Events for August 2026
Special Events
August 1
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Topeka - "Recovered from Ruins: Telling Kansas Stories Through Household Objects" -- 12 - 4 p.m.
Hays - Leadership at Fort Hays: A Look at Post Commanders from 1865-1889 - Fort Hays State Historic Site -- 2 - 3 p.m.
August 3
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
August 4
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
August 5
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
August 6
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
August 7
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
August 8
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
August 9
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 1 - 5 p.m.
Council Grove - Kaw Mission Councils -- 2 - 4 p.m.
August 14
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Topeka - Museum After Hours - Kansas Museum of History -- 6:30 - 8 p.m.
August 15
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Emporia - History At Play - Red Rocks State Historic Site -- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
August 19
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Topeka - Kansas Unmarked Burial Sites Preservation Act Board Meeting - Kansas Historical Society -- 2 - 3:30 p.m.
August 22
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fairway - Western Academy Speaker Series - Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site -- 10 - 11 a.m.
August 30
Hanover - Pony Express Festival - Hollenberg Pony Express Station -- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Topeka - Kansas 1776: A Dynamic Landscape - Kansas Museum of History -- 1 - 5 p.m.
Ongoing Events and Exhibits
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
