There's nowhere like Lawrence, Kansas, during the holiday season! While lots of folks know we have one of the most unique Christmas parades in the nation, the fun doesn't stop there. Every weekend starting at the end of November all the way until Christmas is packed with fun festivities for the…
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WINTER WONDER WEEKEND | DECEMBER 6-8, 2024 Welcome to the most wonderful weekend of the year! Winter Wonder Weekend is three full days bursting with holiday cheer and festive fun centered around the famous Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade. It's one of the most unique parades in the world…
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I love humans. As we enter the darkest time of the year, our natural inclination is to spread as much light and cheer as possible. A time which can easily dampen spirits becomes a celebration of family, friends, and adorning the ordinary. It's a time for good food and good company and for taking the…
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All around the Kaw River Valley, 39 unique farms are preparing for carloads of curious minds from near and far to arrive and see what they have to offer on October 5-6, 2024. This is the 20th Annual Kaw Valley Farm Tour, and it’s the ultimate agritourism event in Kansas. The list of farms ranges…
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Imagine you’re planning a little get-together with friends. Casual food, some beer, music, a little dancing. Now invite the whole city. That’s the St. John’s Fiesta. Begun in 1980 as an effort to raise money for St. John's Church and then the “blue collar” needs of St. John’s School, the Fiesta has…
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Sporting Kansas City II, Lawrence’s professional soccer team, returns to Rock Chalk Park for a third straight season this March and is looking to build on their immensely successful 2023 MLS NEXT Pro season. After a top three finish in the Western Conference and a run to the Western Conference…
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The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREES) at the University of Kansas is thrilled to hold its annual Spring Festival on March 3 rd . The Festival celebrates the coming of spring and brings Eastern European and Eurasian culture to Lawrence by providing music, dance, food, and…
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Who doesn’t love a parade? Most people understand the hometown spirit of a homecoming parade or a county fair during the warmer months. But in December? What began as an idea to promote the Eldridge Hotel in 1993, the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade is one of the most unique parades in the…
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The sun is a little cooler in the sky, red and orange leaves are starting to appear underfoot along the sidewalks, and the month across the top of the calendar ends in "-ber," which can only mean one thing: It’s that special time of year when all things witchy, eerie, and spectacularly supernatural…
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Hey, it's finally a Fall Final Friday! I write these blogs about what's going on during Final Friday weekend in Lawrence every month, and each time, I wonder if this will be the month that Lawrence reigns it in a little. Nope. There is, characteristically, a LOT going on in Lawrence, Kansas, from…
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