at 18th & Central and heads down Central Avenue to Vermont and ends at the church. Enjoy Polish ... more » -
May 3 2025Cinco de Mayo - Hutchinson
Join us for the Cinco de Mayo festival! There will be carnival games, bounce houses, food vendors, taco & hot pepper eating contests, folkloric Mexica ... more » -
May 3 2025Cinco de Mayo Celebration - Liberal
Everyone is invited to participate in Cinco de Mayo events. Parade at 1 pm Downtown. Events begin at Seward County Event Center immediately after para ... more » -
Jul 7 2025Midsommardag - Midsummer's Day Festival - Lindsborg
The celebration of the Summer solstice was originally a fertility festival with many customs and rituals associated with nature and with the hope for ... more » -
Jul 13 - 15 2025Juneteenth - Back Home - Celebration - Topeka
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. We will celebrate with gospel concerts, fashion ... more » -
Jul 21 2025Juneteenth Parade and Celebration - Kansas City
Juneteenth is an African-American event celebrating the freeing of the slaves, it is an opportunity for all people to get together and form bonds of u ... more » -
Jul 12 2025KC Scottish Highland Games - Kansas City
When you hear bagpipes you can only think Scotland. Add a little Highland Dance to world-class bag piping and you have the Kansas City Scottish Highl ... more » -
Jul 15 - 19 2025Topeka Fiesta Mexicana - Topeka
This 5 day Fiesta is one of the largest in the Midwest with over 60,000 anticipated visitors. Carnival, authentic Mexican foods, art show, beer, bing ... more » -
Jul 18 - 19 2025After Harvest Czech Festival - Wilson
The Wilson After Harvest Czech Festival is one of the largest festivals in Ellsworth County Kansas. Hosted by the small rural community of Wilson, tot ... more » -
Jul 24 - 26 2025Nicodemus Homecoming - Nicodemus
Annual Nicodemus Homecoming Emancipation Celebration originally held to mark the emancipation of slaves from the West Indies has been celebrated conti ... more » -
St. Ignatius Fiesta - Kanopolis
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Jul 24 - 27 2025Emancipation Day Celebration - Hutchinson
Annual Celebration of Diversity in Hutchinson. Thursday evening, Stringer Fine Arts Center, 600 E 11th, 6:45, Movie. Friday- 3 Point Shoot Out, Ave ... more » -
Aug 9 2025St. John the Babtist Croatian Festival - Kansas City
Enjoy Croatian food, entertainment & prizes. Fun for all ages. -
Aug 29 - 30 2025Annual Community Mexican Fiesta - Garden City
The Mexican heritage that helps shape Garden City’s unique culture draws a special notice during the annual community event "Fiesta". Celebrating ov ... more » -
Aug 31 2025German Feast - Hays
Enjoy a traditional Ellis County style German meal while you listen to old time German music including polkas and waltzes. German buffet includes gr ... more » -
Oct 13 - 14 2025Octoberfest - Dodge City
Fall celebration with German food and entertainment. Polka band, buffalo chili cookoff, beer garden, root beer garden games for kids and much more. 11 ... more » -
Oct 13 2025Annual Chanute Mexican Fiesta - Chanute
Join us in this historic celebration of Mexican heritage at the Annual Chanute Mexican Fiesta. Experience the amenities of this annual festival that ... more » -
Oct 14 2025Festival of Cultures - Lawrence
This is a community event that celebrates a wide variety of cultures in Lawrence. The festival features music, dance, activities, food, games, and cra ... more » -
Oct 19 2025Octoberfest - Fort Leavenworth
Bring the whole family for Oktoberfest fun! Enjoy live Polka music, hay rides, food, and more! A memorial lantern launch will begin at dusk to honor ... more » -
Oct 19 2025Fort Leavenworth Oktoberfest - Leavenworth
Bring the whole family for Oktoberfest fun! Enjoy live Polka music, hay rides, food, and more! A memorial lantern launch will begin at dusk to honor ... more » -
Oct 20 2025Festa Italiana - Pittsburg
The Festa Italiana is a fund-raiser hosted by the Frontenac Education Foundation. The funds are used to provide scholarships for every graduate of Fro ... more » -
Oct 20 2025Festa Italiana/Frontenac Homecoming - Frontenac
The Festa Italiana is a fund-raiser hosted by the Frontenac Education Foundation. The funds are used to provide scholarships for every graduate of Fro ... more » -
Oct 19 2025Oktoberfest & FHSU Homecoming Weekend - Hays
The Volga German Society Oktoberfest is an annual celebration of the Germans from Russia heritage of Ellis County. It is held at Frontier Park on the ... more » -
Oct 20 2025Germanfest - Independence
Celebrating our German heritage with German music, German food, Kids area and hayrack rides. 4 - 11 P.M. Great family atmosphere. -
Oct 26 2025Shawnee Oktoberfest - Shawnee
Crank up the accordions and head on over to Shawnee's annual Oktoberfest. Hosted by the Shawnee German-American Club, this year's celebration is FREE ... more » -
Oct 27 2025Mini-Sappa Festival - Oberlin
1st Saturday - Relives the area's heritage and is highlighted by the Mini-Sappa Antique Car, Thresher, and Engine Show and commemorates the Last India ... more » -
Oct 27 2025Annual German-American Club of Topeka Oktoberfest - Topeka
German food, live music and dancers, and the Blind Tiger Beer Garden make this a special public annual event. Petland will sponsor a wiener dog race. ... more » -
Oct 10 - 11 2025Svensk Hyllningsfest - Lindsborg
Lindsborg's Svensk Hyllningsfest is a biennial tribute to the Swedish pioneers occurring in October of odd numbered years. The festival feature ... more » -
Oct 19 2025Our Lady Help of Christians Fall Feast - Hays
Old fashioned German roast beef dinner with all the trimmings. Home baked cakes, pies, rolls and cookies are served and are also available through th ... more » -
Oct 25 2025Annual British Faire - Lenexa
Join the Daughters of the British Empire for their annual fundraiser. Shop for a variety of British goods, foods & cheese, tea, Celtic & Scottish jew ... more » -
Oct 25 2025Lanternfest - Hays
The festival of lanterns is a German tradition that takes place in the evening on or around the Feast Day of St. Martin where parents, families and ne ... more » -
Dec 2 2025Annual German Mennonite Meal & Intern'l Craft & Bake Sale - Manhattan
This event will feature a German Mennonite meal featuring borscht (chicken & vegetable soup-no beets), homemade bread, whole hog sausage and New Years ... more » -
Dec 23 2025Ellinwood Annual Christkindlmarket - Ellinwood
Ellinwood will transform into an authentic German holiday village brimming with traditional Christmas activities at the Annual Christkindlmarket. The ... more » -
Dec 6 2025Lucia Festival - Lindsborg
Second Saturday - Lucia Fest ushers in Christmas season according to 18th century Swedish tradition, live Christmas music, folk dancing, and crowning ... more »