Summer Topeka Music Week brings country and rock to the Capital City
20 June 2023
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Classic car enthusiasts will have something to get excited about, thanks to the upcoming Spirit of Kansas Festival.
Mike McLaughlin with Shawnee County Parks and Recreation said in a press release that the festival will be happening on July 4 at Lake Shawnee. While a classic car show will be held during the festival, there will also be golf tournaments, blues music, food and craft vendors, a waterski show and a fireworks display to top it all off. The full schedule for the festival can be found below:
8 a.m. – car show registration
9 a.m. – car show at shelters four and five near Reynolds Lodge in Tinman Circle
10 a.m. – Spirit of Kansas Golf Tournaments, Lake Shawnee and Cypress Ridge Golf courses
10:30 a.m. – Color guard and national anthem
10:45 a.m. – Spirit dancer on stage behind Reynolds Lodge
11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Food and craft vendors next to Reynolds Lodge in Tinman Circle
11:15 a.m. – Spirit of Kansas Blues Festival presented by Topeka Blue Society
6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. – Waterski show (Shawnee County Boat & Ski Club
10 p.m. – Capitol Federal Fireworks Display (music simulcast on Majic 107.7)
Below you will find the Topeka Blues Society’s Spirit of Kansas Blues Festival lineup:
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. – Mark Montgomery
Noon to 1 p.m. – “Stranded in the City”
1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – “Tas Cru”
2:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Erin Coburn
4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. – Hadden Sayers
6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. – “GeminiiDragon”
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. – Chris “Bad News” Barnes & the “BluesBallers”
9 p.m. to 10 p.m. – “Josh Vowell Band”
Want to see what last year’s festival was like. Check out our article here.