Hays Convention & Visitors Bureau

11/18/2024

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Our retailers have outdone themselves with decorations this year, and they are ready to help you get started on - or wrap up! - your gift list. We hope you'll join us for some of our favorite community events and experience holiday magic in Hays! 🎄

11/10/2024

Thank you, Veterans! Reminder that city offices will be closed tomorrow in observance of the holiday. See community events and deals for Veterans listed below 👇

Annual Veterans Day Program | Fort Hays VFW Post 9076 at 11 AM

Veterans Day Appreciation Meal at Gella's Diner & Lb. Brewing Co. | 11 AM - 8 PM

Veterans Day Appreciation Meal at Thirsty's Brew Pub and Grill | 11 AM - 9 PM

FREE Haircuts for Veterans at Great Clips | 9 AM - 7 PM

FREE Car Wash for Veterans at Tommy's Express Car Wash

Know of other events happening in the community? Leave a comment below! 💙❤️

11/06/2024

Check out these event highlights in Hays during November!🍁🦃
For a full listing of events 👉 www.VisitHays.com

To receive this list of events + more in your inbox each month sign up for our e-newsletter 📧 www.VisitHays.com

The Heritage Eatery & Bingo | Hays Arts Council | Hays Community Theatre | Paisley Pear Wine Bar, Bistro and Market | Rose Garden Banquet Hall - Event Center | Hays Medical Center | The Bricks in Downtown Hays | The Arc of Central Plains Thrift Shop | Hays Recreation Commission | Fort Hays State University | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center | Hays USD 489 | Thomas More Prep-Marian | Hays Public Library | Centennial Lanes | The Fox Theatre-Hays,Ks | Thirsty's Brew Pub and Grill | Big Creek Crossing | Creek Side Resort

11/01/2024

The "tricks" of Halloween are not over just yet! Join the Hays Community Theatre this weekend for The Haunted Hays City walking tour! Discover thrilling secrets and spooky tales of the outlaws who walked the streets of Old Hays City in the 1870s!

🗓 Friday, November 1st (Tonight!) & Saturday, November 2nd
⏰ 7 PM - 10 PM with tours running every 15 minutes
📍 Hays Community Theatre
🎟 For tickets and more information visit https://www.hctks.com/

10/28/2024

🎃👻 Hays is the place to be this Halloween! Check out this year's "Spooktacular" lineup of local happenings below!

Drop a comment 👇if you know of any other Halloween events in the area!

For more details on these events 📲visithays.com

10/25/2024

The City of Hays Parks Department was awarded a Waste Tire Grant from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The money from the grant was used to help pay for half of the rubber surfacing at Kiwanis Park. The recycled rubber mulch that was installed will NOT decompose, rot, absorb water, or attract insects, and has a fall height rating twice as much as wood mulch. This, over time, will result in decreased maintenance costs and a safer playground while using a product that would otherwise find itself in a landfill if not recycled. 🙌

The company that supplied the rubber mulch has in the past year:
- Diverted more than 4.3 BILLON pounds of rubber from landfills
- Recycled more than 194 million tires
- Repurposed 221,201 tons of rubber and transformed it into mulch.

Thank you Parks Department for being an amazing tourism partner who works hard year-round to make Hays a better place to visit - and live! Keep It Clean Kansas

10/25/2024

We love that Melody of Wherever I May Roam Blog loved Rock Haven Spa as much as we do! It is an unforgettable destination!

10/24/2024

The Hays CVB staff attended the Kansas Tourism Conference in Olathe, and we were thrilled to have our partners from the Hays Area Bicyclists join us for the awards dinner tonight. We were very proud that the Kansas Gunsmoke Trail, our collaboration project with Abilene, Wichita, and Dodge City, won a 1st Place Marketing Award! Thank you Travel Industry Association of Kansas - TIAK and Kansas Tourism for another amazing conference!

10/23/2024

Hays Symphony is kicking off Halloween week with a FREE children's concert on Sunday! Pre-concert activities begin at 1:15, with the performance starting at 2:30! Costumes are welcome!

10/22/2024

If you are looking for some spooky adventures right here in Hays, check out our latest blog post: Haunted Hays!
https://www.visithays.com/Blog.aspx?IID=22

10/20/2024

Enjoy this amazing feature that Midwest Living magazine created after a visit to Cathy's Breads in Hays in 2021. It’s full of beautiful photography and step-by-step recipes. We’ll say it again, Cathy makes Hays an even better place to live!

10/19/2024

Celebrate National Fossil Day TOMORROW with Sternberg Museum of Natural History! 🦖🦕🐢 Admission is FREE all day!

10/19/2024

🗓 Mark your calendars for September 26th-27th, 2025! Oktoberfest 2025 will be here before you know it!

10/18/2024

🚂 All aboard, Hays! The Big Boy Locomotive is coming to town! The train is estimated to arrive Saturday afternoon, with a 9AM Sunday departure.

🚨 Union Pacific requests that the public stay AT LEAST 25 feet away from all railroad tracks!

Follow the Big Boy Locomotive LIVE at the link below ⬇
https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/track/index.htm

📷 Courtesy of Jessi Jacobs Photography

10/17/2024

Looking for weekend plans? Head out to Creek Side Resort on Saturday for a FREE event featuring a chainsaw artist 🪚, live music 🎤, drinks 🍻, food trucks 🌮, kids activities + more!

🎉 5 days til our 5 year anniversary/ open house!
Wondering what to expect?!
1. Chain saw artist 1pm-7pm 🪵
2. The band DOC 7pm-11
3. Beer and drinks served all day! 🍺
4. 30’ tall slide for kids! 🛝
5. Suck It Up Bubble Cup- concession trailer!
6. Taco Guero taco trailer starting at 5! 🌮
7. Yard games
8. 2 Shellebrities might be hanging out (temperature permitting) 🐢
9. Last but not least 10% off all MOEDERS MEATS and Propane! 🥩

Important things to know:
-Signs will direct you where to come into the park.
- No coolers/ outside drinks
- Bring lawn chairs if desired!
- Free admittance!

3301 US Highway 183 Alternate. Hays, Ks

Hope to see everyone this Saturday 10/19 1-11pm for a great time!

10/17/2024

10/16/2024

We have loved hosting Melody Pittman of Wherever I May Roam Blog in Hays this week! Read about her experience at Fort Hays State Historic Site and make sure to follow her to see more Hays content!

10/03/2024

Starting tomorrow, come down to Municipal Park and join the fun! See the full schedule of Oktoberfest Hays events below.