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Fort Scott Area
Chamber of Commerce
231 East Wall Street
Fort Scott, KS 66701
800-245-3678
620-223-3566
FAX 620-223-3574

 


EVENTS

Special Events 2011
(Click on Calendar of Events on the Home Page for full schedule of events!)
Fort Scott Community College Rodeo 
March 11-13, 2011
Fort Scott Community College
Aggie Days

March 2011
Hundreds of FFA Chapter and 4-H Teams participate in the 28th Annual Agriculture Interscholastic Contests 
 



"March into Spring" Farm, Home, Garden & Leisure Show 
March 19-20, 2011
View booths featuring products important to your home and garden during the show held at Arnold Arena, FSCC campus.
Arnold Arena
620-223-0966

  Pioneer Harvest
Fiesta Swap Meet
April 15 & 16, 2011 

Town-Wide Garage Sale
April 16, 2011

Don't miss out on this day full of bargains galore! Scout around town for your trasures during the city-wide garage sale and venture to the fairgrounds for even more exciting finds during the swap meet. Dawn to ???

Farmer's Market
May 3 to October 29, 2011
Old Fort Boulevard
Saturdays 8:00 am to noon
Tuesdays 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

  Good Ol' Days
June 2, 3, 4, 5, 2011
A variety of events showcase this entire weekend in Fort Scott.  Enjoy the street fair with arts, crafts and fun things to do. Race your weiner dog. Partake in the bed races. Watch the parade.  There are activities for everyone!
Echoes of the Trail
June 10-12, 2011
Don't miss this event where you can enjoy a chuckwagon breakfast, hear cowboy poetry at its best and purchase authentic cowboy and western goodies.  It is held at Fort Scott Community College.  More information is available at this website.
Relay for Life
June 17, 2011
Help fight cancer by joining a team, walking or attending this impactful evening.

GNAT Neighborhood Event
June 2011
Look out! Fort Scottians are on the move helping one another during this event!  Construction, beautification and just general picking up will be occurring.  Will you even recognize Fort Scott when it's done? More details to come...

Mercy Health Center Presents

Spencer Lee's "Dream Big" Concert

Liberty Theatre

Doors open 6:30pm, Show starts 7:30pm

June 25, 2011

 

 

Highlights in History
July
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Fort Scott National Historic Site
www.nps.gov/fosc

 

Riverfront Festival
July 2

Bourbon County Fair
July 24 - 30, 2011
4-H participants show off their hard work from the previous year at the fair.  Additionally, don't miss the tractor pull, and quilt show. All events occur at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. 
620-224-7761

Chamber Coffee hosted at the Boubon County Fairgrounds
July 28, 2011
8 to 9 am

Fort Scott
Community Gala
August 27, 2011
Celebrate with Fort Scott! Dinner, Dance and fun at the River Room.

City-Wide Garage Sale
and Fall Festival
September 17, 2011

Click here for schedule of events! 

Pioneer Harvest Fiesta
September 23-25, 2011
See the parade of antique tractors and equipment in downtown Fort Scott. Come to the Bourbon County Fairgrounds to see the old equipment, corn husking, wheat thrashing and lumber milling.  Activities abound this weekend. 

Forks & Corks...Taste of Fort Scott
October 21, 2011
Taste Fort Scott's best fare during this evening of food, libations and entertainment. Don't forget to bid on the auction items!

Gordon Parks Celebration
October 7-8, 2011

Celebrate Gordon Parks and his impact on art, film and literature. More information available at the Gordon Parks Center for Culture & Diversity. 

Rotary Octoberfest
October 25, 2011
Kick up your heels German-style with brats, beer and fun. This event held at Gunn Park is "as close to Bavaria as you can get!"
Gunn Park
Downtown Christmas Parade
November 29, 2011
Fort Scott's clubs, church groups, firemen, police, Chamber of Commerce and more come together to usher the holiday season into our community!
Retailers downtown open late.

32nd Annual Moonlight & Mistletoe &
"Homes for the Holidays"
December 2,3,4 2011
Sponsored by Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County, Inc.
Reserve by Calling 800-245-3678

Click here for details.

Stocking Stuffer
December 3-4, 2011

Fort Scott Middle School

FREE ADMISSION

Crafts, Antiques & Collectibles, plus baked goods and a delicious brisket lunch.

 

Dolly HollyDay Tours
December 15-23, 2011

6:30pm and 7:30pm each evening

Advance Reservations Required
Reserve by calling 620-223-3566

$7 Adults, $5 Children

Reserve entire trolley only $100

 


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