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Here’s how Prairie Village celebrated Fourth of July at VillageFest 2023

VillageFest 2023
Prairie Village's 27th annual VillageFest kicked off at 7:30 a.m. on July 4, and continued with family-friendly activities to last families all day. Above, a child wears a beekeeping hat. Photo credits Juliana Garcia.

Pie contests, community spirit award winners and family-friendly fun.

All three were part of Prairie Village’s annual Fourth of July celebration, VillageFest.

The Independence Day festivities kicked off at 7:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast, and continued through 1 p.m. with a petting zoo, pony rides, bounce houses and more to enjoy.

Here’s a look at how VillageFest 2023 went at Harmon Park and the municipal campus near 77th and Mission.

VillageFest 2023 community spirit award winners
Residents Shelly Trewolla and Dan Andersen, pictured above, received 2023 community spirit awards, which honor their contributions to the city.
Kids spent their time enjoying a number of free activities, including sliding down bounce house slides.
VillageFest 2023
A pie contest with three categories meant judges spent their morning taste testing.

 

Kids also enjoyed blowing large bubbles.
Kids got their faces painted, too. Above, a little girl reacts to her unicorn face painting.
Elected officials also made an appearance at VillageFest 2023, including County Chairman Mike Kelly. Kelly recently became a Prairie Villager himself, he told the crowd at VillageFest.
A petting zoo featured a red kangaroo, pictured above, as well as goats, a miniature donkey, a camel and more.
The beloved Mr. Stinky Feet performed at VillageFest 2023, too. Above, he interacts with a member of the crowd.
Pony rides put smiles on the faces of many a children at VillageFest 2023, including the one pictured above.
VillageFest 2023
A slip and slide down a large hill at Harmon Park was a favorite for a number of children, too.
Carnival rides and activities, like a trampoline, also had kids grinning from ear to ear at VillageFest 2023.
A young child dances and claps as the band prepares to go on stage.

 

 

 

 

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Juliana Garcia
Juliana Garcia

Hi! I’m Juliana Garcia, and I cover Prairie Village and northeast Johnson County for the Johnson County Post.

I grew up in Roeland Park and graduated from Shawnee Mission North before going on to the University of Kansas, where I wrote for the University Daily Kansan and earned my bachelor’s degree in journalism. Prior to joining the Post in 2019, I worked as an intern at the Kansas City Business Journal.

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