Events

Join Us for Trails that Connect Us Thursday, April 20,  5-8pm. (Rain date: April 21, 5-8pm) Free State’s Eastside Bottling Facility, 1927 Moodie Road There will be food trucks, music and beer. Enjoy kid-friendly activities, go on a brewery tour, get area trail information. More than 27 organizations will share information about various activities in our … Continue reading "Trails that Connect Us"

Van Go’s family friendly, go-at-your-own-pace community walk, ride, roll, and run along the Lawrence Loop is back! After cruising the Loop, join us for a party from 10am-Noon in the Van … Continue reading "May Day Hey Day"

Douglas County wants to hear your vision for how open spaces could be preserved and utilized in ways that benefit the greater community into the future.

Identified as a priority in  Plan 2040 , Douglas County has launched an 18-month planning process to establish the Douglas County Open Space Plan. Through this planning process the county will … Continue reading "Douglas County Open Space Listening Session"

Join us in celebration of our rich African American heritage.

Lawrence Community Bike Ride Saturday, July 16th from 8:00 – 11:00am

The Belgian Waffle events begin on Friday, October 13th. The BWR KS is the greatest gravel / unroad course in America. The route will take riders on a ronde of the rolling hills north of Lawrence, where it will clatter through agrarian hamlets and the Ardennes-like hills — not over classic mountains per se, but rather a … Continue reading "Belgium Waffle Ride 2023"

Please join Friends of Lawrence Area Trails at the 8th Annual Beers of the Kaw

Drop by our table for the latest area trail info

Sunday, November 5, 2023

3:00 to 6:00 PM

Abe & Jake’s Landing, Lawrence, KS

Tickets $35 and supports Friends of the Kaw and our work for the Kansas River!

FLAT is pleased that the City of Lawrence is formally engaged in planning efforts to finish the long-anticipated section of the Lawrence Loop through downtown! Here is your chance to provide input on this long-awaited project: Open House for the Lawrence Loop: 7th Street to Constant Park Project Carnegie Building (200 W. 9th Street) Wednesday, … Continue reading "Open House for the Lawrence Loop: 7th Street to Constant Park Project"

Please plan come to provide your feedback about plans for The Lawrence Loop Segment from 7th Street to Constant Park. The Lawrence Loop is key to the City of Lawrence’s unmistakable identity. Sections currently complete already provide residents and visitors a way to explore and experience Lawrence through walking, running, biking, and rolling. The section … Continue reading "Public Open House #2 — 7th Street to Constant Park Plans"

Unfortunately the event is cancelled for both days due to the weather forecast. Today is a wash out and tomorrow is forecast to be volatile with high winds. We are … Continue reading "Trails that Connect Us ’24"

Join us for a fun family event featuring local businesses and organizations. Bicycle Resource Fair Stop by for demos and maintenance tips, activities for kids, information booths and samples to … Continue reading "Bicycle Resource Fair"

Juneteenth is a day to commemorate freedom, celebrate African American culture, and reflect on our journey toward equality. Let’s come together to honor this important moment in history. Let’s make … Continue reading "Juneteenth ’24"

The Lawrence, KS community bike ride happens each year on the 3rd Saturday in July. We start at 8:30am at the Rotary Arboretum and have lots of options for everyone. … Continue reading "Community Bike Ride"

Finding La Yarda is an immersive multimedia art experience recreating a room from La Yarda, the housing unit built for Mexican American railroad workers in Lawrence, Kansas from 1920-51. Using film, … Continue reading "Finding La Yarda | Interactive Installation"

Join us for an evening with the Finding La Yarda team of artists as they discuss the process and history of the Finding La Yarda installation! Finding La Yarda is an immersive multimedia art experience … Continue reading "INSIGHT Art Talk | Finding La Yarda Artists"

Park in the Sports Pavilion Lawrence parking lot and meet the City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation team outside of the front entrance of Sports Pavilion Lawrence at 5:30 p.m. … Continue reading "Walk the Loop — Sports Pavilion Lawrence Trailhead"

Park in the Lawrence Rotary Arboretum parking lot and meet the LMH Health team at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot. The walk will start from there, and participants can … Continue reading "Walk the Loop — Lawrence Arboretum Trailhead"

Park in the Baker Wetlands Discovery Center parking lot and meet the Live Well Douglas County team at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot. The walk will start from there, … Continue reading "Walk the Loop — Baker Wetlands Discovery Center Trailhead"

Park in the Burcham Park parking lot and meet the Friends of Lawrence Area Trails (FLAT) team at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot. The walk will start from there, … Continue reading "Walk the Loop — Burcham Park Trailhead"

Beer of the Kaw is a beer tasting of the breweries in the Kansas River watershed, which is 61,000 square miles!  We use beer and water to educate about the … Continue reading "Beers of the Kaw"