Event Calendar

CHEROKEE COUNTY EVENTS
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March 5: Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (Baxter Springs) Find out more at https://goventuredash.com/competitions/746
March 28: 10:00 AM Chamber of Commerce Annual Easter Egg Hunt (Columbus High School) (Enter at the Southeast scoreboard gate)

April 2026 is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April 8 Baxter High School- 53rd Kent Warstler Awards Ceremony- by the Baxter Springs Lions Club
April 10 Wear Blue Day: is designated to wear blue to show support for prevention efforts.
April 25 Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
Drop off locations include the Galena Police Department and the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.

May 7 11th Judicial Recovery Court Graduation Pittsburg, KS
May 30 (tentatively) 11:00 am - 4:00 pm BRUTUS FEST Big Brutus 6509 NW 60th St, West Mineral
June 6 Coal Miner's Reunion held at Big Brutus- Open to the public - Big Brutus 6509 NW 60th St, West Mineral
July 14-18: Cherokee County Fair (Fairgrounds)
Oct 2-3, 2026 (tentatively) Big Iron Overland Rally - Big Brutus 6509 NW 60th St, West Mineral