From bluegrass pickin’ to full-scale orchestra performances, Chase County is known for its music. Join us for a concert, or bring an instrument and make your own music with inspiration from the prairie.
Emma Chase Friday Night Music
Contact: Annie Wilson
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Enjoy one of the Eight Wonders of Kansas Customs in the heart of the scenic Flint Hills! Jam Session & Open Mike for local and visiting musicians playing traditional music. Public is welcome – Family friendly. Location: INSIDE at the lovely Prairie PastTimes store of Flint Hills Arts & Crafts – 220 1/2 Broadway. Or, weather permitting, OUTSIDE in front of Symphony in the Flint Hills Gift Shop & Gallery, 331 Broadway in beautiful downtown Cottonwood Falls near the historic Chase County Courthouse.
1st Friday – Gospel, 2nd Friday – Bluegrass, 3rd Friday – Country-–Folk-Bluegrass, 4th Friday – Old Time Rock-n-roll &Vintage Country, 5th Friday – Special Events TBA. All Sessions are acoustic-instruments only except 4th Friday when electric are welcome also.
Symphony in the Flint Hills
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Through year-round programming, Symphony in the Flint Hills, Inc. celebrates the history, ecology and culture of the last stand of native Tallgrass Prairie through music and place-based education. The organization is best known for its Signature Event each June when 7,000 kindred spirits gather for a world-class symphony concert in an unmatched prairie setting.
The store offers a wide variety of t-shirts, sweatshirts, hiking sticks, field journals, artwork, books, and gifts.
WoodFest is a collaboration between Symphony In The Flint Hills & Camp Wood.
Enjoy an entire day immersed in the beauty of the Flint Hills while family members of all ages take part in music workshops, guided prairie walks, horseback rides and a twilight concert under the stars featuring guest artists.
This annual fall event takes place at Camp Wood YMCA in Elmdale, Kansas, a world-class, family-friendly facility with spacious, interior, all-weather spaces.