Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival

04/05/2026

Happy Easter from the Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival!

04/01/2026

NO JOKE: registration is LIVE for the 2026 Prairie Games! For athlete registration or to purchase spectator tickets, please visit the following:

https://www.flinthillsshakespearefestival.com/games.html

We are thrilled to bring the Highland Games to the Flint Hills! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We're pleased to announce the information page is LIVE for the 2026 inaugural Prairie Games! 🔥

Join us on June 13 for a fun lineup of athletic events:

THE SCOTTISH 5K - EARLY MORNING
5:30 am - Gates open for 5K participants
5:45 - 6:45 am - 5K runner sign-in
7:00 - 8:00 am - The Scottish 5K, self-timed trail run
8:00 - 8:30 am - Medal distribution & recovery

HIGHLAND GAMES - MAIN COMPETITION
8:30 am - Highland Games gates open
8:30 - 9:45 am - Athlete registration
9:45 - 10:00 am - Opening pipes ceremony
10:00 - 11:00 am - Stone Toss
11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Heavy Hammer Throw
12:00 - 1:00 pm - Children's Caber Toss · Lunch hour
1:00 - 2:00 pm - Caber Toss
2:00 - 3:00 pm - Weight for Height
3:00 - 4:00 pm - Sheaf Toss
4:00 - 5:00 pm - Tug o' War finals
5:00 pm - Medal distribution & awards ceremony
5:30 pm - Closing pipes
6:30 pm - Gates close

For more information or for athlete registration/spectator ticket purchase, please visit our website at the link below:

https://www.flinthillsshakespearefestival.com/games.html

*Please note that tickets/registration links will go live on April 1.

03/27/2026

We're pleased to announce the information page is LIVE for the 2026 inaugural Prairie Games! 🔥

Join us on June 13 for a fun lineup of athletic events:

THE SCOTTISH 5K - EARLY MORNING
5:30 am - Gates open for 5K participants
5:45 - 6:45 am - 5K runner sign-in
7:00 - 8:00 am - The Scottish 5K, self-timed trail run
8:00 - 8:30 am - Medal distribution & recovery

HIGHLAND GAMES - MAIN COMPETITION
8:30 am - Highland Games gates open
8:30 - 9:45 am - Athlete registration
9:45 - 10:00 am - Opening pipes ceremony
10:00 - 11:00 am - Stone Toss
11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Heavy Hammer Throw
12:00 - 1:00 pm - Children's Caber Toss · Lunch hour
1:00 - 2:00 pm - Caber Toss
2:00 - 3:00 pm - Weight for Height
3:00 - 4:00 pm - Sheaf Toss
4:00 - 5:00 pm - Tug o' War finals
5:00 pm - Medal distribution & awards ceremony
5:30 pm - Closing pipes
6:30 pm - Gates close

For more information or for athlete registration/spectator ticket purchase, please visit our website at the link below:

https://www.flinthillsshakespearefestival.com/games.html

*Please note that tickets/registration links will go live on April 1.

03/21/2026

Coming soon...

Join us for the Prairie Games! Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival offers you a chance to compete in the Highland games right here in northeast Kansas. You can also participate in a 5k, also on our lovely grounds. More details to follow!

Registration opens April 1 and runs through May 15. Follow our page so that you don't miss out on any updates!

03/15/2026

Get you to bed again. It is not day.
Is not tomorrow, boy, the Ides of March?
Julius Caesar, Act 2 Scene 1

(from our 2016 production)

01/29/2026

Kansas celebrates its 165th birthday today. 🌻

Happy Kansas Day from all of us at the Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival!

12/30/2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we humbly remind you that there is still a little time left to make a tax-deductible contribution to the Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we operate through the generosity of benefactors like you.

We thank all of our generous donors, patrons, and volunteers, without whom we simply would not exist. We are able to bring you events like our outdoor Shakespeare festival and the Old World Christkindlmarkt because of you, and for that we are most grateful.

Wishing you all the best at the close of 2025. 🌟

See the following link to donate:

https://www.flinthillsshakespearefestival.com/donate.html

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from all of us at the Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival!

12/07/2025

Don't forget:

Today is the final day of the Old World Christkindlmarkt 2025 ! We are open at the Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival grounds from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

12/06/2025

Good morning!

We can't wait to welcome more guests (and Father Christmas 🎅) to our Old World Christkindlmarkt 2025 this evening!

Please be advised that traffic along Highway 24 will be diverted this evening beginning at 5:45 due to the Bells of Saint Marys event downtown.

You can find more information on the traffic closure here:

https://www.facebook.com/100064759746476/posts/1299116392257007/?app=fbl

12/05/2025

*IMPORTANT PARKING UPDATE*

Due to very recent snow melt leading to highly muddy conditions, we ask for your patience and attention when arriving on our grounds for the Old World Christkindlmarkt 2025 tonight.

Specifically, we have a couple of REQUESTS FOR ALL DRIVERS OF VEHICLES conveying our guests:

• Please proceed through the front gates of our grounds and you will be directed to drop off your passengers.

• From there, drivers will be asked to park in the north lot of the nearby Immaculata Church, where we will have vans available to shuttle you back down to the market.

We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience as we do our best to handle the quantity of mud that developed extremely quickly.