GREAT BEND
SANTA FE TRAIL POINTS OF INTEREST
FORT ZARAH Fort Zarah Nation Park, East of Great Bend on North Highway 56
WALNUT CREEK CROSSING 2 miles east of Great Bend on South Highway 56
SANTA FE TRAIL MARKER #48 10th St and Frey St, in Great Bend
DAR MARKER #49 Northwest of Barton County Court House, Jack Kilby Square, 1400 Main St.
MODERN DAY CONVENIENCES
STAY
Baltzell Lodge Quality Inn
705 10th St. • (620) 792-4395 3500 10th St. • (620) 793-8486
Best Western Angus Inn Super 8
2920 10th St. • (620) 792-3541 911 Grant St. • (620) 793-9000
Days Inn Traveler's Budget Inn
4701 10th St. • 620-792-8235 4200 10th St. • (620) 793-5448
Holiday Inn Express Travelodge
3821 10th St. • (620) 603-6565 3200 10th St. • (620) 792-7219
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Looking for a place to have a great meal? Wanting to do some shopping while you're with us? Maybe want to see other great attractions that we offer? ExploreGreatBend.com has all of that information you need (and more!) to have a great stay in Great Bend!
2021 GREAT BEND EVENTS
January 9th - Great Bend Health & Wellness Expo
January 16th - Cabin Fever Reliever Sale
February 1-22nd - I Heart GB Promo
March, June, September - Ladies Night Out
March 20th - Eagle Radio's Home & Garden Expo
March 24-26 - Wings & Wetlands Birding Festival VIRTUAL www.wingsandwetlands.com
March 26th - Family Crisis Center's Bunco Night
March-October - SRCA Dragstrip Races
April 6-8th - Great Bend Farm, Ranch & Hemp Expo
April 10th - Stores Play the Sales Tax
May 1st -5th - KCAC Championship Tournament
May 6th - Art & Wine Walk
May 27-28th - KSHSAA 1-2A State Baseball Championship
June 4 - Jim Two Crows Wallin presenting stories of the Santa Fe Trail -
3:00 pm - Brit Spaugh Zoo, 2123 N. Main St., Great Bend
June 4-6th - June Jaunt Festival
June 7 - 11 - Barton County Ride into History Camp - Learn to be a Historical Performer -
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Monday to Friday. Friday evening program open to the
public. Barton County Historical Museum, 85 U.S. Hwy 281, Great Bend, KS
June 25th - Garden Tour
July 3rd - City of Great Bend Firework Display
July 7-10th - Barton County Fair - Quivira Chapter will have a booth
July 10th - William Becknell (a/k/a Britt Colle) will perform on Expo II stage - 7:00 pm
July 17th - Great Bend City Wide Garage Sales
July 26-30th - Christmas in July
July 31st - Bike Brew Q
August 14th - Party in the Park
September - Hahn Supercross Shootout
September - Pontiac Uprising
September - Great Bend Airfest
September 2nd - Great Bend Chamber of Commerce's Kids Ag Day
September 4-6th - Santa Fe Trail BAK Bicycle Rally
September 24th - Great Bend Chamber of Commerce's Golf Tournament
September 28th - Great Bend Tribune Women's Expo
October 1-2nd - F&E Auto Auction
October 2nd - Rosewood Rodeo
October 3-9th - Restaurant Week
October 15-16th - Rock-N-Q on the Planes
October 30th - Downtown Halloween Parade
Saturdays and Black Friday in November - Explore Great Bend Month
November 20 - Home for the Holidays on the Trail Holiday Festival & Parade
December 1st - Hometown Rewards Starts
