Join us for a great day of fun, history, and entertainment at Ensor Park & Museum – Ensorfest ’24!!
May 11, 2024 from 1 PM to 7 PM. This community event is FREE and open to the public! (Donations are welcome! Bring blankets and lawn chairs for the performances.)
What’s happening at Ensorfest ’24:
Explore the vintage 1890 farmhouse, where the Ensors’ legacy comes alive. From antique furniture to radio transmitters, every corner tells a story!
Record plants and animals on the Ensor farm in a Bioblitz. Click here for more information on what this is and how to participate!
Check out a variety of antique model A’s and classic Corvettes on display.
Listen to the Chautauqua orators edify us about local history.
Work up an appetite playing disk golf on the 2-hole Maverick Disk Golf course.
Enjoy some great BBQ from the Smokey Hill BBQ Food Truck.
See a movie: “Renaissance Man of Olathe”
Featuring live bluegrass music from the Pheasant Pluckers:
Music starts at 4 PM! (Bring your blankets and lawn chairs)
There will also be several displays like old-fashioned corn shelling, eye-catching quilts, vintage tractors, a 1911 Cushman engine, and more!
Schedule of Events:
1 PM – Ensorfest ’24 begins!
1 – 4 PM – The museum buildings will be open for tours. Extra staff will be on hand to answer question and provide insight into the turn of the century farm and the life and times of the Ensor family.
2:30 – 3:30 PM – Chautauqua style speaking presentation on the main stage.
4 PM – Live bluegrass with The Pheasant Pluckers on the main stage! (Note – seating is somewhat limited – please bring a lawn chair for the show!)
7 PM – Event concludes – we look forward to seeing you back at the Ensor Park and Museum!
Please check back as this preliminary schedule is subject to change!
Ensorfest ’24 is brought to you by:
The City of Olathe, The Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club, The Johnson County Radio Amateurs Club, and The Olathe Ensor Foundation.
Announcement from main page:
ENSORFEST ’24! Saturday, May 11, 1 PM – 7 PM.
Join us for Ensor Park and Museum’s largest community event of the year!
Hear bluegrass music by the Pheasant Pluckers (bring your blankets and lawn chairs). Record plants and animals on the Ensor farm in a Bioblitz. Take a tour of the Ensor farmhouse. Listen to the Chautauqua orators edify us about local history. See eye-catching quilts, Model A Fords, Corvettes, old tractors, fire engine, a 1911 Cushman engine, a corn-shelling machine, and more. Watch and listen to an on-the-air amateur radio station. Play the Maverick 2-hole disk-golf course. Enjoy a plate of BBQ from Smokey Hill BBQ. Find out more on the Ensorfest ’24 web page!