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Prairie Days Festival - Saturday, June 11, 2005

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2005 Prairie Days Festival
Saturday, June 11, 2005

2005 Prairie Days Festival has been 

CANCELLED

due to severe storms and flooding. 

Please check back for rescheduling information. 

Please join us on Saturday, June 10, 2006

for a wonderful celebration of life

 on the Prairie with Laura Ingalls Wilder. 

 

On Saturday, June 11, 2005, life as Laura Ingalls Wilder knew it on the Kansas prairie in 1869 will be revisited at the sixth annual Prairie Days Festival.  The festival at The Little House on the Prairie site near Independence , Kansas is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and admission is $2.00. 

Prairie Days Festival 2005
News Releases

Prairie Days Festival Flyer

Vendor Application
Entertainer Application

Character Contest Application

Vendor News Release

General News Release

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Fishing Derby News Release

Sponsors News Release

Entertainment News Release

2005 Prairie Days Festival Stage Schedule

10:10 a.m. Gordon Gartner, 12 year old cowboy poet

10:30 a.m. Justin Riley & John Oyler, fiddle & guitar

11:00 a.m.  Little House re-enactment by the Bush Family

12: 00 p.m. Justin Riley & John Oyler, fiddle & guitar

12:30 p.m.  Linda Greensheilds, musician

1:00 p.m. . Announcement of Character Contest Winners

1:10 p.m.  Promenade Square Dancers

1:30 p.m.  Little House re-enactment by the Bush Family

 

Prairie Days Festival 2005 Sponsors: 

Laura Benefactor
Cessna

Pa and Ma Sponsors
amazon.com

Bank of America

First National Bank

Quality Toyota & Quality Motors

Pioneer Sponsors
Atmos Energy

Commerce Bank

First Federal Savings & Loan

Heartland Real Estate

Independence Community College

MATCOR

Mercy Health System of Kansas

Radiant Electric, Inc.

Covered Wagon Sponsors
Val DeFever

Independence Nursery

Jake's Hardware
Microtel Inn & Suites

 

2004 Photo Album

Prairie Days Festival Helpful Hints  

  • Bring Lawn Chair or Blanket to sit on.
  • Sunscreen or hat with a brim  
  • Bug Spray for the little ones
  • Sunglasses
  • Cash, not all vendors take credit cards or checks.
  • Wet-wipes for the kids’ dirty hands and faces
  • Strollers are allowed
  • Glass beverage containers are not allowed for your safety
  • Alcoholic beverages are not allowed, please help us keep this festival a safe family event.

More information available at the Little House on the Prairie.

 
Contact the Independence Convention and Visitors Bureau: 

PO Box 386              
Independence, Kansas 67301
                                     
TELEPHONE: (620) 331-1890
         
EMAIL: tourism@indkschamber.org

 

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