To give more Kansas communities an opportunity to promote their local offerings during the Kansas State Fair, officials have arranged a pilot “Explore Kansas Festival” in Gottschalk Park during the Fair’s opening weekend.
Some 40 different cities or towns, representing an even larger number of state attractions, will be set up on folding tables under white tents just inside the 20th Avenue gate.
The tables will be staffed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 7 and 8.
“This takes the pressure off communities from having to commit to 10 days,” Fair Board member Karen Hibbard of Manhattan said during Friday morning’s board meeting. “To have a targeted time is more beneficial.”
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)