Events for October 2024
Special Events
October 4
Emporia - Authors on the Porch - Red Rocks -- 5 - 6:30 p.m.
October 5
Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review Meeting -- 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
October 6
Kaw Mission Councils - Council Grove -- 2 - 3 p.m.
October 9
Virtual- Kansas Museum of History - Virtual Museum After Hours -- 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
October 13
Studley - Cottonwood Ranch State Historic Site - Closing for the Season -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Emporia - Red Rocks State Historic Site - Closing for the Season -- 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Ft. Riley - First Territorial Capitol State Historic Site - Closing for the Season -- 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Hanover- Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site - Closing for the Season -- 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Kansas City - Grinter Place State Historic Site - Closing for the Season -- 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Pleasanton - Mine Creek Civil War Battlefield State Historic Site - Closing for the Season -- 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Republic - Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site - Closing for the Season -- 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
October 15
Topeka - Ad Astra Plaza Dedication - State Capitol -- 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
October 25
Pleasanton - 160th Anniversary of the Battle of Mine Creek -- 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Ongoing Events and Exhibits
July 2 to December 19, 2024
Topeka - Special Exhibit: On the Move: The Kansas Museum of History
The Kansas Museum of History presents a special temporary exhibit on the material culture collections that began at the Kansas State Capitol in the 1890s.