Events for May 2026
Special Events
May 1
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
May 2
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 4 p.m.
Hays - Historic Fort Hays Presentation Series - Fort Hays State Historic Site -- 2 - 3 p.m.
Hays - Volunteer Recruitment and Training Sessions - Fort Hays State Historic Site -- 2 - 3 p.m.
May 3
Council Grove - Kaw Mission Councils -- 2 - 4 p.m.
Topeka - "Beyond Theology: What Would Jesus Do?" Documentary Screening -- 2 - 5 p.m.
May 5
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 7 p.m.
May 6
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
May 7
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
Bonner Springs - Presentation on the History of the Kansas Historical Society Archeology and Preservation Divisions -- 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
May 8
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
Topeka - Kansas Unmarked Burial Sites Preservation Act Board Meeting - Kansas Historical Society -- 2 - 4 p.m.
Topeka - Museum After Hours - Kansas Museum of History -- 6:30 - 8 p.m.
May 9
Osawatomie - John Brown's Birthday Celebration - John Brown Memorial Park -- 12 - 3 p.m.
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 4 p.m.
May 12
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 7 p.m.
May 13
Hanover - Opening for the Season - Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site -- 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
May 14
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
May 15
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
May 16
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 4 p.m.
May 19
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 7 p.m.
May 20
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
May 21
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
May 22
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
May 23
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 4 p.m.
May 26
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 7 p.m.
May 27
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
May 28
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
May 29
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 5 p.m.
May 30
Republic - American Mountain Man Rendezvous - Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site -- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 4 p.m.
Ongoing Events and Exhibits
December 2, 2025 to May 31, 2026
Topeka - Kansas Museum of History - Special Exhibit - Celebrating Kansas!
Celebrating KANSAS! features stories and images from across the state and is organized into the six tourism regions of Kansas, with an additional section highlighting stories that cover the entire state. A timeline of the magazine takes visitors from 1945 when it launched as To the Stars through its most recent issues under current editor Andrea Etzel. February 3 to December 31, 2026
Topeka - National Declaration of Independence Exhibition
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"Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy," exhibit hosted by Kansas Historical Society
