The Turkey Creek Festival is an annual tradition in Merriam. It is a day full of entertainment that features free kids' activities, live music, arts/crafts, 5K walk/run, petting zoo, inflatables, food trucks and much more. Local Sponsors: AdventHealth, Home Depot, Nations Holdings, other local sponsors

Fishing Tournament, Contest for big fish and total weight of fish caught. Local Sponsors: Geary County CVB

Tackle Loaner Program - Loaning Fishing rods/reels, bait Local Sponsors: City of Merriam

Activities: NWKLS Story Walk, 4H and Pheasants Forever Trap Shoot, Norton Archery Club 3D Target Shoot, Jet Ski Simulator, Adobe Home Tour, Pheasants Forever Petlal Gun Shoot, !(SRE Water SIfGam Bed, FlShil'lg Clinic, Norton County Hospital Welli1ess Stalloo. Skins artd Skulls Demonstration. Treasure Hum, Emergency Vehicles. Contests: Prize giveaway to all youth in attendance. Meal: […]

Boat owners volunteer to act as fishing guides for youth anglers for the morning. Hamburgers are grilled for lunch while prizes are awarded to those who catch the biggest fish in each category. Every youth participant receives a goodie bag (contents depend on current supplies) and a T-shirt. Almost all food. prizes, and t -shirts […]

Tackle Loaner Program - Loaning Fishing rods/reels, bait Local Sponsors: Olathe Parks

From 5:30 - 8:00 pm: firefly-themed arts & crafts, decorate firefly or firefly jar cookies, and food trucks available. From 7-8 pm, families can listen to kid-friendly music from "Exline". At 8 pm, a ONe naturalist will give a program about fireflies. Following the program, we will separate into groups and search out fireflies on […]

Participants show up to the registration table, sign in and fill out paperwork, get a "swag bag" with vendors info/product in them and then go around and explore all of the stations and activities to do for the day. We have a DJ that makes announcements about simulations and raffle Information, lunch begins around 11a […]

Fishing Derby, Frog Races & Prize drawing for kids

Fishing, archery, kayaking, crafts, carnival games, face painting, Touch-A-Truck, train rides, bounce house, live radio DJ, free  lunch, scavenger hunt, 22 shoot.  

Fishing, Archery, Fish cleaning and cooking. Bottled water for participants.

Fishing Derby