Lawrence Busker Festival

06/06/2026

⚽🎨 VENDORS WANTED! Don't Miss Your Shot! 🍔🌮

The World Cup is coming to our area — and the crowds, the energy, and the excitement are going to be HUGE. Score Lawrence Soccer Celebrations is your chance to get right in the middle of it all!

We're looking for:
🎨 Arts & Crafts Vendors
🍕 Food Vendors
..who are ready to serve the soccer fans, families, and World Cup enthusiasts flooding into Lawrence!

This is more than just a vendor spot — it's a front-row seat to one of the biggest sporting moments of our generation, right here in our own backyard. Whether you're slinging handmade goods or serving up something delicious, this crowd is hungry for it ALL.

🗓️ Spots are limited — don't wait!

👉 Apply now: https://www.lawrencebuskerfest.com/vendor1

06/05/2026

✨ Now you see it... now you don't! ✨

We're adding a little magic to the Score Lawrence Soccer Celebrations! Award-winning Kansas City magician Keith Leff will be roving through the crowds on June 16th AND June 25th, wowing guests with up-close sleight of hand and mind-blowing tricks you'll have to see to believe.

Between the live music, food vendors, soccer activities, face painters, and balloon artists — and now a world-class magician in the mix — these free events just keep getting better.

Come early, stay late, and keep your eyes open. Or don't. Keith works either way. 😄

📅 June 16th & June 25th
📍 Lawrence, KS
⚽ Totally FREE

06/05/2026

Another Day Another Chance to Vote!

Voting is OPEN for Best of Lawrence! Cast your vote daily now through Sunday, June 7th and help us bring home the win.

👉 Vote here: https://www2.ljworld.com/bestoflawrence/ #/gallery?group=547989
Look for the Nonprofit Event category

06/03/2026

We know you love us — now it's time to show it to the rest of the world! 🏆✨

Voting is OPEN for Best of Lawrence! Cast your vote daily now through Sunday, June 7th and help us bring home the win.

👉 Vote here: https://www2.ljworld.com/bestoflawrence/ #/gallery?group=547989
Look for the Nonprofit Event category

06/03/2026

⚽🎶 THE WORLD CUP IS COMING TO LAWRENCE — BUSKER STYLE! 🎶⚽

The biggest soccer tournament on the planet kicks off June 12th, and we're celebrating the only way Lawrence knows how — with FREE events on June 16th, June 25th, and July 11th!

Expect a full-on block party vibe with live music from SUNU, LYXE, and HEMBREE, plus incredible local talent from Black Lawrence, Amplify Lawrence, and FidPick keeping the energy going all day long.

And that's just the soundtrack. Bring your appetite for amazing food vendors, browse incredible local artists, test your skills with soccer game activities, and keep the kids busy with balloon artists and face painters. There's something for literally everyone. 🎨🎈

Then, to cap off each event, we all gather together at Liberty Hall, the Art Center, and Maceli's to watch THAT NIGHT'S MATCH as one big Lawrence crew. 📺🏆

Free. Fun. Lawrence.

Mark your calendars:
📅 June 16th
📅 June 25th
📅 July 11th

06/01/2026

Good news for your taste buds — the Score Lawrence Soccer Celebrations are bringing amazing local food vendors AND Free State Beer to downtown Lawrence this summer. If you loved the food and drinks at the Busker Festival, you already know what's coming.
Join us June 16, June 25, and July 11 for live music, world-class soccer freestyle performances, great food, cold beer, and best of all — free admission. Come thirsty. Come hungry. Come ready. 🍺⚽

05/31/2026

We know you love us — now it's time to show it to the rest of the world! 🏆✨

Voting is OPEN for Best of Lawrence! Cast your vote daily now through Sunday, June 7th and help us bring home the win.

👉 Vote here: https://www2.ljworld.com/bestoflawrence/ #/gallery?group=547989
Look for the Nonprofit Event category

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