To learn more about any of these events, contact the Osage City Chamber of Commerce at osagecitychamber@gmail.com.
Osage City Fall Festival
The Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Fall Festival which will be held on October 11, 2025 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm downtown on 5th Street & the Santa Fe Park.
The Committee wanted to make this a family event where the entire family can come & participate in the many youth & adult activities including a corn hole tournament, inflatables, face painting, pumpkin decorating, build a scarecrow, keg roll, and pie eating contest, There will be food trucks, a beer garden, and local craft vendors.
Shopping local will be available as many businesses are planning to stay open throughout the event & will have special sidewalk sales. Be sure to check them out.
Osage City Halloween/Fall Yard of the Month
It is beginning to look and feel a lot like Fall…With the summer months past and it is starting to look and feel like fall, the Chamber would like to provide the opportunity to recognize the whimsical, fanciful homes/yards that will be decorated with Halloween or Fall themes. Fall Yard Flyer. A map will be generated for those wishing to submit their home along with a $5.00 entry fee. The proceeds from the listings will go towards the Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, awarded to a male and female Osage City High School graduate that is furthering their education at an accredited college or trade school. The map will be available for people to drive around the community at their convenience to enjoy the creativeness of the homes submitted. Deadline for entries will be the morning (10:00 a.m.) of Halloween, October 31. Submit your entry fee and information at Prairie Dog Art & Gifts, 530 Holliday Street, Osage City. A selection of the home/yard will take place Saturday, November 1. In appreciation of the creative, whimsical, fanciful selection, the selected home owners will receive a $25 Osage City Chamber Buck Certificate to be used at an Osage City participating business.
“Are you the 2025 Osage City Home Town Santa?”
Shop in your hometown, ask anyone that you meet on the street or in the businesses during the period of November 9 through December 24, “Are you the 2025 Osage City Home Town Santa”? If you are lucky & the person you ask is the Osage City Home Town Santa, you will receive a $20 Chamber Buck Certificate to be used at the participating business.
Christmas/Holiday Yard of the Month
The Osage City Chamber will again be sponsoring a Christmas/Holiday Yard of the Month contest which will be held from November 30-December 16. Final contest categories will be posted soon, but may include selection of a yard decorated with Synchronized Lights With Music & one with Christmas/Holiday Décor with lighted displays. The selection will be determined on December 15. In appreciation of the beauty and hard work for the selected yards, the home owners will a receive a $25 Osage City Chamber Bucks Certificate to be used at any participating Osage City business.
Christmas On Market Street – November 22, 2025
Each November, area merchants kick off the holiday season with the annual Christmas On Market Street, featuring a parade, window decorating contest, raffle and more. Plan to visit Osage City to kick off your Christmas shopping, spend the day, and celebrate the holidays. The theme for the 2025 event is “Christmas in the Movies”.
In addition to shopping, activities being planned include breakfast, lunch, visits with Santa, Jingle Bell Run 5K, in-store activities, RadioShack toy expo, portrait painting, gingerbread house kits, raffle drawing, Kansas City Chief’s Wolf mascot, free poker run, bake sale, emergency services showcase, story time, quarter bingo and the traditional lighted Christmas parade (Parade Entry Form). The theme for the parade is “Christmas in the Movies.” There is no entry fee for the parade.
Raffle tickets will be available in late October at the following Businesses: AuBurn Pharmacy, Bank of Osage City, Canine Country Clips, Furniture Loft, Hair Designs by Diane, Harmon Dental, Landmark National Bank, McCoy’s RadioShack, Osage City Public Library, Osage Garden & Produce, Osage Hardware, Ramblin’ Rose, and Subway. On the day of the event, you can purchase tickets at the Senior Center.
2025 Holiday Cookie Contest – November 22, 2025
Mix up your best batch of cookies & enter in the “Holiday Cookie Contest” which will take place Nov. 22, 2025, at the Osage County Senior Center, Osage City. Bring your entry to the Senior Center prior to 3:30 p.m. Judging will begin promptly at 3:30 p.m. Chamber Bucks will be given to the top 3 places. 1st Place – $30; 2nd Place – $20; 3rd Place – $10.
Following the cook off at 4:30-5:30 p.m. will be a cookie feed open to the public. The cost will be a free will donation for a cookie & hot chocolate or coffee.
For registration, contact Shanda Koett at 620-560-5132.
Cruis’n and Cook’n Car Show
The Twin Lakes Cruisers’ annual Cruis’n and Cook’n Car Show is held in conjunction with the Smoke in the Spring event. The popular yearly show has had as many as 300 classic or specialty vehicles on exhibit, making for a large, fun, community gathering in downtown Osage City. Have a car you want to show? Like to look at cars of all models and makes? Plan to be in Osage City on April 12, 2025, for the Cruis’n and Cook’n Car Show! See www.cruisnandcookn.com for more information.
A Taste of Osage City
On Friday night of Smoke in the Spring weekend, April 11, 2025, A Taste of Osage City offers everyone a chance to sample the fine cuisine smoked up by championship barbecue competitors. Selected barbecue cooks serve their choice of smoked meats and other backyard dishes in exchange for BBQ Bucks, which can be purchased at the event or in advance. In addition to the giant outdoor smorgasbord, the evening includes live music and a party open to all ages.
Smoke in the Spring
Smoke in the Spring, a Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned contest and a state barbecue championship, will be April 11-12, 2025. The signature event attracted approximately 100 barbecue teams in 2020, along with a like amount of certified barbecue judges. The event receives strong support from the city, county and area residents who extend their hospitality to visitors. With Smoke in the Spring’s goal to offer the best barbecue experience possible, Friday night of Smoke in the Spring weekend includes a giant public barbecue party, allowing everyone to have A Taste of Osage City. Learn more at www.smokeinthespring.com.
Osage County Fair and Parade
The Chamber is excited to help bring a carnival back to Osage City! Complete ticket information can be found on this flyer: 
The Osage City Chamber of Commerce also hosts the annual Osage County Fair Parade. All floats or other entries are welcomed in the parade which travels from west to east on Osage City’s Market Street, ending downtown. The theme for the fair and parade is “Vacation Destination”. The 2025 parade is Friday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m.. Click here for the entry form. Get full information on the 2025 Parade Letter.
In conjunction with the Fair Parade, there will also be the Kid Bicycle Parade. It will be open to children up to age 12. Decorate their bike, wagon, power wheel or scooter. Participants wear their helmet. Children under 6 years must be accompanied by an adult. The parade will begin at Lincoln Park, parade line up is at 6:00 p.m. and the parade begins at 6:15 p.m. The parade will end at 7th & Market. Prizes will be given to decorated entries. For more information or to pre-register, call Becky Siljenberg at 785-217-7342 or email osagegardenandproduce@gmail.com. Would like to thank Sonic, First National Bank, Landmark National Bank, Bank of Osage City, Subway, and the City of Osage City for their donations.
