Friday, May 29

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

Dance 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!


Free to attend

Outdoor performances

Families dancing at the Flint Hills Family Festival's 2023 Strings & Salsa Night. Photo by Laura Alpizar.

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!

Festival MC

DJ Huh? What??

6:00–9:00 PM Flint Hills World Music Stage

Beyoncé & Soul Sisters For Kids presented by

Rock and Roll Playhouse

6:00 PM–6:45 PM Flint Hills World Music Stage

Free salsa lesson & demonstration with

Soul Ballroom

7:05 PM–7:35 PM Flint Hills World Music Stage

Salsa del Soul

8:00–8:50 PM Flint Hills World Music Stage


Free to enjoy

Activities

A youth jumps during an outdoor activity at the Flint Hills Family Festival 2025. Photo by Laura Alpizar.

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.