Famous Kansans, and also books, will headline Kauffman Museum’s annual Kansas Day celebration for 2022, to be held Saturday afternoon, Jan. 29.

There will be food trucks in the museum parking lot at the corner of North Main and 27th Streets in North Newton beginning at 11:30 a.m. The museum and grounds open at 1 p.m. for an afternoon of special programs and activities.

Attendees are asked to park in the Thresher Stadium parking lot or the Luyken Fine Arts Center parking lot to leave the museum lot open for food trucks and handicapped parking.

Kauffman Museum’s annual Kansas Day celebration this year has some opportunities for in-person engagement along with virtual options.

The celebration itself is Jan. 30, but families who want to participate in “Kansas Day in a Box” need to order by Jan. 20, at https://kauffmanmuseum.org/product/kansas-day-craft-kit/

Kauffman Museum hosts its annual "Celebrate Kansas Day!" on Saturday, Jan. 25, in and around the museum.

This year's Kansas Day celebration will explore Kansas symbols, from sunflowers to box turtles, bison to meadowlarks, honeybees to Kansa Indians.

The museum and grounds open at 1 p.m. for an afternoon of special programs and activities. Admission to the museum and all activities are free on Kansas Day.