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The free, two-day 4th Annual Olathe Arts Festival returns to downtown Olathe on Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10, with more than 70 artists and vendors, live music, food trucks and a children's activity area called Kidtopia.
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The Lenexa Farmers Market's outdoor season runs Saturday mornings through Oct. 31, with fall produce, baked goods, meats and flowers from local vendors, plus SNAP benefits and a Double Up Food Bucks match program.
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Evergy's lower winter electricity rates took effect Thursday, Oct. 1, reducing per-kilowatt-hour costs for residential and commercial customers across Olathe, Lenexa, Gardner, De Soto and Spring Hill through May 2027.
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The Gardner Edgerton Schools Foundation hosts its annual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Saturday, Oct. 10, with all proceeds going to the WE CARE Fund for USD 231 students and families facing financial hardship.
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The Olathe Fire Department holds its annual open house Saturday, Oct. 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the fire academy on North Hedge Lane.
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Gardner's 30th Annual Boo Bash takes over Celebration Park on Thursday, Oct. 29, with advance wristbands on sale starting Oct. 1 at City Hall for $4 per child.
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The Kansas City Symphony's Mobile Music Box series performs a free outdoor chamber music concert at AdventHealth Lenexa City Center on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 6:30 p.m., part of a 14-stop fall season that closes Oct. 27 at Lake Olathe.
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The City of Lenexa is collecting gently used coats at six drop-off locations from Oct. 1 through Oct. 23, with all donations going to the Shawnee Mission Area Council Clothing Exchange.
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The annual Lenexa Spinach Festival returns Saturday, Sept. 12, with free admission, the World's Largest Spinach Salad, cooking demos, a recipe contest and more than 80 vendors at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park.
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The 128th Johnson County Old Settlers festival runs Thursday through Saturday at Johnson County Square in downtown Olathe, featuring free concerts by Phil Vassar and The Phil Collins Experience, carnival rides, a Saturday morning parade led by 100-year-old grand marshal Bill Garton and a free shuttle from Olathe North High School.
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A piece of steel from the World Trade Center site is on public display at the Olathe Fire Administration building through Sept. 18, alongside photos of the 343 FDNY firefighters killed on Sept. 11, 2001.
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The City of Lenexa is inviting teams of up to four to race through a 300-piece puzzle at the Old Town Activity Center on Sunday, Oct. 18, with registration open through Oct. 15 at $40 per team.
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