Events April ..................Wild Goose Chase, Kansas Wetlands Education Center
Great Bend Happenings: 2013 Sept. 12 .............Last Summer Street Stroll and Free Outdoor Movie Sept. 14 .............Mad About Monarchs, Wetlands Education Center Sept. 21 .............SRCA Summit Points Race at Great Bend Expo Complex Sept. 24 .............Great Bend Tribune’s 14th Annual Women’s Expo, Highland Hotel & Convention Center Sept. 27 ............Benefit Bull Ride Sept. 28 ............6th Annual Big Bend Bike Rally, . Great Bend Expo Complex Sept. 28 .............Great Bend Renaissance Festival Oct. 1-31 ..........Long Pumpkin Patch Oct. 5 ...............Open Farm Day, Heartland Farm Oct. 26 ..............Downtown Halloween Parade and “ZooBoo” Nov. 7................Annual GB Fire Dept. Spaghetti Feed Nov. 9................Panther Paw Craft Festival Nov. 27..............Trail of Lights begins Nov. 29..............Turkey Bowl Nov. 30..............Cookie Contest, Lighting of Mayor’s Christmas Tree, Christmas Parade, Activities in the Square, Drawing for Explore Great Bend Winner! Dec. 1-25..........Various Christmas Events Dec. 5-8 ...........Great Bend Community Theatre Christmas production at Crest Theatre
June 6-8 ............June Jaunt 2014 June 13-14........Barton County Relay for Life June ...................Human eMotion Event at GB Regional July ....................Barton County Fair July 26 ...............Summer Sidewalk Sale Kids Summer Programs (every Thursday) at KWEC August ..............Back To School No Tax Sale For more events go to the following websites: City of Great Bend website: www.greatbendks.net Convention and Visitors Bureau website: www.visitgreatbend.com Great Bend Chamber of Commerce: www.greatbend.org
Ellinwood Happenings: Sept....................City-Wide Garage Sale Nov. ..................Christmas Open House July ....................After Harvest Festival Ladies Night Out Events www.ellinwoodchamber.com
Hoisington Happenings: Aug. 29- Sept. 2 117th Labor Day Festival, Our Children, Our Future May 31..............Hoisington’s 5th Annual Mud Run www.hoisingtonkansas.com
2014 Jan. 11 ...............Miss Barton County & Miss Golden Belt Pageant Jan. 18 ...............Icy Sidewalk Sale Jan. 18 ...............Barton County’s Got Talent GB Bridal Affaire Fashion Show Feb. 20-23 ........Great Bend Community Theatre’s “Neighborhood Crime Watch” at Crest Theatre Great Bend Chamber Banquet Winter Family Nature Programs at KWEC March ...............Central Kansas Spring Expo April ..................Farm & Ranch Expo April 24-27 ......Great Bend Community Theatre’s “Becky’s New Car” at Crest Theatre
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