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Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Hosted by Vinland Valley Nursery

Calling all tomato lovers– it’s finally time to plant! Pick out your 2025 tomato plants and celebrate everyone’s favorite summer veg. We’ll have special activities and treats all weekend!

• Tomato treats in the coffee shop

• Tomato balloon making

• Recipe swap station in the courtyard

• Dinner Party Prep in the Workshop
Planning a tomato girl summer? Prepare for your tomatoey party by making tomato placemats, name cards, and drink charms. More Information

Hosted by Vinland Valley Nursery

Enjoy special beverages from our local friends from White Tail Run Winery. Mimosas, wine, sangria and beer will be available from 10am to 4pm! Sip and shop, check our our Tomato Fest activities and get your summer veggies growing.

Maypop-Ups will be happening at VVN throughout May at various times. Area vendors, makers, and experts will be popping in with all kinds of special goods, treats, and events. Keep an eye on our social media for MayPop-Ups! See Facebook Event

Hosted by the Baldwin City Public Library

Kansas Room Coordinator Audrey is a Fiber and Textile Artist and teacher. Join us for a brief talk, followed by a lesson on Beginning Tapestry Weaving. We will weave a bookmark. All supplies provided. This is an amazing opportunity to learn from an amazing Textile Artist.

Hosted by Lawrence Home Builders Association

This bi-annual event offers the opportunity to tour homes offered by participating LBHA builders. See website with list of locations.

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The Willow Garden Party brings together community leaders, advocates, and supporters to celebrate resilience and hope in a beautiful garden setting. Held on the same weekend as the Kentucky Derby, the Garden Party is a celebration of community, safety, and fabulous fashion, featuring show-stopping hats and mint juleps.

Don your finest Derby attire—seersucker suits, extravagant hats, and colorful dresses—as we enjoy brunch, signature cocktails, and live entertainment while we raise funds to support survivors of domestic violence. In true Derby fashion, we’ll host a Best Hat contest for guests in attendance.

Raffles, auctions, and more—all for a great cause!

All proceeds directly help The Willow Domestic Violence Center provide crisis resources, shelter, and support for those in need.

Hosted by Vinland Valley Nursery

Calling all tomato lovers– it’s finally time to plant! Pick out your 2025 tomato plants and celebrate everyone’s favorite summer veg. We’ll have special activities and treats all weekend!

• Tomato treats in the coffee shop

• Tomato balloon making

• Recipe swap station in the courtyard

• Dinner Party Prep in the Workshop
Planning a tomato girl summer? Prepare for your tomatoey party by making tomato placemats, name cards, and drink charms. More Information

Hosted by Lawrence Home Builders Association

This bi-annual event offers the opportunity to tour homes offered by participating LBHA builders. See website with list of locations.

Hosted by Vinland Valley Nursery

Drop in this spring for our free, quick, and informal demos with landscape foreman Ryan Johnson! This week’s demo is planting fruit trees. See Facebook Event

Hosted by the Baldwin City Public Library. See flyer.

Jeanine Ross, local author and playwright, will join us to talk about her writing process! She began writing community plays in the Kansas City area.  After her husband passed away, she continued to write, but she did not have any more plays produced. Later, after her son passed away, she started writing books. She had three books published, and she is working on four and five. She has always been a writer, though she didn’t always know she was a writer. She also writes a column in the Maple Weekly, which is a newspaper in Baldwin City, and a column in the Coffeyville newspaper in Coffeyville, Kansas. I am looking forward to her talk. Join us for an interesting program!

Join the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce and Baldwin City business community for a happy hour and networking! Tour the Baldwin Veterinary Clinic and learn about their work in Baldwin. RSVP Here

Hosted by Baker University Music and Theatre View Facebook Event

Join us for an evening of band and choir music from video games & film! This is a FREE event.

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Hosted by Vinland Valley Nursery

Make some memories and take Mom shopping for beautiful summer flowers, pollinator plants, garden greenery, pottery, tropicals, and more! We'll have special activities including an open potting station for finishing your special botanical gifts, card making station, and photo booth! More Information

Hosted by Vinland Valley Nursery

Score one-of-a-kind, curated fashion from Thrifted Gem Vintage in the coffee shop courtyard from 10am to 2pm and double your fun while shopping for plants!

Special Mother's Day activities are happening all weekend.

Maypop-Ups will be happening at VVN throughout May at various times. Area vendors, makers, and experts will be popping in with all kinds of special goods, treats, and events. Keep an eye on our social media for MayPop-Ups! See Facebook Event

Hosted by Baldwin City Recreation Commission

Calling all car fanatics! Get ready for a revved-up day at the 3rd annual Thunder on the Bricks car show, powered by Cody Anno - State Farm

On Saturday, May 10th, from 10:00AM-4:00PM, the brick streets of downtown Baldwin City will host some of the coolest cars around, so bring your family and friends to join in the fun!

Treat your taste buds to mouthwatering delights while you soak in the sights of classic cars. Try your luck on our Poker Run or 50/50 Raffle, and see if your vehicle can claim a trophy in one of our categories!

Register your car ahead of time and skip the lines. Cars can be registered online through the Baldwin City Recreation Commission’s website, through the mail, by phone, or in-person. Cost is $25/vehicle. Check out the details at BCRC’s website: www.thunderonthebricks.com See Facebook Event

Hosted by The Light Center

You are invited to a TLC FUN-raiser
A Celebration of the LIGHT on Earth!
Come bless the expansion of our natural sanctuary! 
Gather in the Star Garden to build some energy in the field!
Drumming (Bring percussion instruments), Finger foods, Silent Auction, Tours of the latest changes to our space, and learn about more to come!

Funds are in place to create 2 new buildings and we will continue to raise more funds to see them through to completion.
Life is pushing us all very hard now, so we turn to you for your support of this expansion to allow us to offer services to even more people.

Please come out to see our progress as we move along toward building a cabin and a bathhouse.  It won't be built by May 10 but the road is in and we are ready to dig into the foundations!

Silent Auction
TLC has been blessed with an amazing gifts of artwork including fine, small wood carvings which will be auctioned. These wood sculptures come from the family of the master carver, James Michael Lenahan, who grew up in Eudora.
Also there are some lovely baskets of goodies being auctioned too!

Hosted by Vinland Valley Nursery

Make some memories and take Mom shopping for beautiful summer flowers, pollinator plants, garden greenery, pottery, tropicals, and more! We'll have special activities including an open potting station for finishing your special botanical gifts, card making station, and photo booth! More Information

Hosted by Baldwin City Public Library

NEW Schedule: Not Your Typical Book Club will meet every 2nd Monday of each month. We will cook a book with the Taste of Home Cookbooks and bring our book recommendations. We have been having such a great time that we decided we should meet every month. Everyone is welcome!

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Hosted by Vinland Valley Nursery

Shop supplies for your backyard friends from Wild Birds Unlimited (Lawrence) in the coffee shop courtyard from 9am to 2pm. Pick up plants to create bird habitat and you'll have everything you need to bring all the birds to the yard!

Maypop-Ups will be happening at VVN throughout May at various times. Area vendors, makers, and experts will be popping in with all kinds of special goods, treats, and events. Keep an eye on our social media for MayPop-Ups! See Facebook Event

View Flyer With All Information Registration and More Information

Join generations of Baker vocalists on the stage of Rice Auditorium for a special concert led by Dr. John Buehler, professor emeritus, and accompanied by Dr. Susan Buehler, former associate professor, 1984-2009.

This concert is part of an effort to raise funds for the renovation of Rice Auditorium.

Please confirm your participation in the alumni choir by registering for Alumni Weekend. If you sing in the choir, you may attend the Alumni Luncheon for free!

Hosted by Lovely Flower Co.

Free Monthly Event every 3rd Saturday!
Bring a Plant, Cutting, or Browse other plants to adopt.
This fun free event is a great way to expand or decrease your plant collection with no cost to you!!

Hosted by The Light Center

Sweatlodge for Veterans
Starts 4 pm with a shared meal to follow
Please bring food to share and any gifts for the chief and Light Center.
There is no fee for ceremony but there are lots of expenses involved with the facility.
Come early to help and prepare
Please reserve your space: info@lightcenter.info

Hosted by Vinland Valley Nursery

Drop in this spring for our free, quick, and informal demos with landscape foreman Ryan Johnson! This week’s demo is Tips for Weeding and Watering. See Facebook Event

Hosted by Baldwin City Public Library

Bring your questions.

Hosted by The Maple and BCK United

View Facebook Event

Sundae Funday Alert!

School’s OUT and it’s time to cool down the right way, with a mountain of ice cream and a whole lotta fun at Sullivan Square!

Sundae Funday Ice Cream Social
May 21st, 2025
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM SHARP
(we’re serious, like brain-freeze serious)

Ice cream? Check.
Karaoke? Bring your best shower voice.
Fun activities with BCK United? Oh yes.
NEW THIS YEAR: Rubik’s Cube Competition! (If you can solve one in under 5 minutes, we might just start calling you Einstein.)

But wait... there’s more!!
Stick around after your sugar rush crash for a special live performance by Grey Garden, our very own BHS alumni band, rockin' the Sullivan Square Stage from 6–7 PM!

Mark your calendars.
Stretch your vocal cords.
Bring your puzzle skills.
Come hungry.

Let’s kick off summer the SWEETEST way possible!

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Hosted by Baldwin City Public Library

Summer Reading Kickoff Party, Color Our World with Books - Come join the fun! Sign up for the Summer Reading Program, eat a hot dog grilled by Jeff Flory (owner of Baldwin Power Wash), adopt a Beanie Baby stuffie donated by Annette Jardon, let Veterinarian, Dr. Batchelder give your new stuffie a play checkup, decorate your new stuffie's house, every child can get their face painted by Artist Meg Cundiff and The Maple, Jenni Fish, and last but not least, Cartoonist Gerard Arantowicz will draw cartoons of the children (this is only for children).

Hosted by Vinland Valley Nursery

In this workshop you will learn the basic recipe and process for creating hypertufa containers. Hypertufa is an aggregate mixture pressed in or on boxes, baskets, and other forms to create rustic, natural-looking containers that can be planted in a variety of creative ways. A relatively light material compared to concrete, these sculptures and planters can withstand very cold temperatures. The moldable material makes it possible to create a variety of shapes and textures.

You will create one to two small planters during this two-hour workshop with the option to take home your piece to dry and cure, or leave it at VVN for pick up once dry. $40/person. Registration and More Information

Thank you to the title sponsor: Hometown Construction

See Flyer See Website Page See Facebook Event

Compete in the 2025 Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament for cash prizes!

This is a 2 person scramble with 2 flights, and 9 holes played per flight.

Registration: 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Shotgun Start: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Lunch: 12:00 p.m.

Early Bird Registration: $80 per team or $120 per team for both flights. Register by May 23 for this price.

Bogey Registration: $100 per team. Register between May 23 and 30.

Includes lunch and drinks.

If you prefer to pay with check or cash, please stop by the Chamber office.

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Wanting to know more how the body works? Bring greater awareness to the physical body? Our Experiential Anatomy playshops will offer education on the basic anatomy and physiology of specific areas of the body and their application to yoga. As well as, how these areas are affected by our daily life activities and common physical patterns that can cause pain and/or injury. This will be taught through verbal and physical instruction providing an applied learning experience. View Flyer

Hosted by Vinland Valley Nursery

Drop in this spring for our free, quick, and informal demos with landscape foreman Ryan Johnson! This week’s demo is Pruning Maples and Other “Bleeder” Trees. See Facebook Event

Hosted by The Maple

View Flyer

Located in the parking lot west of Jitters.

• Flatlanders Pizza will be slinging pizzas!

• Yard Sale Guides will be available for $5

• BJHS students’ Italy Trip Fundraiser — 25% of guide sales

support BJHS students’ Italy Trip!

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Hosted by Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park See Facebook Event

The 169th Anniversary of the June 2, 1856, battle will be commemorated with various activities that are still being planned. The 3rd Kansas Light Artillery are scheduled to bring their cannon to give firing demonstrations throughout the day. There will be a guided battlefield tour in the afternoon led by reenactors. Other activities will be added here as they are finalized.

The start and ending times noted in this posting will probably change, so please come back to check for the new and revised information before June 7th.

The activities are free and open to the public. There will be no toilet facilities available on site so please plan accordingly

Hosted by The Light Center

with Robin Goff, Donna Hanschu and Marcia Epstein
Our world is awash in grief and loss right now.  All of that resonates with the grief we carry in our hearts. Our culture has no tradition for working through our losses and can leave people feeling lost and broken.
Come join in a group of others who are navigating through grief and chose to carve out time to address it.
Suggested contribution: 
$40 to $60 or as you are able to contribute
Includes healthy lunch
(Please bring along any special dietary needs you may have.)
Carve out this time for healing your broken heart!!

Schedule an Appointment Here

Hosted by the City of Baldwin City See Facebook Post

JUNE CITYWIDE CLEANUP IS TAKING PLACE ON JUNE 14, 2025, RAIN OR SHINE! BALDWIN CITY RESIDENTS ONLY
Proof of residency is required (i.e. utility bill or ID/Driver License).

What we’ll take:
Tree limbs
Yard waste
Plastics
Batteries
Trash & debris
Appliances
Glass
Recyclable metals

DO NOT BRING:
Hazardous waste
Paint
Motor oil
Construction material
Spray cans
ABSOLUTELY NO TIRES!

Questions? Call Mattie at 785-594-6907
For hazardous waste disposal information, call Douglas County hazardous waste program at 785-832-3030.

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

View Website with More Information. Join the community in downtown Baldwin City for a vibrant summer evening of local farmers, makers, and storefronts, music, art, and hands on kids activities both educational and fun!

6:30 p.m. Kari and Tempe are returning to the streets of downtown Baldwin City with their mobile dairy classroom! Kari is associated with Southwest Dairy Farmers and will provide an in person milking demonstration with a live cow. She will have facts and information about milk and be able to answer your milk questions.

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Hosted by Baldwin City Recreation Commission

See Event on Website See Facebook Event Let's paint the town red, white, and blue and celebrate Independence Day like never before! Join Baldwin City Recreation Commission for the ultimate celebration at the Baldwin City Golf Course on Saturday, July 5th, 2025. 

Get ready for a night filled with live music, delicious food from food trucks, a kid’s zone for the little ones, and, of course, a grand finale fireworks show at 10PM.

Don't let this event pass you by! Join us for an Independence Day celebration that'll make your heart swell with pride. Hope to see you there!

Stay tuned for further details, coming spring of 2025. 

Join the Baldwin City business community and the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce at a networking luncheon. Please RSVP at this Link

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

View Website with More Information. Join the community in downtown Baldwin City for a vibrant summer evening of local farmers, makers, and storefronts, music, art, and hands on kids activities both educational and fun!

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

View Website with More Information. Join the community in downtown Baldwin City for a vibrant summer evening of local farmers, makers, and storefronts, music, art, and hands on kids activities both educational and fun!

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Join the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce and Baldwin City business community for a happy hour and networking! RSVP Here

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

View Website with More Information. Join the community in downtown Baldwin City for a vibrant summer evening of local farmers, makers, and storefronts, music, art, and hands on kids activities both educational and fun!

Visit Website for more Information. You're going to want to double-check those shoelaces, because we are about to rock your socks off. Join Baldwin City Recreation Commission on Saturday, September 20, for a night of music, food, and fun!

Details to come. Follow BCRC on social media to stay up-to-date on all the latest announcements. 

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Join the Baldwin City business community and the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce at a networking luncheon. Please RSVP at this Link

Every Saturday morning beginning April 5th on the sidewalk in front of Sullivan Square. Questions? Contact hornbergerfarms@gmail.com

Visit Website with More Information. Hosted by Baldwin City Recreation Commission.

Don't let the grind get you down! Saturday, October 25th, 2025, marks the 7th annual Maple Leaf Gravel Grind.  We offer 3 separate routes (16, 40, and 70 mile options) that highlight the beautiful fall foliage in and around Baldwin City, KS.  Each rider registered in time receives a t-shirt, goody bag, and commemorative item. All races are timed by the Timer Guys, and top three male and female finishers in the 70-mile race earn a cash prize.

Proceeds are split between Prairie Paws Animal Shelter in Ottawa, KS, and the Baldwin City Recreation Commission's scholarship fund, which provides opportunities for families in our community who may have difficulty paying for programs for their children. Prairie Paws Animal Shelter will be on site with animals available for adoption as well.

Following the race, riders are encouraged to stick around for the Maple Leaf Beer, Wine and Spirit Fest, a sampling event of regional wineries, breweries, and distilleries. MLGG participants receive a discount on tickets for this event. 

**Details about 2025 Gravel Grind coming soon**

Visit Website with More Information. Hosted by Baldwin City Recreation Commission.

We've got spirit (and wine, and beer), yes we do, how about you!? Get ready, Baldwin City—the 5th Annual Maple Leaf Beer, Wine and Spirit Festival is coming! Join us on Saturday, October 25th, 2025, from 2:00-5:00 PM. Guaranteed to be a brew-tiful day, this event will leave you in high spirits and walking on cloud wine. Sponsored by Maley and Sons Construction, this adult-only event highlights some of the region’s best breweries, wineries and distilleries. 

Vendors throughout Sullivan Square as well as High Street between 7th and 8th will be ready to share some of their best selections with you. In addition to beer, wine and spirit samples, live music will provide the soundtrack for this relaxing day. Food trucks will be onsite with food for purchase, and light appetizers are included with your ticket.

This event is capped! Once tickets are sold out, they are gone.

Schedule an Appointment Here

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Visit Website With More Information. Hosted by Baldwin City Recreation Commission.

Bring the whole family to our beloved Breakfast with Santa and kick off the holiday season with festive cheer! 

Stay tuned for more details!

Children 3 and under eat FREE!

Join the Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce and Baldwin City business community for our Holiday Open House and happy hour networking! RSVP Here