At the Sweet Corn Festival
Month: July 2022
Sweet Corn Festival today at Ag Hall
The Agricultural Hall of Fame and National Center in Bonner Springs is holding a Sweet Corn Festival today.
The Ag Hall is joining with After the Harvest to try to glean 50,000 ears of corn to be donated to the needy and food insecure.
In advance of today’s event, an Amaizing Sweet Corn Glean-a-Thon was held where teams and individuals harvested as much sweet corn as possible to deliver to area food pantries and kitchens to help those in need.
The festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 30, includes a scarecrow contest, train rides, corn shucking and watermelon eating contests, as well as gleaning awards, kids games, face painting, and live music. Sweet corn may be purchased to eat.
The admission to this event is free and open to the public, with $1 for each activity. For more information, see https://www.aghalloffame.com/events/.
Back-to-School party at Legends Outlets today
The Legends Academy Back-to-School party is planned from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at the Legends Outlets, I-435 and I-70 in Kansas City, Kansas.
The event is sponsored by Kansas City Kansas Community College.
In addition to back-to-school savings, the event features photo stations, giveaways, games, activities and live music. The event is free and open to the public.
• The photo stations will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on The Legends Lawn.
• From 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., guests may text-to-win giveaways, texting the word btsgiveaway to Legends Outlets’ mobile VIP line at 877-321-2951 for their chance to win various prizes. Registration will open at 10 a.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. All prize winners will be notified via text message at 7:30 p.m. and can claim their prize at the Legends Outlets VIP tent located in The Lawn until 8 p.m.
• Axe throwing is planned from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. between Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse and Buckle, with an inflatable Viking Axe.
• Try to knock your opponent off an inflated pedestal by hurling a “wrecking ball” at them, from 3 to 6 p.m. in front of AMC theaters, for ages 8 and up.
• Silent Disco is planned from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., enjoying music on The Lawn by DJ Joe through wireless headphones.
• A foam party is planned from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on The Legends Lawn, near the smokestack. Participants may play with beach balls, dance to music and party while foam shoots out from a cannon.
For more information, see https://legendsshopping.com/events/family/legends-academy-back-to-school-party/.