ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

Tickets

Flint Hills Overland Wagon Train Trips
PO Box 1076 • El Dorado, KS 67042
316-321-6300
Pioneer adventures with 1870s food and entertainment. Scheduled trips, and custom-designed events. May through October.
El Dorado Open Car Show
316-321-3150
All classes, prizes awarded in several categories. Held in September downtown El Dorado, Main and Central.
Vietnam Vets Reunion
El Dorado State Park
316-321-3150
Held the third weekend in July. A Reunion and Rally of Vietnam Vets throughout the nation gather at Bluestem Point in the El Dorado State Park.

Star-Vu Drive In Theatre
Route 1, Haverhill Road • El Dorado, KS 67042
316-321-2444
One of five operational drive-in theatres in the area.

Iron Horse Concert Hall
315 1/2 S Main St • El Dorado, KS 67042
316-321-6348
Traditional and contemporary acoustic folk music.

Chautauqua Art Fair
Located in Downtown El Dorado
316-321-3088
This art event is a Chautauqua-regional gathering of artists working to promote public appreciation of art in all forms and visitors can purchase works by these artists. Classes and demonstrations are also included in the event which takes place annually in June.

National and Regional Juried Art Shows
Coutts Museum of Art & The White Gallery @ BCCC
316-323-3989
National and Regional concurrent juried art shows in November.

Jazz Blues and Swing Festival
Located in Downtown El Dorado
316-321-3088
Held every year in May, this annual festival features three stages set up all over the downtown area that offers great jazz, blues, and swing music by local artists. The event also features high school, college, and professional musicians, as well as a dance contest.
Celebration Of Freedom
316-321-3150
This is a week-long event honoring our Heroes. Veterans’ activities, concerts, ice cream, socials, essay contests, speakers and a parade in November.
Jazz Swing and Blues Festival and Art Show
316-321-3088
Street jazz festival with blues music, food, and art held in May. Also the grand opening for the Farmers Market.
Prairie Port Festival
316-321-1841
Last full weekend in July, this festival is a four day event. Enjoy an Ice Cream Social in conjunction with the Prairie Port Queen Pageant. There will be a celebrity concert, parade, arts & crafts, dance, and bingo. This celebration brings festival lovers from many states.
Walnut River Festival
316-321-3150
“It takes a community to raise a child.” Community Block Party the last Saturday in September with friends, family, businesses, and organizations including Butler County Community College and USD 490. Local churches provide a food court.

Midwest Regional Baseball Tournament
Historic McDonald’s Stadium
316-321-3150
Summer collegiate baseball tournament, attracting teams and baseball enthusiasts from Kansas and Missouri. Teams advance to the NBC World Series in Wichita.