The Mount Hope Prairie Festival 2025 is bringing family fun, live entertainment, and community support to Mount Hope, KS. This year’s theme is Pirates on the Prairie, and it sets sail on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
As the town’s largest annual fundraiser, this one-day fall event at the city park is a local favorite for affordable good times and hometown pride.
Organized by the Mount Hope Community Organization (MHCO), the Prairie Festival raises money to fund playground upgrades, community programs, and support local services like EMS, fire, and police.
The festival traditionally kicks off on the third weekend in August, delivering a full day of food, games, music, contests, and fundraising—all thanks to volunteers and sponsors rallying behind a shared community vision.
Below, you’ll find everything we know right now tohelp you plan for the Prairie Festival, and we’ll update as we get more info about the schedule of events, food trucks and vendor info, activity details, and how to participate or volunteer.
This one-day festival is worth a spot on your summer calendar!
Prairie Festival 2025 Events & Activities
Look how much fun they pack into a festival in Mt. Hope, KS! The 2025 fall festival events will include:
- fishing derby
- 5K run/walk
- car show
- parade
- ping-pong ball drop
- BBQ cookoff
- kids’ tractor pull
- turtle race
- ATV barrel race
- medallion hunt
- cow patty bingo
- corn hole tournament
- bull & bronc chute out
- and more!
It looks like most activities will be at or around the Mt Hope Sports Complex, 400 W. Main St, Mount Hope, KS.
Mount Hope Prairie Festival Info
The Mount Hope, KS fall festival is traditionally held the third weekend of August. Here’s the confirmed date for this year:
- Saturday, August 16, 2025
Admission to Mount Hope’s Prairie Festival is just $5, so be sure to pick up your button! Proceeds benefit all the good work MHCO is doing in the community.
Schedule details are still being ironed out, so we’ll update when we get them or you can visit the Mount Hope Community Organization page for more info.
We did see that the fishing derby will kick off the festival early on Sunday, August 10, 2025! (Facebook event page for info.)
Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025
Time: TBA
Location: Mount Hope, KS Sports Complex, 400 W. Main St.
Cost: $5 festival button
For more info: https://mounthopecommunityorganization.com/prairie-festival.html
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