Get excited for live concerts, FREE kids activities, photo ops, and a dozen food trucks at the Merriam Turkey Creek Festival!
The fun begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17 at Antioch Park.
Enjoy live music throughout the day, face painting, train rides, arts and crafts, and so much more!
You’ll have amazing photo ops with giant inflatable dinosaurs and a bubble party!
Free parking is available at Nations Holding with free shuttle services to Antioch Park.
Learn more about the Merriam Turkey Creek Festival!
Kid Zone – FREE
10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Antioch Park
- Pie-eating contest: 1 p.m. (Ages 6-12 and 13+ divisions)
- Dinosaur Encounter
- Drum Safari
- Bubble party
- Wood projects with Home Depot
- Balloon artist
- Face painting
- Train rides
- Kids fishing
Concerts – FREE
- 10-11:30 a.m. The Supermatics
- 12-1:30 p.m. Barton Street Band
- 2-4 p.m. Saucy Jack
Mark your calendar and bring your family and friends to the Turkey Creek Festival for a day of food, fun, and festivities! See you there!
Learn more about the Merriam Turkey Creek Festival!
Check Out Other Fun Activities on May 17
Turkey Creek Festival 5K Run/Walk + Youth Sprint
8–10 a.m. | Merriam Marketplace
$35 for 5K Run/Walk ($30/person for teams of four or more)
$7 for Youth Sprint
Register today!
Before you head to the Turkey Creek Festival on May 17, start your day right at the annual Turkey Creek Festival 5K Run/Walk + Youth Sprint!
The race is chipped-timed and medals are provided for finishing and placing in age groups.
The community-based run benefits the Merriam Park, Recreation & Community Center Foundation Scholarship Fund.
Pancake Breakfast by Boy Scout Troop 0247
7-10:30 a.m. | Merriam Marketplace
$5 per person
Before or after you run the TCF 5K, enjoy a pancake breakfast by Boy Scout Troop 0247. The breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, and hash browns.
Pie-Eating Contest – FREE
1 p.m. | Antioch Park
Race against the clock and dive face-first into a fruit pie to claim the championship title! Arrive early as there are limited spots per age group.
Creek Chic Arts & Crafts Market
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Antioch Park
Support local artists and makers through this fabulous, annual event! Discover handmade, vintage, and repurposed treasures.
Thank you to our Turkey Creek Festival sponsors: Drake Development, AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, Renewal by Andersen, and DS Bus Lines.
