Biking Across Kansas,
Welcome to Independence!
Thursday, June 11, 2026
- 9:30 a.m. Community Welcome: Information booth and mid-morning drinks and snacks available
- Independence Chamber of Commerce Information Booth
- IHS Cheer & Dance Drinks, Snacks & Baked Goods Fundraiser
- Independence Lions Club Watermelon Fundraiser
- Diamond R Cattle Beef Sticks & Drink Station with Browyn O’Malley
- Sugar & Spark Dirty Sodas Fundraiser
- 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Shuttles are open (Shuttles rotate all day from Independence High School to Riverside Park to Downtown)
- 10:00 a.m. – Riverside Park & Ralph Mitchell Zoo
- 1:00 p.m. – Learn the history of the first night game played under lights in Organized Baseball and Mickey Mantle’s first professional home run with historian Ken Brown at Shulthis Stadium
- 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Petting Zoo Opens
- 2:00 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. – Chat with a Zookeeper – Learn the history of Miss Able’s historic space launch
- Miniature Train Rides – 11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. – 50¢
- Antique Carousel Rides – 11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. – 5¢
- Miniature Golf – 11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. – $2
- Riverside Beach Family Aquatic Center – 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. $1 Swim Night – 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Cash/Check only
- 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Independence Historical Museum & Art Center – Pie and Ice Cream Fundraiser – 123 N. 8th
- 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – IGC Sporting Heritage Center – Sloppy Joe Lunch Fundraiser – 212 N. Penn. Avenue
- 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Downtown Food Trucks Open
- 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Jim Halsey’s Star Maker Museum – 300 N. Penn. Avenue
- 1:45 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. – Shuttle leaves for Little House on the Prairie Museum Free Tour – Departs from IHS
- 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – IGC Sporting Heritage Center – Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser – 212 North Penn. Avenue
- 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Live music with Bryan Knowles – 212 N. Penn. Avenue
- 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – K-State Research & Extension – Bike Blender Smoothies – 212 North Penn. Avenue
- 7:30 p.m. – Trivia Night at Uncle Jack’s Bar & Grill – 104 N. Penn. Avenue
Friday, June 12, 2026
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5:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast Fundraisers
- Down Home Family Restaurant – Biscuits & Gravy and Breakfast Bowls
- Ane Mae’s Coffee & Sandwich House – Coffee, Muffins and Fruit Cups
- Daylight Donuts – Sausage Rolls and Glazed & Chocolate Donuts
- Consolidated Management Company – Sausage, Egg & Cheese Croissants/Biscuits and Yogurt Parfaits
- MuffinTops Bakery – Cinnamon Rolls and Apple Rolls
- Munchkinz Food Truck – Specialty Drinks and Breakfast Items (Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free)
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