The Bonner Springs Dazzlers dance team performed at the pavilion in Kelly Murphy Park after the Tiblow Days parade. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
by Brian Turrel
The Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Chamber of Commerce celebrated all things Bonner this weekend at Tiblow Days, the annual end-of-summer festival in honor of Henry Tiblow, a Delaware Indian who operated a Kansas River ferry in the late 1800s on the future site of the town.
Saturday’s events included a pancake breakfast, 5K run, parade, car show, carnival and concert. The parade route was shortened from previous years, allowing the festival area to spread out and encourage more shopping in the downtown area, a key purpose of the event.
The Bonner Springs Fire Department showed off its rescue gear. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The Bonner Springs High School cheerleaders demonstrated a cheer routine they learned at an off-season camp. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The Koran Temple Shriners drove in the Tiblow Days parade. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Wyandotte County Sheriff Daniel Soptic waved to the crowd. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Carnival rides started at noon and ran into the evening. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Classic cars were on display at the Tiblow Days car show. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Riding on a parade float isn’t always as much fun as they say. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The Bonner Springs High School marching band had its first performance of the new school year. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Carnival rides started at noon and ran into the evening. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The Wyandotte County 4-H Horse Project rode in the parade. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Scenes from the 2022 Tiblow Days parade. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Candy was passed out to young parade-watchers. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Third District Congressional candidate Amanda Adkins talked to spectators along the parade route. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
A large American flag was flown from an even larger Wilkerson crane. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Costumed characters from the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, walked in the parade. The Festival starts next weekend in Bonner Springs. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Cub Scouts from Pack 3149 passed out candy on the route. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Turkey-Bone & Full Count Band performed jazz and blues music. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The Bonner Springs High School girls’ wrestling team sponsored a float. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
The warm late-summer weather had parade-goers panting. (Photo copyright 2022 by Brian Turrel)
Bonner Springs High School cheerleaders marched in the Tiblow Days parade on Saturday. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
by Brian Turrel
Bonner Springs celebrated Tiblow Days with a parade and festival this weekend. Sponsored by the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Chamber of Commerce, the event featured a 5k run, car show, carnival, and concert. Despite the hot weather, a large and enthusiastic crowd turned out.
Events run through Saturday evening.
The Bonner Springs High School marching band played in the parade. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
Kansas Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Derek Schmidt marched in the parade. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
Bonner Springs councilman Bob Reeves rode a scooter. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
The Wyandotte County 4-H Horse Project rode in the parade. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
The Bonner Springs High School football team rode on a flatbed truck. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
Students at the White Tiger taekwondo dojo performed in the parade. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
The Izcalli folklore dance group performed in the parade. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
The Bonner Springs High School football team will start its season next weekend. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
King of the Renaissance Festival Bryan Atkins marched in the parade. The Renaissance Festival starts next weekend in Bonner Springs. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
The Ancient Order of Hibernians, an Irish fraternal group, marched in the parade. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
A 1956 Thunderbird at the Tiblow Days car show. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
Families enjoyed the carnival rides together. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
Friends enjoyed the carnival rides together. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
Admirers strolled the car show grounds to check out their favorites. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
Many vintage cars made their appearance at the Tiblow Days car show. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
A beer garden provided refreshing beverages. The beer garden was run by Outfield Brewing Company of Edwardsville and Own Agenda, a soon-to-open brewery in Bonner Springs. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
The Bonner Springs High School cheerleaders performed at the park pavilion. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
The Izcalli folklore dance group performed at the park pavilion. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
Students from the Premiere Dance and Performing Arts performed at the park pavilion. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
The Clark Middle School cheerleaders performed at the park pavilion. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)
