Join Visit Topeka, Downtown Topeka, Inc. and thousands of your friends for an evening of country music and dozens of food trucks from across the region at 9th and S. Kansas Ave.
SHAREFEST is an event that was created with the belief that churches and organizations can do more together than any one group could do separately to reach out to its community. We serve in school districts, community organizations all over the city by landscaping, painting, constructing, and cleaning up the grounds of area schools and buildings. Registration to help on Sharefest day is open to individuals in the community. Many volunteer through their schools, churches, and organizations to help Sharefest day.
See 100,000 multi-colored tulips and other spring blooming flowers in three public gardens. Visit our special events: Tulips at Twilight -- April 10-26 at Old Prairie Town/Ward-Meade Botanical Garden; Tulip Festival at the Lake April 11 at Ted Ensley Gardens/Lake Shawnee.
THE 41ST ANNUAL TOPEKA SAINT PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
Downtown Topeka
Enjoy silent comedy and dramatic films with live musical accompaniment at the annual festival located at Washburn University’s White Concert Hall.
Commemorate Kansas’ statehood by visiting the Kansas Museum of History, the State Capitol and other historic sites throughout the state. January 29.
These free tours last approximately 40 minutes. Each tour group may have up to 30 participants. Reservations are strongly encouraged, especially between January and May. Make a reservation online or by phone: 785.296.3966 or www.KSHS.org, or journey through the building using the self-guided tour brochure, available at the Capitol Visitor Center.
The Dome Tour is breathtaking - literally - with 296 steps and no elevator, but it's worth the effort. The Kansas Statehouse is the only U.S. capitol building where the public can go to the top of the dome and walk along the outside balcony for a birds-eye-view of the city. Beginning on the fifth floor, the tour explores the area between the inner and outer domes - what is visible both inside and outside. Connecting the two domes are a series of stairs and landings that offer an unparalleled look at the elaborate architecture.
Dome tours year round on weekdays: 9:30, 10:15, 11:15 a.m. and 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15 p.m. Saturday tours begin at 10:15 and follow the same schedule.
