HayFest YC

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HayFest YC Celebrate the season and our agricultural heritage each October following the Friends for Life Event FREE admission and most kids' activities are FREE!

RevitalizeYC hosts HayFest in conjunction with the annual Friends for Life Walk & Auction. HayFest celebrates the rich agricultural heritage of Woodson County, honors our long-standing title as "Prairie Hay Capital of the World," and pays homage to Harvest Festivals of the past. Join us for a weekend of family fun and community engagement! Featuring a Hay Bale Art Tour, live music, games & kids' activities, haunted house, food trucks, b**r garden, co****le tournamament, BINGO, vendor booths, and more!

10/12/2026

Many individuals have asked for the answers to the Medallion Clues. Here they are.

Clue #, Date, Build:
#2 1877 Newspaper office
#3 1883 steiners
#4 1884 bakery
#1 1899 sandstone jail
#7 1908 ORIGINIAL state exchange bank
#6 1904 light hardware building
#5 1912 Carnegie library

🏆🎉 HAYFEST 2026 CONTEST WINNERS! 🎉🏆What a fantastic HayFest 2026 weekend! ❤️ A big THANK YOU to everyone who participat...
10/11/2026

🏆🎉 HAYFEST 2026 CONTEST WINNERS! 🎉🏆

What a fantastic HayFest 2026 weekend! ❤️ A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our contests, decorated, searched for clues, colored, tossed bags, and helped make this year’s HayFest such a great community event!

Let’s give a big congratulations to our winners! 👏🎉

🌾🎨 HAY BALE DECORATING CONTEST
🥇 1st Place — Mickey & Minnie
🥈 2nd Place — Barn Theme
🥉 3rd Place — Tin Man
🏅 4th Place — Fish
🏅 5th Place — Corncob

🎨 POLE DECORATING CONTEST
🥇 1st Place — KAYS @ BOE Building
🥈 2nd Place — Abernathy
🥉 3rd Place — Diamond Bunker

Thank you to GNBank for sponsoring the contest!

🔎🏆 MEDALLION HUNT
Congratulations to Janet Fullerton and Amber Green!

Thank you to the Family of Tom Mikulka for providing the prize!

🖍️🌈 COLORING CONTEST
🏆 Kindergarten — Carson M
🏆 1st Grade — Kolbie M
🏆 2nd Grade — Avett M
🏆 3rd Grade — Harper M
🏆 4th Grade — Scarlett S
🏆 5th Grade — Dodge H
🏆 6th Grade — Noah W
✨ Neatness Award — Rhealee S
🎨 Originality Award — Emory S

Thank you to Pizza Hut for sponsoring the Coloring Contest and supporting our young artists!

🌽🎯 CO****LE TOURNAMENT
🏆 Isaac Hunt & Elena Gonzalez
🏆 Jaymond Rice & Tucker Yokum

A special thank-you to Luke Galemore for organizing the Co****le Tournament and helping make it a fun part of HayFest!

To all our winners, participants, sponsors, volunteers, and everyone who came out to celebrate with us — THANK YOU! HayFest takes a lot of helping hands and community support, and we’re grateful for every person who played a part in making it happen. ❤️

We hope you had a great time, made some memories, and enjoyed another wonderful fall weekend in Yates Center!

🌾 Thank you for making HayFest 2026 a success. We’ll see you next year! 🎉

10/10/2026

❤️ A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR HAYFEST COMMITTEE! ❤️

HayFest doesn’t happen without a lot of people working behind the scenes, and we are incredibly grateful for this amazing group who generously gave their time, energy, and ideas to help make this weekend happen! 🌾🎉

Shelley Old
Cara Bauer Walden
Karen Faulkner
Kathe Hamman
Nancy Kelley
Valerie McGee
Ambrea Hendrickson
Gary Morris
Kelsie Son
Jessica Boyd

From planning and organizing to setting things up, solving last-minute problems, and making sure everything keeps moving — thank you for all you’ve done!

Your time and dedication are truly appreciated, and we couldn’t do HayFest without you! ❤️

Please give this group a big THANK YOU when you see them around the Square today! 👏🌾🎉

10/10/2026

🎉🌾 HAYFEST IS HAPPENING TODAY! 🌾🎉

It’s finally here! Come spend the day at the Square and enjoy all the fun HayFest has to offer! ❤️

And if you’re here today, we’d love for you to share your photos and memories in the comments! 📸👇

Have a great picture from an activity, your favorite hay bale, the kids having fun, the food, music, or just a great moment with friends? Drop it in the comments!

Let’s fill the comments with HayFest memories so those who aren’t able to be here today can enjoy a little bit of the fun with us! 🍂🌾

Have fun, be safe, and enjoy HayFest 2026! ❤️

🔎🏆 HAYFEST MEDALLION HUNT — FINAL CLUE #7! 🏆🔎This is it! The final clue is here! 👀You’ve followed all seven clues. Now ...
10/09/2026

🔎🏆 HAYFEST MEDALLION HUNT — FINAL CLUE #7! 🏆🔎

This is it! The final clue is here! 👀

You’ve followed all seven clues. Now it’s time to put them together and find the HayFest Medallion! 🔎🏆

❤️ Prize provided by the Family of Tom Mikulka

Good luck, everyone — happy hunting!

🌾🎨 HAY BALE DECORATING CONTEST — TAKE A LOOK! 🎨🌾Here are this year’s decorated hay bales! 😍 These creative displays are ...
10/09/2026

🌾🎨 HAY BALE DECORATING CONTEST — TAKE A LOOK! 🎨🌾

Here are this year’s decorated hay bales! 😍 These creative displays are part of what makes HayFest so special, and we want to know…

👇 WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE? 👇

❤️ Show these talented decorators some love and help your favorite win the Grand Prize by voting at HayFest 2026!

🗳️ Voting takes place at the Voting Table on the Square.
💵 $1 = 1 vote | $20 = 25 votes
⏰ Voting ends Saturday at 2:00 PM!

📍 Check out the Schedule of Events and map included with this post to find everything happening around the Square.

Take a look at the photos, pick your favorite, and then come cast your vote! Every vote helps support the creativity and hard work that went into these amazing displays. ❤️🌾

🎉🌾 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT — HAYFEST KICKS OFF! 🌾🎉The wait is over! HayFest 2026 starts tonight, and we’re ready for a fun w...
10/09/2026

🎉🌾 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT — HAYFEST KICKS OFF! 🌾🎉

The wait is over! HayFest 2026 starts tonight, and we’re ready for a fun weekend in Yates Center! ❤️

📋 Check out the Schedule of Events below so you can see what’s happening and make your plans.

From BINGO & Soup Supper tonight to all the activities, music, games, vendors, and family fun happening Saturday — there’s something for everyone!

👉 For the full schedule and more details, visit HayFestYC.com

Grab your family and friends, come enjoy the weekend, and help us make HayFest 2026 one to remember!

🍂🌾 See you at the Square! 🌾🍂

🔎🏆 HAYFEST MEDALLION HUNT — CLUE #6 🏆🔎We’re getting close! 👀Here’s your next clue:Only one more clue after this! Have y...
10/08/2026

🔎🏆 HAYFEST MEDALLION HUNT — CLUE #6 🏆🔎

We’re getting close! 👀

Here’s your next clue:

Only one more clue after this! Have you figured out where you need to look? 🔎

⏰ The FINAL clue will be posted tomorrow at 5:00 PM!

❤️ Prize provided by the Family of Tom Mikulka

Happy hunting! 🏆🍂

🍲🎉 BINGO & SOUP TOMORROW NIGHT! 🎉🍲Looking for something fun to do tomorrow night? Come join us for a Soup Supper & BINGO...
10/08/2026

🍲🎉 BINGO & SOUP TOMORROW NIGHT! 🎉🍲

Looking for something fun to do tomorrow night? Come join us for a Soup Supper & BINGO at the YCHS Cafeteria sponsored by Woodson Chamber!

🍲 Soup Supper — 6:00 PM
Enjoy some homemade soup, chili, and all the fixings! Free-will donation. Iced tea and water will also be available.

🎟️ BINGO — 7:00 PM
$10 donation gets you a packet of 10 games. Daubers provided!

🍰 Dessert: YCHS FACS Students
🍲 Soup: Local Cattlewomen

And of course, we’ll have some fabulous gift baskets donated by RevitalizeYC Board Members! 🎁

Come grab some supper, play a little BINGO, visit with friends, and help support our local community!

📅 Tomorrow — Friday, October 9
📍 YCHS Cafeteria

We’ll see you there! ❤️

🍂🎉 WHAT ARE YOU GETTING INTO AT HAYFEST? 🎉🍂There’s a LOT happening during HayFest 2026 weekend!Before we get the party s...
10/08/2026

🍂🎉 WHAT ARE YOU GETTING INTO AT HAYFEST? 🎉🍂

There’s a LOT happening during HayFest 2026 weekend!

Before we get the party started, we want to give a big THANK YOU to our Level 4 Sponsors for helping us make this weekend happen. ❤️

Whether you’re coming to compete in the Co****le Tournament, listen to music on the bandstand, check out the Decorated Hay Bale Displays, shop the craft vendors, grab something from the food vendors, or try your hand at making a Holiday Barn Quilt — there’s plenty to keep you busy!

And that’s not even everything!

HayFest is made possible by a whole community of people, businesses, and organizations working together. We’re grateful to our Level 4 Sponsors for being part of that.

Iola Radio - 101.5 KIKS & 1370 KIOL
Woodson Tourism Board

Thank you for supporting HayFest! ❤️

Now… who’s ready for HayFest?! 🌾🎉

📅 October 9–10
📍 Historic Town Square — Yates Center

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105 W. Rutledge
Yates Center, KS
66783

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