The spirit of legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart is alive and well in Atchison! Each summer the community pulls out all the stops in honor of its favorite daughter, complete with a downtown music, food and crafts fair, star-filled outdoor concert, children's activities, awards and honors, Earhart research and literature, music on the beautiful Riverfront, aerobatic performances and the grandest of all finales - the "Concert in the Sky" fireworks show.

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, July 17, 2025

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Grandfather Earhart's Ice Cream Social at St Mark's Lutheran Church
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Shadow from the Sky: Aerial Abstract Paintings by Around-the-World Pilot Amelia Rose Earhart at Muchnic Art Gallery

Friday, July 18, 2025

10:00 am: The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart and George Putnam and the Marriage that Made an American Icon at Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum
02:00 pm - 3:30 pm: "Amelia at the Library" at Atchison Library
07:00 pm: Live Music on the Riverfront at 100 Commercial St.

Saturday, July 19, 2025

07:30 am: 2K/8K Fun Run-Walk at YMCA
10:00 am - 03:00 pm: International Forest of Friendship at Warnock Lake
10:00 am - 04:00 pm: Food, Crafts and Music at 500, 600 and 700 blocks of Commercial Street
10:00 am - 04:00 pm: "White Wings and Wheels" Car Show at 700 and 800 blocks of Commercial Street
10:00 am - 04:00 pm: Children's Activities at 400 Commercial St.
10:30 am: "Step by Step" Speaker's Symposium at O'Malley McAllister Auditorium, Benedictine College
11:00 am: Happy Birthday, Amelia! at  600 Commercial St.
12:00 pm: Pioneering Achievement Award Luncheon at Benedictine College Cafeteria
01:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Historic Church Tours: Trinity Episcopal at 300 S. Fifth St.
02:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Meet Amelia! at Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum
03:00 pm - 04:30 pm: Afternoon Tea with the Authors at Art and Cultural Center
04:00 pm - 11:30 pm: Music on the Riverfront at Second and Commercial streets

Date:
July 17 - 19, 2025

Location:
Various Venues in Atchison, KS

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