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 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 Roots and Records Township / HLDA
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.