Kaw River Roots Festival

08/22/2026

Beautiful Saturday for a street party!

Here we go! 🪕🎶🎻

Tonight’s schedule:
5pm: Gates
6pm: The Twangles
7pm: MAW
8pm: Unfit Wives

Cold drinks and hot pickin’ all evening long!

08/21/2026

Who else is ready for FidPick weekend?? Kick things off with us TOMORROW on the 800 block of Pennsylvania with a free, community street party featuring Unfit Wives, MAW, and The Twangles, plus tasty beverages from Lawrence B**r Company and C***r Gallery, Taco Zone, a local artist & vendor market, and more! 🎻🍹🌮

📍800 block of Pennsylvania St
⏰ Saturday, August 22nd | Gates at 5pm
🎟️ FREE and Family Friendly

Big thanks to our sponsor Mid-America Bank for helping make this event happen! 👏🏼

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/4054567298010410

Downtown Lawrence Explore Lawrence Van Go Lawrence Coaches Closet Lawrence Community Cycles East Lawrence Record Collectors

08/14/2026

Front Porch hits the Lucia stage this Saturday Night! 💗🎻🪕

Don’t miss this incredible quartet from Eureka Springs, Arkansas!

Doors at 6

08/12/2026

Just announced! Kaw River Roots Festival presents The Fretliners When The Kettle Sings Tour at Lucia on September 10th!

🎟️Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/93838946/the-fretliners-when-the-kettle-sings-tour-lawrence-lucia-b**r-garden-grill

RSVP: Kaw River Roots Presents: The Fretliners - When The Kettle Sings Tour at Lucia

06/15/2026

Thank YOU for attending this year 💗
Special thanks to all the artists and our wonderful sponsors.
Please support them whenever you can.

We’ve got some amazing “Kaw River Roots Presents” shows coming up soon...
We’ll see ya at the festival next year!

06/14/2026

How many biscuits can you eat? Let’s brunch!
Special thanks to our presenting sponsors **r

06/13/2026

📢 Listen up, gang!

⚡️Due to potential thunderstorms and high winds, the Kaw River Roots Festival will be moved inside The Granada Theater today.

🎟️ The event will remain free, all ages, and be open to capacity. Doors will open at 5pm.

📌 Additionally, Lucia will host an audio & video simulcast of the show. Doors at Lucia will open at 4pm with local vendors from The Peoples Market . Lucia will also be free, all ages, and open to capacity.

🚙 This also means the 1000 block of Mass Street will reopen for traffic again today at 12pm

*times subject to change
**one in, one out after we reach capacity

Thanks to everyone who came out to party with us on Thursday and Friday, let's run it back!! 🎉

Downtown Lawrence Explore Lawrence The Free State Brewing Co. I Heart Local Music The Bottleneck Split Lip Rayfield Unfit Wives 80 Proof Alice DeeJay Proof

06/12/2026

Gooooaaaaaalllll!!! 🎻⚽️🪕💗