May 29 – 30
Festival Friday
Music, dancing, activities, and food to start the Festival weekend
Friday, May 29
6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Start your summer off right and visit the Ordway for the official beginning of the Flint Hills Family Festival Family Weekend! With music, dancing, activities, and food, there is something to please everyone in the family.
Let loose with Rock and Roll Playhouse
Rock out to Beyoncé & Soul Sisters For Kids at a free outdoor performance beginning at 6:00 PM
Enjoy high-flying thrills by Cirque Mechanics
Circus-themed spectacle TILT! takes the stage at 7:00 PM—with tickets for just $8
Buy TicketsDance into the weekend with Soul Ballroom and Salsa del Soul
Start with a demo by the experts of Soul Ballroom, learn a few steps of your own—and then put it all together to the irresistible music of Salsa del Soul!
Festival digital map
Festival Park map
Downloadable guide
Family Festival brochure
Click to open, or right-click to download
May 29 – 30
NOOMA, an opera for babies
Free to attend
Outdoor performances
On Friday night, the park surrounding the Ordway comes to life with free, family-friendly acts! Bring your whole family for spectacular performances, live DJing, wandering puppet artists, face-painting, and more!
Where are outdoor performances?
Performance locations subject to change once the full Friday schedule has been announced!
Flint Hills World Music Stage
Across from the Ordway, between Washington and Market Street in Rice Park, near the fountain
No tickets or advanced registration are required for outdoor performances.
ASL interpretation offered
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Free to enjoy
Activities
Learn and create at the Festival! During the Flint Hills Family Festival weekend, Rice Park—just across from the Ordway—bustles with fun, free art-making activities, educational games, and more.
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Free Festival event transit
Visit the Flint Hills Family Festival for less with free rides from Metro Transit! To access this offer, use the links below to fill out a brief survey and download your Metro Transit event transit pass for the date(s) of your choice. Offer valid for both buses and rail lines.
May 29 offer
Link for May 29 event transit pass
May 30 offer
Link for May 30 event transit pass
Photo courtesy of Metro Transit.
Flint Hills Family Festival
Ordway's annual Festival celebrating the artists in every child
Festival Saturday
Dance acts, musical groups, artists, and more at the Festival
Festival School Week
The one-stop Family Festival shop for teachers
