16th annual Lansing DAZE Festival and Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off

From 16th annual Lansing DAZE Festival and Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Website:

The 16th Annual Lansing DAZE Festival and Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off opens on Friday, May 4 and runs through Saturday, May 5. This year's event will feature live music (until 11 p.m.) and a special southern rock-themed fireworks display featuring Molly Hatchet, the Allman Brothers, Kid Rock and Lynrd Skynrd (Fri. at approximately 9:30 p.m.). Beer, food and beverage vendors are available both days.

Kids' rides and inflatables will be open both days, with affordable options to come back and play the second day. A People's Choice BBQ tasting (open to the public) is scheduled for Saturday. Don't forget to come by the Petting Zoo and see Lil' Milton!

New this year! Rides will be open until 10:30 p.m. on Friday night! Wristbands will be available for $15, $25 for 2. Beer, beverages and food will be sold until 11 pm.

On Friday night we are having a Lawrence invasion. Truckstop Honeymoon and Sky Smeed will be performing, and (tentative) there will be a total tap takeover by Lawrence's Free State Brewery. No more foamy 3.2 beer! Free State Brewery is one of the granddaddies of the local brewing renaissance!

Also, brand new for Saturday- 2nd day wristbands will be $10 per wristband. (You must present a certificate which will be given with purchase of wristband on Friday night). These prices are only available if you purchase a wristband for the 2nd day, Saturday.

We are expecting the Big Idaho Potato Truck, local country band Split Decision, and the first ever Lansing DAZE/A Ride For The Wounded Cycle Show! This will only be $5 to enter, and there will be raffles and a kids' coloring contest.

Keep an eye out for more details as the event gets closer at Lansing, Kansas Happenings on Facebook! There will be teasers, music videos, links and stories from some of the partners and vendors.
Lansing DAZE
The event will also feature a variety of family-friendly activities on Saturday. New this year: a motorcycle show sponsored by A Ride for the Wounded and the Big Idaho Potato Truck. While the KCBS barbeque tournament is going on, there will be a craft show, rides and live music. There will also be a Quilt Show at the Lansing Activity Center, 108 S. 2nd St.

The children's inflatable rides are available both Friday evening and Saturday. Rides: $1 per ticket, $15 for a wristband, $25 for two wristbands (wristbands only good for day of purchase). General admission both days is free. The event will take place at Kenneth W. Bernard Park 15650 Gilman Rd., Lansing, KS 66043 (located north of 4-H Road about 2.5 miles west of Main Street / K-7.)