3rd Annual Great Plains Art & Music Festival

This year's event features a Handmade Vendor & Art Fair, food trucks, bounce houses with waterslides, inflatable games, and live music all day long and into the night!

Experience the magic of the Great Plains Art and Music Festival, a vibrant celebration set against the breathtaking backdrop of Sesquicentennial Point Park, overlooking Clinton Lake and the Wakarusa River Valley. This year’s festival promises an unforgettable day filled with art, music, food, and fun for the entire family!

Event Schedule:
- 11 AM - 4 PM: Free public entry and parking.
- Post-4 PM: Transition to a lively music festival (Advance Tickets $20 general admission, $40 VIP, $25/$50 day of show)
- Festival Ends: Midnight

​Food:
- Tacos La Chona and Nunez Foods (Mexican)
- Eat Schmidt (American)
- ****** Brand BBQ

Desserts:
- Sweet Sylvie’s
- Carnival Cravings
- Fantastic Farms Freeze-Dried Candy
- Snowball Island Shaved Ice

Drinks:

-Adult Beverages: Exclusively by Willcott Brewing Company, featuring custom brewed craft beers and a selection of Kansas wines.
​Kids' Activities:

- Bounce Houses and Obstacle Course: Provided by KC Fun Squad, featuring 6-8 bounce houses, including a toddler-only house and water slides (bring your swimsuit!). The bounce houses and water slides will stay up for the night-time guests! Inflatable games like basketball, archery, axe throwing, soccer, Connect Four, and Giant Jenga, plus a 60' obstacle course. All this excitement for just $12 for all-you-can-bounce ($10 in advance).

​Festival Attractions:

- Art and Handmade Vendor Fair: Explore 65 artist and unique handmade vendor booths.

-Food Truck Festival featuring four food trucks and four dessert vendors

- Baked Goods: Vendors selling everything from pickles and honey to brownies, cakes, muffins, and more.

- Live Music: Enjoy a diverse range of live music throughout the day and into the night, featuring every genre from singer-songwriter and metal to rock 'n' roll, rap, electronic music, DJs, multi-genre vocalists, and avant-garde bluegrass:

Camping, Boating, and Recreation: Just across the road, Clinton State Park offers RV and tent camping, cabins, boating, and more, with reserved spots that include running water, electricity, and shower houses (reserveamerica.com). Nearby, Clinton Marina provides options for renting a pontoon boat or a slip for the day.

-For golf enthusiasts, Eagle Bend Golf Course is also nearby for a round of golf.

-Mutt Run Dog Off Leash Park is also next-door Note: No dogs allowed on festival grounds.

- Downtown Lawrence: Features an amazing array of boutiques, shops, and restaurants, offering premier shopping with a small-town feel in a classic historic setting.

Evening Portion: The evening portion of the event is not suitable for kids but they are allowed. See the festival lineup in the menu of this website to get a feel for the bands' styles of music.

Ticket Information:

- Free Entry: From 11 AM to 4 PM. All You Can Bounce is $12

- Paid Entry: After 4 PM, tickets cost $20 in advance ($25 on the day of the event) and $40 for VIP tickets in advance ($50 on the day of the event).

Live Music Festival Schedule

From morning melodies to midnight beats, our festival features an all-day lineup of diverse music:

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM: Marilyn Brie - Indie/blues singer-songwriter known for her soulful acoustic performances.

11:35 AM - 12:00 PM: Winters and Wallace - Acoustic duo blending heartfelt melodies with alternative songwriting.

12:05 PM - 12:25 PM: Pauly Kidd - High-energy hip-hop and R&B with engaging, dance-filled performances.

12:25 PM - 12:45 PM: 3LADE - Infectious pop melodies and dynamic performances.

12:45 PM - 1:05 PM: Spectrum - Experimental fusion band mixing rock, blues, jazz, and modern hip-hop.

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM: Reagan Zagan - Avant-garde bluegrass and Americana with dynamic banjo skills.

1:55 PM - 2:25 PM: Michael Maher - Emotional blend of soulful melodies with rock and ballads.

2:35 PM - 3:05 PM: Lonnie Fisher - Eclectic mix of roots, rock, goth, punk, and indie pop.

3:05 PM - 3:15 PM: JonTomKnuff - Profound performance poetry.

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM: Elysium Nights - Fusion of hip-hop and indie pop with soulful vocals.

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM: Alan Wayne The Pradagy and Zee Underground - Energetic hip-hop set blending powerful lyricism with a vocalist.

4:05 PM - 4:25 PM: Chu-Cho - Unique blend of DIY box mix and talkbox with traditional hip-hop.

4:35 PM - 5:05 PM: The Stacys - Blues, grunge, and psychedelic rock.

5:15 PM - 5:45 PM: Third Floor - Psychedelic rock with 60s and 70s influences.

6:00 PM - 6:45 PM: Common Room - Intense post-hardcore with melodic and rhythmic complexity.

7:05 PM - 7:55 PM: Red Kate - Hard-hitting punk rock with fierce energy.

8:15 PM - 9:00 PM: Second Chance - High-energy hardcore punk rock.

9:10 PM - 9:40 PM: DJ Cynsere - Legendary mixes of hip-hop, dance, and ballads.

9:45 PM - 10:30 PM: 93 & Alive - Dynamic hip-hop performances.

10:40 PM - 11:10 PM: Botz&Bandz - Pulsating EDM with seamless track mixing.

11:10 PM - Midnight: DJ Savage Habits - High-energy trap music to close the night.