~ Bird City Alumni Reunion – Bird City – May 2022
The Bird City Alumni Reunion is an annual event, and always falls on the Saturday of Memorial Weekend.
~ Spruce Up Bird City – June 24, 2022
Join Bird City Century II Development Foundation for the at 8:00am at the Bird City Welcome Sign at Highway 36 and Bird Ave. Bring your own gardening supplies and we together will weed and clean up our town.
~ Color the Town – Bird City and McDonald – July 1, 2022
Come join us as we Color the Town before the July 4th Parade. Kids of all ages will meet in McDonald in front of the Grocery store or in front of Bird City Century II at 9:00am. We will draw with chalk on the sidewalks and paint the windows.
~ Bird City / McDonald 4th of July Celebration – July 3, 2022 (McDonald) July 4, 2022 (Bird City)
Schedule of July 4th events will be available as event gets closer; watch for details as you will not want to miss the fun festivities and the amazing fireworks display!
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~ 69th Annual Tri-State Antique Engine & Thresher Show – Bird City – July 28th, 29th and 30th, 2022
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The Tri-State Antique Engine and Thresher Association grounds are located on the east edge of Bird City on Hwy 36 & Road 29. The annual three-day show is celebrated, starting the last Thursday in July. Many operating steam tractors, steam engines, gas tractors and combines from the teens and twenties are paraded each day along with early model cars and trucks and a fire engine. Activities include: steam engine and tractor pulls, corn shelling, antique shingle mill, sawmill and buzz saw are demonstrated. An early day cook shack (on wheels), a blacksmith shop, a creamery, a sod house, county school house and country church, all authentically equipped and furnished, and a swap meet area can be visited. One of the large buildings houses the Avenue of Lost Arts. Here are well-furnished models of early day rooms and many collections of antiques and displays of prairie arts and crafts. Demonstrations of many early day domestic arts are presented daily.
This project was started in 1953 by a group of farmers who gathered at their farmstead to “play with their restored steam engines.” It has steadily grown at the present site since 1974 and continues to expand each year.
There are currently 15 working steam engines, 300+ antique tractors, 150+ pedal toys, 800+ toy tractors, and 17 buildings of antiques.
The grounds and permanent collections can be visited by appointment at other times during the year.
MEMBERSHIP $25 – Adult Daily Admission $10 – Child Daily Admission $5
~ 14th Annual Thresher Fun Run – July 30, 2022
Runners, walkers, and stroller-pushers welcome. Come enjoy the 13th Annual Fun Run. Race is scheduled for Saturday, July 30th, starting at 8:00 am on the Thresher grounds in front of Building #2. There are 1, 2, and 3 mile (5K) courses available. Watch for details and registration form as event gets closer.
~ 17th Annual US Highway 36 Treasure Hunt – September 15, 16 & 17, 2022
The annual 400-mile long garage/yard sales will begins at the Colorado border west of St Francis and continue east to the Missouri border. Participants from Bird City wishing to have a garage sale and be included on the Bird City map will need to contact the Bird City Century II office at 785-734-2556. Maps will be available starting September 5th at www.ushwy36.com; or the direct map link however, continual updates will be made as new participants are added.
~ 6th Annual Fall Mule & Draft Horse Show – October 8th, 2022
Come out to the Tri-State Antique Engine and Thresher Association grounds located on the east edge of Bird City on Hwy 36 & Road 29. Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy the fall weather and demonstrations of farming with horse power!
~ Bird City Match Day – November 29, 2022
In conjunction with National Giving Tuesday, the Bird City Century II Foundation matches all donations that day to benefit our local community organizations.
~ Santa Day – Bird City – December 17, 2022
For several years now, Santa Day has been a day enjoyed by young and old alike. The day’s events start out with lunch, followed by an afternoon of gift giveaways, drawings for the infants to elderly and every age in between, and we can’t forget about the long-awaited visit from Santa.
~ Kansas Day Celebration – Bird City – January 29, 2023
Celebrated annually with displays, potluck luncheons, and special programs, Bird City has hosted a Kansas Day Celebration since 1930.
~ Cheyenne County Youth Entrepreneurship Fair – Bird City – February 2023
14th Annual Entrepreneurship Fair open for all Cheylin and St. Francis students in grades 7-12 to participate. The E-Fair will be held in the St. Francis Community High School gymnasium. Public is welcome to attend!