Looking for a one-of-a-kind destination that doesn’t break the bank? Consider Kansas, a state filled with smaller cities that pack the flavor and character often missing from better-known hubs. And Pittsburg might just be the perfect example of that.
Ticket sales begin August 25 for three not-to-be missed nationally touring shows coming to the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts at Pittsburg State University: Artrageous (Sept. 21), Uptown (Feb. 13), and the Broadway musical Chicago (April 29).
Three pumpkin patches each offer something different for visitors to Crawford County in Southeast Kansas: a mini-amusement park for kids, an old fashioned pumpkin patch, plus an active farm with numerous photo opportunities.
The City of Pittsburg held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, July 28 at 1:00 pm at Four Oaks Sports Complex to celebrate the opening of the new Johnson Family Pickleball Courts, named in honor of Pittsburg natives who became some of the world’s most decorated pickleball players.
Each summer, the campus is alive with the sound of music, thanks to youth camps and concerts under the direction of the Pittsburg State University Music Department.
As it celebrates its 50th year in existence, the Four State Farm Show is returning to Pittsburg State University for a fifth year so that exhibitors and attendees can enjoy an event that is largely climate controlled and on hard surfaces.
Since Literary Cat Co. opened in Kansas about a year and a half ago, 32 of the store’s foster cats have been adopted by bookstore customers.
For a second year, the Pittsburg State University Music Department will offer a range of exciting musical opportunities for area youth in the “Sounds of Summer” summer camp series.
The Military Vehicle Preservation Association: History In Motion convoy is traveling old Jefferson Highway from the Canadian line to New Orleans and will be in the Pittsburg area October 14-15.
For as long as I’ve covered travel and tourism, I’ve heard people say that there’s nothing to do in Kansas. So I decided to spend several weeks exploring Kansas and I wasn’t quite prepared for all that I found simply detouring off the interstate.
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