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SUMMARY:Music Bingo at Finn's Neighborhood Pub
DESCRIPTION:Finn’s has always been the kind of place that knows your name before you reach the bar.\nJoin us for Music Bingo\, bi-weekly Tuesdays at 6:30 PM at Finn’s Pub. Grab a card\, grab a cold one\, and listen to the songs you forgot you loved. No deep-cut knowledge required\, just the tracks you already know by heart and a place that feels like home.\nWe’ll see you there
URL:https://downtownmhk.com/event/music-bingo-at-finns-neighborhood-pub/
LOCATION:Finn’s Neighborhood Pub\, 317 Poyntz Ave. Suite A\, Manhattan\, KS\, 66502\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Free to the public,Fun & Games,Indoor Activity,Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Finn's Neighborhood Pub":MAILTO:admin@finnspubmhk.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260812T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260812T210000
DTSTAMP:20260811T153721Z
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SUMMARY:Square Dance Lesson @ Manhattan Senior Center
DESCRIPTION:4829 Banner Drive Manhattan\, KS 66502\n\n\n\n543judy@gmail.com\n\n\n\n(785) 260-5585\n\n\n\n\nTime:\n7:00 PM to 9:00 PM\nRecurrence:\nRecurring weekly on Wednesday\nhttps://www.wesquaredance.com/NEKSDA/Club_Pages/LoneWranglers/
URL:https://downtownmhk.com/event/square-dance-lesson-manhattan-senior-center/
LOCATION:Manhattan Senior Center\, 301 N 4th St\, Manhattan\, KS\, 66502\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Family Friendly,Fun & Games,Indoor Activity,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260816T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260816T170000
DTSTAMP:20260811T152431Z
CREATED:20260811T152431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T152431Z
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SUMMARY:Open Board Gaming @ The Village Geek
DESCRIPTION:Open Board Gaming\nBring your friends and family to our Open Board Gaming sessions. During this time our Board Game Library is free to use or you can bring games from home.\nJoin us for weekly\, casual board games! Bring your favorite games from home or play any title from our board game library (free during the event)! Participants will receive a Village Geek Rewards sticker.
URL:https://downtownmhk.com/event/open-board-gaming-the-village-geek/
LOCATION:The Village Geek\, 105 N. 3rd Street\, Manhattan\, KS\, 66502\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Family Friendly,Free to the public,Fun & Games
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260820T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260820T200000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150148Z
CREATED:20260212T214243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150148Z
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SUMMARY:Third Thursdays in Downtown MHK
DESCRIPTION:🎉 Third Thursday in Downtown Manhattan 🎉 \nThird Thursdays in Downtown Manhattan\, bring fresh energy\, creativity\, and connection to the streets. Each month\, downtown transforms into a lively\, family-friendly celebration of the arts—featuring live performances\, artist demonstrations\, hands-on activities\, and a vibrant maker’s market atmosphere. \n✨ Come one\, come all — friends\, families\, kids\, and curious explorers — for an evening filled with creativity\, local flavor\, and plenty of reasons to linger. \n🎨 Highlights include:• Incredible local artists & makers• Wonder Workshop at the Brain Station (AJ’s Platform) with creative activities for kids• Beloved favorites like the Cake Walk\, sidewalk musicians\, and pop-up performances \n🕔 When & Where:Every 3rd Thursday – May – September | 5–8 PMRight in the heart of Downtown Manhattan – 300 & 400 Sidewalks along Poyntz Ave & along North & South 4th Street \n🌟 Every Third Thursday offers something new to discover. Mark your calendar\, gather your people\, and join us as downtown comes alive—again and again. \nStay tuned as more details become available! 
URL:https://downtownmhk.com/event/third-thursdays-in-downtown-mhk-3/
LOCATION:Downtown Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Adults,Art,Educational,Family Friendly,Food & Drinks,Fun & Games,Kids,Music,Outdoor Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260904T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260904T190000
DTSTAMP:20260901T142437Z
CREATED:20260615T215702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T142437Z
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SUMMARY:Purple Power Play 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2026 kick-off to fall and sports in Manhattan\, Kansas with Purple Power Play!\nLive music\, food trucks\, inflatables\, along with the Pride of Wildcat Land\, Classy Cats\, Cheerleaders\, Coaches and Players from a variety of K-State teams. And don’t forget to wait until the end for the fireworks display.
URL:https://downtownmhk.com/event/purple-power-play-2026/
LOCATION:Blue Earth Plaza\, Colorado St.\, Manhattan\, KS\, 66502\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Family Friendly,Free to the public,Fun & Games,Kids,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260914T190209Z
CREATED:20260212T214503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T190209Z
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SUMMARY:Final Third Thursday Event of 2026!
DESCRIPTION:🕔 When & Where:September 17th | 5–8 PMRight in the heart of Downtown Manhattan – 300 & 400 along Poyntz Ave & along North & South 4th Street\n🎉 Get Downtown for our final Third Thursday of the season! 🎉 \nThird Thursdays bring fresh energy\, creativity\, and connection to the streets. Each month\, downtown transforms into a lively\, family-friendly celebration of the arts—featuring live performances\, artist demonstrations\, hands-on activities\, and a vibrant maker’s market atmosphere. \n \n🎨 Highlights include:• 6th annual Air Guitar Competition with Nordic Thunder• The Great Inflatable Suit Race sponsored by J&C Imaging• Beloved favorites like the Pie Eating Contest sponsored by Ther-a-pie\, sidewalk musicians\, pop-up performances\, artists\, makers and live demonstrations!\nSign up here for Big Air in the Little Apple air guitar competition!\nSign up below for the Great Inflatable Suit Race – 3 Divisions – \nAges 6 – 10 / 11- 17 /  18 & up\n🌟 Every Third Thursday offers something new to discover. Mark your calendar\, gather your people\, and join us as downtown comes alive—again and again.
URL:https://downtownmhk.com/event/third-thursdays-in-downtown-mhk-4/
LOCATION:Downtown Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Adults,Art,Family Friendly,Food & Drinks,Fun & Games,Kids,Music,Outdoor Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260926T150000
DTSTAMP:20260922T151307Z
CREATED:20260922T151306Z
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SUMMARY:Family Day! Steampunk: Make it Move @ MOA&L
DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Art + Light 316 Pierre St Manhattan\, KS 66502\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice:\nFree\nTime:\n11:00 AM to 3:00 PM\n\n\nBring the whole family to Steampunk: Make It Move\, a free Family Day filled with creativity\, experimentation\, music\, and magic! Inspired by the interactive artwork of contemporary artist Daniel Rozin\, families will explore motion\, patterns\, optical illusions\, and the ways art and technology work together through hands-on maker activities. \nEnjoy live performances by Manhattan-based musician and educator Natalie Myers and Kansas City magician Jack Reid\, with mini magic shows at 12:00 PM + 12:30 PM. \nFree admission includes Family Day activities and access to Floors 2 and 3. Mezmereyz Galleries admission is sold separately. \nGenerously supported by the Kansas Masonic Foundation.
URL:https://downtownmhk.com/event/family-day-steampunk-make-it-move-moal/
LOCATION:Museum of Art and Light\, 316 Pierre St.\, Manhattan\, KS\, 66502\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Family Friendly,Free to the public,Fun & Games,Indoor Activity,Kids
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ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Art and Light":MAILTO:Info@artlightmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T210000
DTSTAMP:20260916T165757Z
CREATED:20260916T163244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T165757Z
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SUMMARY:MOA&L presents The Museum of Art & Fright
DESCRIPTION:A limited-time Halloween immersive event at The Museum of Art + Light \nThis October\, step inside the Mezmereyz Galleries (MEZ) for The Museum of Art + Fright\, a special after-hours Halloween event featuring two very different immersive experiences. \nChoose your level of fright as the MEZ transforms into Scary House in MEZ 1\, a family-friendly adventure filled with playful Halloween fun\, or experience Into the Dark in MEZ 2\, a much more intense immersive environment built for those looking for a serious scare. \nExperience one or both. Just don’t expect an ordinary night at the museum. \nFriday & Saturday Nights | October 16 – 31\, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM \n—– \nChoose Your Fright \nScary House\nStep inside an old mansion where Halloween is more fun than frightening. \nFriendly ghosts\, cobweb-covered rooms\, laughing pumpkins\, playful surprises\, and lighthearted music bring Scary House to life in a colorful immersive experience created for families and anyone who prefers their Halloween with more smiles than screams. \nMEZ 1 | FREE | Family-Friendly\nNo ticket or reservation required. Walk-ins welcome. \nInto the Dark\nEnter Into the Dark\, a chilling immersive journey through a series of unsettling worlds. Make your way through a graveyard\, wander into a haunted forest\, encounter a strange steampunk alien spacecraft\, and find yourself on the shadowy streets of London in 1888\, where something sinister may be waiting around the next corner. \nExpect eerie sounds\, screams\, unsettling music\, flashing lights\, fog\, and sudden scares throughout the experience. \nMEZ 2 | $10 per person | Recommended for ages 12+\nMuseum members receive 10% off tickets purchased online or at the door. \nAdvance tickets are suggested. The Museum of Art + Fright takes place after regular museum hours. The museum’s regular galleries will be closed during the event. \nGET TICKETS HERE
URL:https://downtownmhk.com/event/moal-presents-the-museum-of-art-fright/
LOCATION:Museum of Art and Light\, 316 Pierre St.\, Manhattan\, KS\, 66502\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Family Friendly,Free to the public,Fun & Games,Holiday event,Indoor Activity,Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261030T210000
DTSTAMP:20260916T165828Z
CREATED:20260916T164652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T165828Z
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SUMMARY:MOA&L presents The Museum of Art & Fright
DESCRIPTION:A limited-time Halloween immersive event at The Museum of Art + Light \nThis October\, step inside the Mezmereyz Galleries (MEZ) for The Museum of Art + Fright\, a special after-hours Halloween event featuring two very different immersive experiences. \nChoose your level of fright as the MEZ transforms into Scary House in MEZ 1\, a family-friendly adventure filled with playful Halloween fun\, or experience Into the Dark in MEZ 2\, a much more intense immersive environment built for those looking for a serious scare. \nExperience one or both. Just don’t expect an ordinary night at the museum. \nFriday & Saturday Nights | October 16 – 31\, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM \n—– \nChoose Your Fright \nScary House\nStep inside an old mansion where Halloween is more fun than frightening. \nFriendly ghosts\, cobweb-covered rooms\, laughing pumpkins\, playful surprises\, and lighthearted music bring Scary House to life in a colorful immersive experience created for families and anyone who prefers their Halloween with more smiles than screams. \nMEZ 1 | FREE | Family-Friendly\nNo ticket or reservation required. Walk-ins welcome. \nInto the Dark\nEnter Into the Dark\, a chilling immersive journey through a series of unsettling worlds. Make your way through a graveyard\, wander into a haunted forest\, encounter a strange steampunk alien spacecraft\, and find yourself on the shadowy streets of London in 1888\, where something sinister may be waiting around the next corner. \nExpect eerie sounds\, screams\, unsettling music\, flashing lights\, fog\, and sudden scares throughout the experience. \nMEZ 2 | $10 per person | Recommended for ages 12+\nMuseum members receive 10% off tickets purchased online or at the door. \nAdvance tickets are suggested. The Museum of Art + Fright takes place after regular museum hours. The museum’s regular galleries will be closed during the event. \nGET TICKETS HERE
URL:https://downtownmhk.com/event/moal-presents-the-museum-of-art-fright-5/
LOCATION:Museum of Art and Light\, 316 Pierre St.\, Manhattan\, KS\, 66502\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Art,Family Friendly,Free to the public,Fun & Games,Holiday event,Indoor Activity,Kids
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ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Art and Light":MAILTO:Info@artlightmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261031T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261031T210000
DTSTAMP:20260916T165653Z
CREATED:20260916T165652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T165653Z
UID:12288-1793469600-1793480400@downtownmhk.com
SUMMARY:MOA&L presents The Museum of Art & Fright
DESCRIPTION:A limited-time Halloween immersive event at The Museum of Art + Light \nThis October\, step inside the Mezmereyz Galleries (MEZ) for The Museum of Art + Fright\, a special after-hours Halloween event featuring two very different immersive experiences. \nChoose your level of fright as the MEZ transforms into Scary House in MEZ 1\, a family-friendly adventure filled with playful Halloween fun\, or experience Into the Dark in MEZ 2\, a much more intense immersive environment built for those looking for a serious scare. \nExperience one or both. Just don’t expect an ordinary night at the museum. \nFriday & Saturday Nights | October 16 – 31\, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM \n—– \nChoose Your Fright \nScary House\nStep inside an old mansion where Halloween is more fun than frightening. \nFriendly ghosts\, cobweb-covered rooms\, laughing pumpkins\, playful surprises\, and lighthearted music bring Scary House to life in a colorful immersive experience created for families and anyone who prefers their Halloween with more smiles than screams. \nMEZ 1 | FREE | Family-Friendly\nNo ticket or reservation required. Walk-ins welcome. \nInto the Dark\nEnter Into the Dark\, a chilling immersive journey through a series of unsettling worlds. Make your way through a graveyard\, wander into a haunted forest\, encounter a strange steampunk alien spacecraft\, and find yourself on the shadowy streets of London in 1888\, where something sinister may be waiting around the next corner. \nExpect eerie sounds\, screams\, unsettling music\, flashing lights\, fog\, and sudden scares throughout the experience. \nMEZ 2 | $10 per person | Recommended for ages 12+\nMuseum members receive 10% off tickets purchased online or at the door. \nAdvance tickets are suggested. The Museum of Art + Fright takes place after regular museum hours. The museum’s regular galleries will be closed during the event. \nGET TICKETS HERE
URL:https://downtownmhk.com/event/moal-presents-the-museum-of-art-fright-6/
LOCATION:Museum of Art and Light\, 316 Pierre St.\, Manhattan\, KS\, 66502\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Art,Family Friendly,Free to the public,Fun & Games,Holiday event,Indoor Activity,Kids
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ORGANIZER;CN="Museum of Art and Light":MAILTO:Info@artlightmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261114T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261114T220000
DTSTAMP:20260811T161624Z
CREATED:20260811T161624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T161624Z
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SUMMARY:Bacon Battle 2026 @ Manhattan Brewing Company
DESCRIPTION:BACON BATTLE 2026!!!\nIntroducing the Inaugural Bacon Battle!!!! The best and only bacon competition in Manhattan!!\nThe competition will be held on Saturday\, November 14th from 5 pm to 10 pm on 4th Street in Downtown Manhattan. Come see who has the BEST Bacon Dish in Manhattan! 15 restaurants will compete for a Peoples Choice and Judges Choice award that each comes with a $500 cash prize and a Bacon Battle Championship Trophy.\nTickets are $20 and include 15 bacon tickets\, 1 bacon ticket gets you 1 bacon dish from one of the restaurants.\nThis is an ALL AGES event so bring the whole family and vote on who you think will BRING HOME THE BACON TROPHY!!!
URL:https://downtownmhk.com/event/bacon-battle-2026-manhattan-brewing-company/
LOCATION:Manhattan Brewing Co.\, 406 Poyntz Ave.\, Manhattan\, KS\, 66502\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Family Friendly,Food & Drinks,Fun & Games,Outdoor Event,Ticketed event
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