Tiblow Days, Bonner Springs’ annual celebration, runs from Thursday evening through Saturday in the downtown Bonner Springs area.
The event includes a parade on Saturday, as well as musical entertainment, a carnival, a car show, a 5K race, food vendors and vendor booths.
The event kicks off with a City Band Concert and ice cream social at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at Kelly Murphy Park, near 2nd and Elm streets. It is a free event, open to the public.
A carnival will run from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, with an armband and tickets available for purchase.
Friday, Aug. 24, events will include a mayor’s banquet at 6:30 p.m., the carnival from 6 to 10 p.m., and vendor booths from 6 to 10 p.m.
Parachute Adams will appear from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Aug. 24, at Kobi’s Bar and Grill.
On Saturday, Aug. 25, a pancake, biscuit and gravy breakfast will be held from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Community Center, Sunflower Room, 200 E. 2nd St., Bonner Springs.
The Tiblow Trot 5-mile, 5K run and 2-mile walk will be held from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
A model train exhibit will be on display from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Community Center, 200 E. 2nd St.
Vendor booths will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an option to stay open until 11 p.m. Saturday on 2nd Street, from Elm to Cedar and Centennial Park.
The parade will take place at 9:30 a.m. from Lions Park to Nettleton to Oak.
A car show on Cedar Street will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Awards will be presented at 2 p.m.
Parade awards and group performances will be at 11:15 a.m. at Kelly Murphy Park, near the carnival. Scheduled to perform are the Gateway Highsteppers Drill Team, the Premiere Dance and Performing Arts, Bonner Springs High School cheerleaders and Dazzlers, and CMS cheerleaders.
The carnival will continues from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, with tickets and armbands available.
The concert schedule from 6 to 11 p.m. will include the Johnny Dollar Band at 6 p.m., Dirty Blvd at 7:30 p.m. and Phylo Clark at 9:30 p.m. The concert is in Centennial Park near the caboose. Those attending may bring a lawn chair to the free concert.
Most of the activities of Tiblow Days are in the downtown Bonner Springs area, on Cedar, Front, Oak and Nettleton streets, and 2nd and 3rd streets.
The event is sponsored by the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Chamber of Commerce. For more information, visit https://www.bsedwchamber.org/tiblowdays.