Symphony in the Flint Hills
Sat, Jun 10
|Wade Pastures, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
The Signature Event is an annual gathering on the prairie celebrating music, art, and the ecology of the Flint Hills. The 2023 event will take place on Wade Pasture near Eskridge in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, on June 10. Buy tickets now! For the VIP experience, purchase a Patron Package.
Time & Location
Jun 10, 2023, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Wade Pastures, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, Wabaunsee, KS 66547, USA
About the event
We welcome, for the 18th year, the world-class Kansas City Symphony to the Flint Hills.
THEMEThe theme of the 18th annual event is focused on transportation.
ALL-DAY ACTIVITIES Join us for a full day of festivities, including :- Inspirational talks and presentations
- Guided prairie walks
- Covered wagon rides
- Stories by local musicians and poets
- Stargazing
- Dancing
Symphony in the Flint Hills is proud to partner with the Kansas City Symphony for our Signature Event. Each year, their performance concludes with a Flint Hills sunset.
GUEST VOCALIST CONNIE DOVERAcclaimed by the Boston Globe as “the finest folk ballad singer America has produced since Joan Baez,” singer Connie Dover will perform with the Kansas City Symphony during the sunset concert at this year’s Symphony in the Flint Hills Signature Event.
Dover is a singer, poet, and Emmy-winning producer and composer. Her interpretations of Scottish, Irish, and American folk songs display a depth and breadth of range that have earned her a place among the world’s finest traditional singers. Read the full announcement.
WHAT TO BRING- Event tickets
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Hand sanitizer
- Insect repellent
- Valid ID for alcohol wristband
- Closed-toe, comfortable walking shoes
- Refillable water bottle
- Alcoholic beverages (wine and beer can be purchased)
- Weapons of any kind
- Glass containers
- Pets, except service animals
- Large coolers
Stay and enjoy a weekend in the Flint Hills! Discover a campground, quaint inn, or hotel in one of our charming small towns in Wabaunsee County.
Join us at the Signature Event site for lunch and dinner and enjoy offerings from Cox Brothers BBQ. At dinnertime, VIP ticket holders enjoy conversation with friends and a fine chuckwagon-style dining experience by Coco Bolos.
FIELD JOURNALOur Field Journal is a Flint Hills resource whose articles on topics from night skies to prairie chickens have been downloaded by thousands of researchers worldwide. The 2023 Field Journal, the 15th edition of this annual resource, is about all kinds of transportation in the Flint Hills, historical and present day, earthbound and airborne, physical and spiritual, human and otherwise. Filled with captivating stories, poems, and beautiful art, we hope it transports you to the best kind of destination – a new way of seeing things. Get your copy at the 2023 Signature Event. You can also browse past editions or search our online database at New Prairie Press.