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Kansas Day at the Capitol

Kansas State CapitolKansas Day at the Capitol, will be celebrated at 12 p.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Join us on the first floor rotunda for Happy Birthday, Kansas! photo contest awards ceremony with Governor Laura Kelly. Following the awards presentation,  Kansas Day cake will be presented, and then the cake will be moved to ground level where everyone can enjoy and celebrate with Kansas' birthday. 

Kansas Day commemorates the admission of the state as the 34th in the Union on January 29, 1861. Schools can mark the anniversary by learning more about their state's history with a visit to the Capitol. Historic tours and dome tours are available. To reserve a place in the tours, contact 785-296-3966, kshs.capitol@ks.gov.