2026 Activities & Events

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Thursday, July 30, 2026

6 PM Nicodemus Historical Society Annual Meeting with Refreshments Township Hosted by NHS
8 PM Official Homecoming Welcome & Family Movies Hosted by LDA & NHEC, LLC

Friday, July 31, 2026

Get Your 2026 Official T-shirt – Saturday is Picture Day
Vendors Are Available Until the Park Closes
Activities and Presentations May Occur Simultaneously
9:00 am Cowboy Breakfast Playground Hosted by the Clark Family
10:00 Red Cross Blood Drive Villa Community Room
Noon Kids Corner Opens Playground
1:00 Silent Auction / Raffle Opens Hospitality Tent
2:00 You Playing Games — Bingo, Dominoes, Cards, Horseshoes Game Tent
4:00 Let's Knock Down the Nicodemus Piñata Playground
4:00 Live Family Tree Stage
5:00 Have Dinner at Homecoming Vendor Court
6:00 Stories From the Heart Stage
Stories bring us together. Do you have a story you would like to share about Nicodemus? We would love to hear about it. Maybe it's a family story about homecoming or how much you enjoy Nicodemus. Whatever it is, tell us your story.
6:30 Karaoke and Family Fun Stage & Everywhere
7:00 Tournament Corn Hole — Sign Up by 7:00 pm  |  $5.00 Register Sign up @ Hospitality Tent
10:00 AfterDark LightShow with DJ Don Pioneer, Legend Stage & Everywhere
Midnight Midnight Mischief / Pioneer DJ Don Stage & Everywhere
Vendors Are Available Until the Park Closes

Saturday, August 1, 2026

8:00 am KBFA Pancake Breakfast and 5k Run Washington Street
9:00 am Kid's Corner : Explore the Kansas Children's Mobile Museum Playground Arts · Crafts · Games · Children's Books Give-Away · Prizes · Town Train Tours
9:00 Vendor Tent Opens
11:00 148th Annual Homecoming Emancipation Celebration Parade Washington Street
Noon Dedication of the Veterans Monument, Nicodemus Historical Society Washington Street
1:00
Graham County Register of Deeds - Roots and Records exhibit
Roots and Records — Graham County Register of Deeds Exhibit Township / HLDA Hosted by NHLDA & TWP
Original transfer books and reception records from the Graham County Register of Deeds Office will be on display, revealing the roots of Nicodemus and the legacy of its families. On display starting at 1:30 PM.
3:00 Tournaments — Three-on-Three Basketball Basketball Court Age Groups One: 8yrs–10yrs  ·  Group Two: 11 years and up  ·  Prizes Out/Knock Out
4:00 Watermelon Feed Hosted By Atkinson Farms We Serve You
5:00 Fashion/Style Show Township
6:00 Still Hungry? Vendors are waiting for you! — Dinner in the Park Vendors/Park
6:00 Auction And Raffle Winners Hospitality Tent
6:30 & Karaoke/Amateur Hour
8:00 Kids Corner Closes (Abandoned Children will be detained by ICE — Ivy Cares For Everyone)
8:00–10:30 Lawn Chair Music Concert Stage
Featuring Live From Kansas City, Kansas — The Delynia Jannell Ensemble
10:30 – Until After Dark – Dance the Night Away Pioneer DJ Don
11:00 pm Lightshow and Sound — Celebrating America's 250th Birthday Stage

Sunday, August 2, 2026

10:00 am Homecoming Worship Service First Baptist Church
1:00 Community Meal — 250 USA Year Birthday Party Township
Activities are subject to change.