Here are some local events in the next seven days.
Manhattan Running Company Anniversary Party, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Face painting, bounce house and sale prices.
Manhattan Running Company
Summer Songwriters Series: Sally Vee, 4 p.m.
Music, food and alcohol.
Manhattan Brewing Company alley
Cow Party, 5-8 p.m.
No cost. Fun, food and more.
Chick-fil-A.
Paint and Sip: Heart of the Sun, 6 p.m.
Also Paint and Sip: Aspen Spring at 4 p.m. Sunday, Paint and SIp: Sitting Pretty at 6 p.m. Friday, and Paint and Sip: Just Bee at 6 p.m. July 26.
Bring your own beverage.
Uncorked Inspiration
Live music: Room 37 and Clever Violet, 7 p.m.
Parkside Station
Live music: Espiaille with The Ephinjis, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $5, auntiemaes.com; or $10 at the door.
Auntie Mae’s Parlor,
Live music: Chris Welch, 8 p.m.
Aggieville Brewing Company
SUNDAY
National Ice Cream Day, 11 a.m.
Sale ice cream
Baskin-Robbins
Christmas in July Movie Screening: The Santa Clause, 2 p.m.
Santa will be on site.
Hilton Garden Inn
Introduction to Watercolor Workshop, 3-5 p.m.
Tickets: $44
Manhattan Brewing Company
MONDAY
Yack and Yarn, 1 p.m.
Also Chess Night at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Teen After Hours: Art Heist at 5:30 p.m. July 26.
For full schedule and registration: manhattanks.librarycalendar.com.
Manhattan Public Library
TUESDAY
Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Also 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday at K-State Student Union and 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday at St. Thomas More, 2900 Kimball Ave.
K-State Student Union.
Riley County Fair begins, 1 p.m.
Through July 28.
Schedule: rileycountyks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/25871/Riley-County-Fair-Flyer-2025
CiCo Park.
Pie and Cocktails with Therapie, 7 p.m.
Tickets: auntiemaes.com.
Auntie Mae’s Parlor
WEDNESDAY
Late Night at the Zoo, 5-8 p.m.
Food and alcoholic beverages available to purchase.
Regular admission applies.
Sunset Zoo
THURSDAY
Open Trails, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Check in, grab a map and hit the trails. No pets.
Prairiewood, 1083 Wildcat Creek Road.
St. George Farmer’s Market, 3:30-6:30 p.m.
Shaneyfelt Memorial Park, St. George.
Carnival, 6 p.m.
Through July 28.
CiCo Park.
Kaw Valley Rodeo, 8 p.m.
Also July 25 and 26.
Tickets: $8+.
CiCo Park.
Live music: Emily Navarro, 8 p.m.
Finn’s Neighborhood Pub
FRIDAY
Furniture Amnesty Day, 8 a.m.
City Park.
Meadowlark Market, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Shop collectibles, furniture and more. Cash or card only.
Also July 26.
120 N. Scenic Drive.
Splash of Science, noon.
A free short science demonstration.
Flint Hills Discovery Center
Arts in the Park: Curious Things and Headlight Rivals, 7:30 p.m.
Larry Norvell Band Shell, City Park.
Live theater: Shrek The Musical Jr., 7:30 p.m.
Also 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. July 26 and 2 p.m. July 27.
Manhattan Arts Center
Live music: Root Down, 8 p.m.
Aggieville Brewing Company
SATURDAY, JULY 26
Manhattan Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Third and Leavenworth streets.
Annual Iris Sale, 8 a.m.
Head to the elm tree at K-State Gardens. Cost: $3+, cash or check only.
K-State Gardens.
Pollinator Day, 9 a.m.-noon.
Learn about honeybees and monarch butterflies.
Blueville Nursery
National Day of the Cowboy, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Flint Hills Discovery Center
Dog Days of Summer Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Kids crafts, local vendors, special character appearances and more.
Manhattan Town Center, ste. 225.
Artist Talk: Rae Stern, 4 p.m.
Regular museum admission applies.
The Museum of Art and Light
Live music: Snake Bit Reunion, 8 p.m.
Auntie Mae’s Parlor
ONGOING
Free meals for children ages 1 to 18.
Breakfast: 7:45 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Bluemont Elementary.
Marlatt Elementary.
Northview Elementary.
Ogden Elementary.
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary (lunch only).
Manhattan High School.
Summer Reading Challenge: Color Our World.
Through July 31.
Manhattan Public Library.
StoryWalk Downtown.
Read a book around the windows of Downtown businesses.
Manhattan Public Library
Storytime, 9 a.m.
Every Wednesday.
Chick-fil-A.
SNAP Application Assistance.
Every second Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon
Every fourth Thursday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Manhattan Public Library
Laundry Love MHK, 5-9 p.m.
Quarters for up to five loads of laundry per person ages 18 and older.
Second Tuesday of each month.
Sud’s Y’r Duds Laundromat, 1431 Anderson Ave.
Common Table Meals, 6 p.m.
Sunday-Saturday. No cost. No to-go meals. Enter through door 6.
Lincoln Education Center
Knitting Night, 6-8 p.m.
Dusty Bookshelf
Exhibit: Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies.
Through Sept. 7.
Flint Hills Discovery Center
Exhibit: Bruce Ediger, Bev Gegen and Patricia Scarborough.
Through July 26.
SNW Gallery
Exhibit: In Bloom.
Through Aug. 30.
Beach Museum of Art.
Exhibit: Field Guide to a Hybrid Landscape: Dana Fritz.
Through Aug. 2.
Beach Museum of Art.
Exhibit: Prairie Views.
Ongoing.
Beach Museum of Art.
Exhibit: The Charra and The Cowgirl.
Through Sept. 7
The Volland Store, 24098 Volland Road, Alma.
Jazz Night, 7-9 p.m.
Thursdays.
Arrow Cocktail Lounge
Knitting Night, 6-8 p.m.
Every Wednesday.
The Dusty Bookshelf
Country Dance Lessons, 7:30 p.m.
Grab some boots and learn some new moves.
Every Tuesday.
McGraws Bar and Grill
Karaoke, 8:30 p.m.
Every Tuesday.
Finn’s Neighborhood Pub
Karaoke, 8 p.m.
Every Thursday.
McGraws Bar and Grill
Car Seat Checks, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
No cost. Every Tuesday.
Call for information: 785-587-4504.
Manhattan Fire Department, 2000 Denison Ave.
Trivia, 7 p.m.
Every Tuesday.
Goolsby’s
Trivia, 7:30 p.m.
Every Tuesday.
McCool’s
Trivia, 8 p.m.
Every Wednesday.
Auntie Mae’s Parlor
Trivia, 7 p.m.
Every Wednesday.
Bottle Caps Sports Bar
Trivia, 7 p.m.
Every Thursday.
Sinkers Lounge
SINGO, 2 p.m.
Every Sunday.
Bottle Caps Sports Bar
SINGO, 8 p.m.
Every Tuesday.
Tanner’s Bar and Grill
Faith, Hope and Jazz, 5:30-7 p.m.
Every Thursday.
Rockin K’s
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