Category: Arts and entertainment

Saturday events

Wyandotte County Fair continues Saturday with rodeo, musical entertainment, carnival

The Wyandotte County Fair will be open from 2 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, July 16, the last day of the fair this year. The fair features a rodeo, musical entertainment and a carnival on Saturday. There will be live musical entertainment all day. The High Stakes Rodeo will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Rodeo Arena. There are also food, concessions and vendors at the fair.

The admission charge is $5 per person, with ages 12 and younger free. There is a $5 parking fee. There will be no additional charge for the musical entertainment or the rodeo. Carnival rides have an extra charge. Country music will be featured Saturday.

Performing at the fair’s Main Stage on Saturday will be Luke Hupp, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Vigil Annie, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Lily B. Moonflower, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Jimmy Harris, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Jarrod Turner, 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Performing at the fair’s Shade Pavilion will be Mr. Stinky Feet, 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.; The Nite Owls, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Bob Kamler, 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The fairgrounds are at 13700 Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas. Saturday’s fair events are presented by Q104 radio. For more information, visit https://www.wycofair.com/fair2022.

Holland to speak at Democratic breakfast Saturday


Mark Holland, a candidate for U.S. Senate, will be the guest speaker at the Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast meeting at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, July 16. The breakfast will be at the Las Islas VIP Bar and Grill, 4929 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Holland is a minister and a former Kansas City, Kansas, mayor. The restaurant opens at 8:15 a.m. Saturday with the program beginning around 9:15 a.m.

Local Democratic candidates also may be speaking at the program, on four-minute time limits. The meeting is open to Democrats. Breakfast will be available for purchase. The cost of breakfast is $10, or $7 for students and those on limited incomes. Those attending do not have to purchase a breakfast to listen to the program.

Auditions planned for Shakespeare in Parking Lot production


Open auditions are planned from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at the Alcott Arts Center for a Shakespeare in the Parking Lot production. “A Midsummer Night Dream” by William Shakespeare will be presented. It will be directed by Friday Beeler, an undergraduate directing and producing major at Avila College. The show will take place in a semi-traditional high fantasy outdoor setting, weather permitting.


Those actors who audition are asked to bring a head shot and resume. There will be a cold reading from a script. Alcott will be casting 15 to 20 people of all ages and genders, including extras. The show dates are Sept. 10-11 and Sept. 17-18 on the west lawn of the Alcott campus at 180 S. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The Alcott is not ADA accessible. For more information, call 913-233-2787.

Monarchs play tonight at home

The Kansas City Monarchs will play a home game at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Legends Field, near I-435 and I-70 in Kansas City, Kansas. The visiting team will be the Lake Country DockHounds. It will be Jayhawk Jam Night at the Monarchs. For ticket information, visit https://monarchsbaseball.com/.

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Third Friday Art Walk planned today

The Third Friday Art Walk will take place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, July 15, in the downtown Kansas City, Kansas, area.

The Art Walk, a free community event, is on 6th Street.

Artists, vendors and community partners will be located along the Art Walk.

Free parking will be available.

To see more information and maps, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/409932967645741

Wyandotte County Fair opens Tuesday with Veterans and Military Appreciation Night, live music and shows

The Wyandotte County Fair will open at 5 p.m. Tuesday evening with a carnival, musical entertainment, veterans and military appreciation night. Admission to the fair is $5 per person, with kids 12 and younger free. Parking is $5 per vehicle. There is an additional charge for carnival rides. The Wyandotte County Fairgrounds is at 13700 Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas. (File photo by Steve Rupert)

The Wyandotte County Fair will open on Tuesday evening with Veterans and Military Appreciation Night.

Gates will open at 5 p.m. Tuesday, with closing time at 11 p.m. The fair runs from Tuesday, July 12, through Saturday, July 16. And the weather looks good for the fair on Tuesday evening, with Tuesday’s high predicted to be 86.

On Tuesday night, a color guard and honor guard will conduct a ceremony at 7 p.m.

The host of the evening will be the VFW Post 11499 of Basehor and the VFW Post 6401, with support from other area VFW posts.

Musical performances on Tuesday

Performing at the Main Stage from 6:15 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. Tuesday will be The Highway. A four-piece classic country band, The Highway features a high energy performance with lots of guitar and vocals.

Performing at the Shade Pavilion at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tuesday will be Damien Gunn. A country rock band, Damien Gunn has raised more than $31,000 for Operation: Fill the Boot, which supports veteran organizations. Damien Gunn has recorded four albums and performed with high-profile artists.

Musical entertainment is scheduled each night at the fair; see https://www.wycofair.com/ for other groups that will perform.

Gates to the fairgrounds open at 5 p.m., and parking is $5 per car. There is a $5 admission charge per person, with kids 12 and under free. Parking and admission are cash only.

The $5 per person fee includes admission to the Main Stage, Shade Pavilion and Rodeo Arena, as well as no additional charge to see 4-H exhibits, open exhibits, animals entered in the fair and visit booths and concessions.


This year’s activities throughout the fair include 4-H displays, a carnival, helicopter rides, a market place and a food fair featuring local cuisine.

On Saturday, a rodeo returns to the fairgrounds from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Rodeo Arena.

More Tuesday evening events at the fair

A carnival will be open from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday. Carnival rides will be a separate charge, with a $30 charge Tuesday for wristbands for all rides on Wristband Night. Individually, a ride ticket is $1 each, with the number of tickets required varying for different rides.

The Red Barn, which has 4-H and open class exhibits, will be open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. There is no additional charge to see these exhibits.

The 4-H sheep show will be at 5:30 p.m. and the goat show is scheduled at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the Show Barn, according to the Wyandotte County Fair Book. There is no additional charge to attend these shows.

New plan in place for routes to drive to the county fair

This year, there is a new traffic control plan, in conjunction with law enforcement, to get to the fairgrounds at 13700 Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas, according to the fair’s website. Drivers will take K-7 highway, and will turn east on Marxen Road to the next intersection, which is 131st Street. Then they will turn right, or south, on 131st Street to Polfer Road. Next, they will turn right or west on Polfer Road to enter the fairgrounds.

Once inside the fairgrounds, drivers will see a new lane past Gate 1, which opens to three lanes to the parking area.

More information on routes and parking, and also on the fair, is online at https://www.wycofair.com/.

Another source of more information about the Wyandotte County Fair is its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/wycofair.